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A Tourist’s Guide to Milan
By Georgia Reid, Università Bocconi, Italy Despite being considered one of the fashion capitals of the world, Milan itself is not a very big city. Therefore, I have curated a list of the must-see things in Milano to help with your trip.
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Where to take your friends in Helsinki – impressing 101
By Chloé Bolton, University of Helsinki, Finland Now I love Helsinki, I find the lifestyle amazing and the university has everything you need. But as a tourist and with visitors I found myself a little stuck the first time I had someone come over – it’s quite small and not the most tourist attractive destination. This being said, over the past six months I’ve curated a little bucket list of the sights, places and activities your friends or family would probably want to do.
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Rekindling the City Spark: A Guide to Returning to Dam After the Christmas Break
By Hannah Castenskiold, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Netherlands After spending nearly six months travelling away from home, I finally returned back home for the Christmas holidays, gleefully met by family, friends and more importantly, my dog. It was a precious three weeks to relax, rest and catch up with everyone, following one of my most memorable and adventurous years so far. Yet it made returning to Amsterdam feel almost daunting and I found myself unsure whether I had booked my plane back too early.
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Hygge – a cabin trip to Fitjar
By Talitha Hamshaw, University of Bergen, Norway A big part of Norwegian culture is cabin trips. Most Norwegian families will have at least one cabin which they rent out or visit at certain times of year. Luckily for me, my Norwegian friend Christina’s family own a cabin in her home town which is a couple of hours drive away from Bergen, so we planned a trip there for a couple of nights.
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My first hike in Bergen:
Georgiana Marinescu, University of Bergen, Norway This is one of those what not to do posts… unless you are experienced.
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My Welcome week in Bergen:
Georgiana Marinescu, University of Bergen, Norway If you are lucky enough to be accepted into the University of Bergen, you will not regret it; they make you feel at home right away. On the first day of the Welcome Week, all of the new exchange students gathered at the Law Faculty and we were given our wristbands for the week and put into groups. Our groups were supposed to be the people we would spend the rest of the week getting to know, and for me, some of the people in my group became my closest friends.
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Things you should know if you are doing a year abroad in Bergen:
Georgiana Marinescu, University of Bergen, Norway Here are some of the things I wish I had known before moving to Bergen:
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If you want to go exploring in Norway, why not start with the Capital?
By Georgiana Marinescu, University of Bergen, Norway In November, me and my friends decided to rent a car and drive to Oslo from Bergen and stay for a few days so we could explore the capital. If you or any of the friends you make in Bergen have a drivers licence, I would highly recommend driving despite it being an 8h drive as the views are worth it.
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Being a ‘guiri’ in Seville
Bethan Watkins – Universidad de Sevilla ‘¿Oye tío, por qué hay tanto guiri aquí?’ was a phrase I heard that stuck with me for days after. I was in a bar in the centre of Seville with a group of other friends from the UK, when some locals began laughing and chatting about us in Spanish, unaware that we could understand them.
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A Taste of Sicily: The Must-Try Cuisines in Taormina
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The French Road Trip
My journey home from Toulouse to Newcastle!
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The Differences Between Bocconi and Manchester
By Georgia Reid, Università Bocconi, Italy Today marks one month of living in Milan, and despite only being in week 3 of lectures, I have noticed a vast difference in the learning and teaching styles between Manchester and Bocconi.
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