Karmen Truong

Introducing a new addition to the Travel Section here at Impact: Home Run. Discover the amazingly diverse cities and hometowns of UoN students, get inspired to travel a little further out and add your own beloved home to the series. Last summer, my French best friend came to visit me...

Coursework is looming, the sun is creeping out and we are all stuck in bloody Nottingham! Not that we hate it here, but who isn’t dying for a holiday right now? Well, take five from your studies and have a read up on the gadgets to keep in mind...

Paris, the city of love, culture, fashion… As a French student, I toyed for a long time with the idea of living and working in Paris as part of my year abroad. Of course, it’s an amazing city and the majority of job opportunities were all in the capital....

Much to the dismay of student travellers, Tokyo has recently been ranked as the world’s most expensive city. However, while studying abroad for a year in central Tokyo, I discovered various money-saving methods in order to spend as little yen as possible. I became a somewhat professional in saving...

An under-appreciated country brimming with history, culture and charm – if you’re considering going abroad, whether to travel, study or work, take a closer look at what Poland has to offer: Careers Being the most successful post-communist Central European state, Poland has many unprecedented opportunities for foreign students. With the...

A holiday to China is high up on every tourist’s list; it’s rich with culture and full of exciting and interesting sights. Packing can be a little more difficult though. With such a varied climate and weather prone to shifting in an instant, deciding what to pack is a...

Travelling doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg! Catch up with Rhys on the second part of his Nordic adventure, travelling from Denmark to Sweden on a budget that’ll bring warmth to your cold student hearts (central heating what now?) After Copenhagen, my friend and I set...