Travel

Traditionally founded on the 21st April, 753 BC, Rome is a city filled with enough history and culture to make it a worth-while trip for anyone. With an Empire that lasted from 31 BC until 476 AD, the city itself is filled with ancient ruins from across the Imperial...

Fancy renting a private apartment in the heart of a foreign city? You must be joking; we students could never afford that, right?! Wrong. Accommodation phenomenon Airbnb has taken off, and it’s revolutionising travel virtually wherever your plane lands. For those of you who have somehow bypassed the hype...

Dramatically located at an altitude of 2.850 metres and surrounded by the imposing mountainous terrain of the Andes, Quito the capital of Ecuador is considered to be one of the cities with the highest altitude in the world.  Known in the past as San Francisco del Quito, this capital...

Still not found your ideal travelling book for the summer? Well never fear, in Part Two of our Summer Travel Reading Guide we recommend some more essential exotic page turners to suit your every travel need. From the far reaches of India to a world of fantasy, these books...

Summers are normally that expanse of time that we university students travel homeward after a strenuous year, only to pack another bag and travel off to another edge of the world. Whether it’s flying to a different country or embarking on a train and commuting, everyone’s summer encompasses some...

They say there’s nothing quite like a road trip to cement a friendship; something that rings entirely true for Ivan de Quercize, Mathieu Bernard and Rodolphe Strauss, also known as The Sharing Bros. After parting ways for a few years, the three childhood friends reunited last July over their...

The largest metropolitan area in the western hemisphere, the only city in Latin America so far to host the Olympic games and the home of the biggest Latin music festival Vive Latino: Mexico City goes far beyond the typical Mexican stereotypes of tacos, sombreros and tequila shots. Featuring a hub...