Bordeaux
This week I visited Bordeaux; a city known for its wine (though I unfortunately didn’t have time to indulge in any while I was there). Two and a half hours from Pau, it’s perhaps the best-known city in this part of the country and for good reason. The city hosts its fair share of […]
Pau
While I’m abroad, I intend to use my monthly vlogs to give you a more visual insight into what life is like where I’m living. This time, I have focused the vlog on the historic city of Pau and what you can expect to find there. As always, I’m here to answer any questions […]
Sun, Sea and San Sebastián
As mentioned in my previous post, I spent last weekend in San Sebastian, Spain. Although this trip involved crossing the French/Spanish border, the journey only took three hours by bus and cost me a mere 10€ each way. And it was more than worth it! In addition to the stunning architecture in the old […]
Toulouse and Lyon
Last weekend I travelled to Lyon to celebrate my birthday (in the immortal words of Taylor Swift, ‘I’m feeling 22!’). This meant stopping overnight in Toulouse on Thursday before catching an early flight to the city on Friday morning. This gave me the opportunity to see two cities in one trip, something that I […]
The Halfway Point
This week, in addition to finding my way around a new city, I managed to finish up all the last pieces of homework and paperwork from last semester. This means that I have officially completed my first semester, and have hit the halfway point in my year, abroad. I thought this made for a […]
Year Abroad- Round 2
New year, new country. This week I embarked on the second leg of my year abroad which will see me passing the next six months in Pau, in the south of France. After a journey involving fifteen hours of travel, five different means of transport and a terrifying half hour during which I didn’t […]
Toledo- The Final Countdown
This is it, my final few days in Spain and the end of my first semester abroad! As of tomorrow, I will once again be dragging all my worldly possessions behind me in a suitcase as I head to Madrid for the night, before my early flight on Friday morning. To say that I […]
Yeah Porto!
Last weekend, I embarked on my first organised trip with the company Yeah Salamanca. This took me on a four-hour bus journey across the Spanish border and on to Porto, in Portugal. This city is on the west coast of Portugal and is primarily known for the wine which shares its name: Port. We […]
Italia
One of the best things about your year abroad is that you will suddenly have friends living all over the world, providing the perfect opportunity to visit some spectacular places. This is exactly what I did this week. Having never before been to Italy (somehow every member of my family had managed to go […]
Castilla y León
Over the past few weekends, I’ve started to slowly explore the area around Salamanca. While the city that is hosting me is fascinating in its own right, I’ve discovered some amazing places on my travels, from the small village of La Alberca to the UNESCO world heritage site that is Segovia. For anyone considering […]
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