Scubophilus Thistler

After the shambles of the day’s trip from Ireland, we were picked up by friends in Rhyll. Not the most picaresque part of Wales, but after a short drive through the the chavy beach town we were on our way back to Rachel’s at Ruthin. We enjoyed the homely comforts over the next few days, [...]

A recap for anyone who didn’t see the last post planning the trip: This year Easter brought with it a generous whole month off. With exams seemingly in the distant future, Ashleigh and I decided to make the most of it with a trip, rather than just studying throughout it. Italy was decided upon early, [...]

I’m packed and ready to leave in about an hour for another exciting adventure. We’re heading from Leeds to Shannon airport, and staying in Limerick, Ireland for St. Patrick’s Day tomorrow. Very excited about that and it was lucky that it fell right at the end of semester. Afterwards we will head to Dublin, possibly [...]

I’m cross-posting this with my other blog, where I was asked to write some some tips for international students wishing to study in the UK. I’ve kept this one separate and just covered my travel antics here, but if you’re interested in the the process behind getting here and academic life feel free to check [...]

After a solid two weeks of exams they are finally over. It was very different to back home, with twice as many in the same space in time but I think they went alright anyway. In the last post we were about to leave for Paris, so I’ll continue from there. After a seven hour [...]

Over a week into the trip and this is the first hostel I’ve stayed at with free and unlimited internet access. Photos are online, and Ive added a few to this post. The itinerary has been updated to reflect the few changes we made on the road. Now finally, an update as to what’s happened [...]