Holidays



Five Great Places to Visit in the UK this Summer

Five Great Places to Visit in the UK this Summer

Rather than scouring the internet all year looking for exotic destinations to visit, why not start looking closer to home for your next holiday? The UK has so much to offer for a holiday or a mini-break, from beautiful coastlines and mountain regions, to vibrant cities with tonnes to do and see. Here are some great destinations to consider for your next UK trip.



Five Ways to Work Abroad this Summer

Five Ways to Work Abroad this Summer

If you want to travel this year but are keen to get more out of your holiday than just a tan and some relaxation, you might want to look into working abroad. There is no better way of experiencing a new culture and gaining great work experience than taking your skills overseas.



Seven Things You Should Do This Summer

Seven Things You Should Do This Summer

You have finished uni for the summer, what to do now? There are many cheap and fun things that can be done during the summer months, here are a selection of seven activities you may not have considered.



Five Ways to Keep in Contact with University Friends over the Summer

Five Ways to Keep in Contact with University Friends over the Summer

Keeping in contact with uni friends is always hard over the summer holidays. Facebook and Instagram mean you can just about keep tabs on your best friends’ whereabouts, but what about having a meaningful conversation, or actually catching up? Whether you’re graduating for good, going back home, or making the most of the summer by travelling, check out this list of the 5 best ways to keep in contact with your uni friends.



Five Things to do in an Abandoned Student Town this Summer

Five Things to do in an Abandoned Student Town this Summer

If, like me, you chose to attend a university that sits not in a bustling city centre, but in an outlying town, then you’ll be well aware of the mass exodus that occurs this time of year. Like geese flying home for winter, students drain from smaller towns quicker than that first pint after the last exam in the summertime.



Five Reasons to Study Abroad

Five Reasons to Study Abroad

Are you able to study abroad as part of your degree? Are you about to graduate but are still unsure of what steps to take next? If these sound like you, and you love travelling, learning, and gaining new experiences then studying abroad might be for you.



Five Festival Alternatives for the Eternally Broke

Five Festival Alternatives for the Eternally Broke

Technology is pretty great, isn’t it? I like that I can photograph anything in high quality on my surprisingly cheap smartphone at any time, and I enjoy the fact that I can peer into people’s lives whilst sitting on the bus like a digital peeping Tom thanks to Facebook. Come summertime, though, the combination of these two erstwhile conveniences is just a little bit grating for the eternally broke.



Five Things to do Before you Move out this Summer

Five Things to do Before you Move out this Summer

Vacating your house in the summer can be a little confusing – especially if it’s your first private accommodation outside of halls. Your responsibilities as a tenant can be a little unclear, and there’s the worry of losing your security deposit – the months’ rent you put down at the beginning of the year.



Five Things to do this Summer

Five Things to do this Summer

Exams are in the air, floating delicately in the spring breeze (well, drizzle). Like a dandelion they deposit spores of stress on any unwitting student in their wake, causing allergic reactions, late nights and frantic scrambling through doodles that sit where lecture notes should be. May is exam season, in fact I’m in one right now, you just can’t get away from them.