Laura has spent the last couple of years travelling and working as an English teacher in cities including Paris, Sydney, and Seville. Exploring new places, photographing her adventures, and meeting incredible people along the way are her passions. Her map reading abilities and renowned sense of direction have caused her to be nicknamed Liability Laura, but she has learnt that getting lost can sometimes lead you to the most intriguing places. She now resides in London town and reminisces about her travels through the means of writing.
The clock strikes 12. Rivers of red flow through the town. The town square is swathed in crimson fluid, as are the bodies of 40,000. A shot is fired marking the end. It’s finished for another year. This is not, as you might suspect, the filming-location for the newest Tarantino movie. This is the Tomatina [...]
The lasting legacy and symbolic iconography of the Olympic Games has lived on and will continue to live on in the hearts of the hosting nation and in minds across the globe. Not only showcasing the cultures, values, and prowess of the nation, the Games also provide a powerful springboard for a magnitude of developments [...]
The student loan may have nearly run dry. The expiry date of the seemingly endless summer holiday swiftly approaches. But before the lethal lectures, coursework and dissertations begin, a spot of travelling is an absolute necessity. Back in my second year of university, I embarked upon a trip. Ticket firmly stowed in my money belt, [...]
Cosmopolitan, forward-thinking and ground-breaking, Barcelona is a city that never takes its finger off the pulse; its vivacious heart rarely skips a beat. Yet with all its innovation and modernity, the capital of Catalonia is proudly enriched with a long and vivid past. Art, architecture and avant-gardism are what many come to marvel at in [...]
My love of travel is synonymous with my affection for hostels, which is why I’ve hand-picked my top five from across the globe, laying waste to the outdated assumption that all hostels are dingy dives. All of these are perfect if you are on a budget, after somewhere comfortable, looking for a new set of [...]
The east coast of Australia is a place of enchanting beauty, from the icing sugar sand of the Whitsundays to the striking skyline of Sydney, and from the grandeur of the Great Barrier Reef to the mesmerising splendour of the Blue Mountains. I have been lucky enough to see all of these places and more, [...]
Solo travel can be one of the most liberating experiences – you are free to wander whenever and wherever the wind blows, change your itinerary on a whim, and it can be a real journey of self-discovery set at your own pace. But South America can be burdened with a reputation of danger, drugs and [...]
Sign up to a CELTA, pack up your rucksack, put your grammar hat on, and teach your way around the world. There are many different motivations for wanting to teach English abroad, from the deep desire to educate mankind, to running away from your arduous job in the city, to seeking out some sunshine. But [...]
Part of what makes travelling such an enriching experience is learning to navigate the cultural minefields of societies that differ to the one you grew up in. This is fun, frustrating, and ultimately fulfilling, as I was to find out during a recent stint in Malaysia, where I learnt many lessons, and these are the top [...]
Renowned for having the richest history in the world, Egypt is filled with ancient splendour and Luxor is no exception. Sailing the world’s longest river, The Nile, I stopped off at an abundance of temples, staring in fascination at their magnificence and sheer architectural brilliance. A convoy through the desert took me to Abu Simbel, [...]
Waking up at 5.30am is never an ideal situation but it was all in aid of making it to Gili Trawangan (known fondly as Gili T), one of three small islands off the East coast of Bali, close to the North West coast of Lombok, Indonesia. A shuttle bus service runs to pick travellers up [...]
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