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From July to September last year, University of Nottingham Geography student Bethan George visited the African island of Madagascar for 10 weeks. Whilst there she worked on a conservation and human development project with a charity called Azafady. From planting trees to monitoring lemurs and educating village children, Bethan...

Kuwait’s capital is one of remarkable tenacity and life. Unfortunately, it has taken more than the proud endurance of its ancient culture alone to prove this; this is a city that will remain ever mindful of its war-torn past, thanks to the invasion of Iraqi martial forces in 1990...

Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, is a sprawling megametropolis known for traffic jams and incomprehensible road signs. Packed full of people, it is an exciting, vibrant city with plenty to eat, see and do. Perhaps not a typical tourist destination, (Jakarta is used mostly by tourists as a stop-over...

Krakow, Poland is primarily famous for the tragic historical role it played in the Nazi’s extermination of the Jews. Although this background has become obviously much engrained in the international psyche when thinking about Poland, the city itself has far more to offer than the sad remembrance of its...

The Great Barrier Reef: one of the most exquisite gems that we have on this planet. Home to a diverse array of tropical marine life, over two million people visit this breathtakingly beautiful destination per year. For now, it seems inconceivable to imagine the earth without it, yet recent...

Indianapolis is a mighty city; the largest in the whole of the mid-western state of Indiana and known as the crossroads of America through its role as a hub for several interstate highways. The city is affectionately called ‘Indy’ by locals, has a population of over 800,000 and acts as...

Every year, the hedonistic lifestyle of Rio de Janeiro attracts a multitude of tourists from across the globe, seeking to experience the buzz of the ‘marvellous city’. However, for UoN student James Gorey, Rio was a slightly different place. His experiences living and volunteering in Rocinha, (arguably the largest...