Category: The Unnatural Habitat
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Embracing the Spirit of Christmas in the South of France: Festive Fun in Montpellier
Coming from the UK, I have always considered the south of France as a summer destination. The sort of place where you spend your days lounging on the beach in your swimwear on sunny days sipping from cocktails outside restaurants on warm evenings. The south of France is synonymous with the summer holidays. But the…
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The Unnatural Habitat: Things about French University that I did not Expect
Moving to France and starting a year at University Paul Valéry Montpellier has been one of the most confusing experiences of my life. From the admin that seemingly means nothing, to people casually smoking weed on campus, I’ve been perplexed by a fair few things in my two short weeks attending a French uni, so…
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Cheating on the Colonel: Jollibee Cardiff Review
This review has been a long time coming. Originally, I had planned to step-up the blogging frequency over the summer but as you can see, that didn’t work out so well. In fact it didn’t work out at all, seeing as the last time I posted was at the very start of July. This post…
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Restaurantes Aquário Review
Restaurantes Aquário, Praia da Luz, Portugal Review. Food and drink review of this small Portuguese restaurant. Featuring starters, steak and port.
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Lady of the Lake: A Review of Llyn y Fan Fach
Stop 2, was Llyn y Fan Fach, a big lake in the Brecon Beacons. Originally, the plan was to make it to the lake before sunset and watch as the sun went down by the lake. Fraser and I aren’t the best at sticking to plan though, and we were already pretty exhausted from our…
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Waterfalls, Waterfalls: A Review of Waterfall Country, Pontneddfechan
The first main stop on our little Welsh road trip (full post coming soon!) was Waterfall Country at Pontneddfechan. I had specifically requested some waterfalls because, well, who doesn’t love a good waterfall? Unfortunately, a few of the main trails seem to have been closed. Judging by the amount of obstacles we encountered on the…
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Living in an Unnatural Habitat: Today I Bought Tampons in a Japanese Supermarket
Today I bought some tampons and sanitary pads from a Japanese supermarket. I certainly didn’t expect to be writing a blog post about this, but the whole process was amusing enough that I felt it would be worth sharing with the world. When you’re a female living abroad, of course there comes a time when…