• Home Run: California

    There’s a sense of calm that comes with not knowing where you’ll be at the end of the day. I’m referring to the idea of a camping road-trip, something most Californians have looked forward to in their life. Something I live for because California is in my blood, and...
  • Home Run: Birmingham, England

    I am a Brummie, born and bred. I am a Peaky Blinders enthusiast and I consider curry a food group. People have a lot of preconceptions about Birmingham, and unfairly so. While the debate of whether we are northerners or southerners looms on, I suggest that if you haven’t...
  • Adventure Thrifts: Berlin

    With everything from the East Side Gallery to free karaoke concerts, Berlin on a budget guarantees a good time. The beer, bratwurst and beautiful sights of Berlin are all only a 2-hour flight away, and with direct flights from East Midlands Airport for as little as £20, there really...
  • The Great Escape: 36 hours, no money, no limits. How far will you get?

    The Great Escape programme involves raising as much money as you can prior your travel date, all the money of which will go to a charity in partnership with the Enactus organisation here at the University of Nottingham (UoN). Over the weekend of travel, (18-19th or 25-26th March) the...
  • Adventure Thrifts: Venice

    It was mid-September, summer was practically over and autumn term was fast approaching. With two weeks left until the big university move, we chose to book one last spontaneous flight to Venice (the cost of one flight was the equivalent to a coach journey to London thus we had...
  • Daily Persuasion: Morocco

    I travelled around Morocco for 6 weeks this summer with other students from around the world, here’s some of my advice about visiting and why you should go:   Cheap cost of living I think the happiest I was all trip was when we found a place doing breakfast for...
  • Unlocking Jiufen: The treasure of Taiwan

    For some of the less seasoned travellers out there, an article about Jiufen, Taiwan seems incredibly alien at first sight. Never fear, for IMPACT Travel’s Karmen Truong is on hand to give us the lowdown on one of the treasures of the East. How to get there? Recommended route:...