• 10 People You’ll Meet at a Hostel: As Seen From Behind the Check-in Desk 

    I had no plans for the summer. I had no money. It was set to be a tiresome one, until an idea struck me… a few e-mails later and miraculously I had a hostel job in Nice for the summer. Ten weeks of sunshine, dancing, European boys, drinking, ice creams,...
  • Peckish on the Plane?

    We know all too well that plane meal prices are sky high, but here at Impact Food we have been asking the question, ‘just how high?’ In order to convince you scrimping students to pack yourself a packed lunch before jetting off this summer, we have pieced together a...
  • Changing profile pictures or lives? The dark depths of voluntourism…

    I’m sorry, but I’m taking a stand. I have categorically, absolutely, wholeheartedly had enough of so called ‘voluntourism’. Like many a modern day phenomena, it expresses itself through social media, and this is where one becomes alerted to the mass exodus each summer of university undergraduates on such stints....
  • Beyond Prague: Shedding Some Light on The Czech Republic

    Prague, capital of the Czech Republic, is increasingly becoming one of the most popular European cities with tourists. A city of contrasts; known for both its popularity with British stag parties (prostitution is legal and beer is cheap), and its beautiful and historic Old Town with the famous Old...