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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:...

With the beginning of the new academic year, many of the languages students and others with study abroad opportunities have ventured off to various corners of the world. While some of us are just starting our year abroad adventures, others are mostly settled in their new locations. I myself...

A few weeks ago I paid a visit to the beautiful island of Majorca. However, it was a different kind of visit to my previous one, which could be described as a massive drunken haze. Last time, a miasma of Rushkinoff vodka, loud chart music and inappropriate people doing...

A city of conflicting identities, Warsaw is rather mysterious. Romanticism and communism are still very much evident in this proudly urban capital. Understandably, the picturesque Old Town is the most touristic neighbourhood. It seems familiar but is still somewhat elusive; a semblance of Frankish medievalism seeps between the cobblestones...

Like many other students, a trip to London, while it may be an appealing one, might seem impossible to do unless you want to live off pot-noodles for the rest of the week.  However, after living in a dull northern town for years, I decided it was time to...

Ellie O’Donnell will be keeping us updated with her study abroad adventures from North America. Keep a look out for more of Ellie’s articles over the year! After a few weeks of settling in and starting at York University, I saw the huge perks of living in downtown Toronto...

Wollaton Park is one of Nottinghamshire’s finest wildlife reserves, and we are lucky enough to have this natural beauty on our doorstep. The parkland itself is well managed and manages to sustain hundreds of Fallow and Red Deer populations. The lake has a diversity of water birds, some of...