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Summer Bucket List: Solo Edition

Summer Bucket List: Solo Edition

The weather is getting warmer, the skies are becoming clearer (well… not really, but we’re not gonna talk about that 👀). It’s time to shove all the woollen jumpers and thick coats to the back of the closet and pull out the denim shorts and bikini […]

The future of gaming!

The future of gaming!

Today we are going to talk a little bit about gaming and its future as well as its cost-effectiveness. Video gaming is an industry has begun to expand rapidly, especially in the last 10 years with increasing advances in video and audio technology. Does gaming […]

Student Tips: Self-Care Edition

Student Tips: Self-Care Edition

By the time this blog has been published, I will have already finished my second year of uni. Although I wouldn’t lie about the fact that for the past few weeks before I finally clicked the ‘submit’ button on Canvas, I have been under pressure […]

National Macaroon Day!

National Macaroon Day!

Macaron or Macaroon? 31 May is unquestionably National Macaroon Day, and it is unmistakably an American celebration, as the macaroon is a uniquely American cookie! The perplexity, on the other hand, is understandable. The origins of macaron and macaroon are similar, and many of the […]

Future

Future

The future… We think about it every day. From those banal thoughts like thinking about what we will eat in 2 hours to deep thoughts about the distant future, in 10, 20 or 50 years. Each of us thinks about the future, but what does […]

Another binge-worthy movie/TV series list!

Another binge-worthy movie/TV series list!

Last year, I wrote a blog called ‘Netflix’s binge-worthy list’ (for those who are interested, you can find it here). In this blog, the only difference is that some of the movies or TV series I’m going to list aren’t accessible or available on Netflix. […]

Ryanair – the best or the worst airline?

Ryanair – the best or the worst airline?

Hello everyone. Today I will talk about Ryanair and all the advantages and disadvantages of low cost airlines. Ryanair is a low cost airline (obviously). It is headquartered in Ireland, with a fleet of 506 aircraft flying to 225 destinations in 37 European countries. They […]

National Walnut Day!

National Walnut Day!

Happy National Walnut Day! I never knew there was such a thing where we dedicate a day solely to a nut. Nevertheless, according to National Day Today, 17 May is National Walnut Day. So to celebrate it, I thought it would be a good idea […]

The future of space exploration!

The future of space exploration!

The universe… infinite space, infinite nothingness waiting to be explored. The universe is huge, unimaginably large. According to what we currently know, it takes 46 billion light years to travel from one end of space to the other. By comparison, light orbits our planet 7 […]

Tips for home remedies!

Tips for home remedies!

I have recently caught a mild sore throat and cold, so I thought for today’s blog, I’d write about some tips for home remedies! Of course, I would recommend you attend your GP if you feel very ill, but this is only when you don’t […]