This is a guest post from Michal Kniec, A student from Canada.
As a Canadian I welcome the winter and everything that comes with it. I find it welcome to visit places not only during the season but experience the beauty within such scenery. When I came across the opportunity to visit Moscow during my Christmas break I knew I couldn’t turn it down.
Red Square at Night
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This is a guest post from Jade Eva. Jade is an English Literature student who has read books based in all the corners of the world. But now she wants to see it for herself.
I’ll be honest. On my backpacking tour of Europe, Istanbul was not one of the places that I was really that bothered about visiting. Friends had told me it was way too expensive for a gap year visit. However, I found myself with a bit of spare cash and decided: what have I got to lose? So off I went Istanbul.
As my darling Mum used to say, good things come in threes (I think). So get ready for my top three highlights of Istanbul! Exciting, no?
Hagia Sofia
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This is a guest post from Jade Eva.
Once again I found myself in that familiar student-traveller situation, the heavily unbalanced ratio of “the desire to go somewhere new” to “bank balance”. No prizes for which side had a larger quantity. However, armed with the unstoppable forces of the internet, as well as some handy travel guides, I managed to travel without destroying my savings fund.
My chosen destination was Malta, an island with gorgeous beaches, fantastic food and even better weather. However, unless you want to spend your visit surrounded by sun-worshipping tourists…I would steer clear of the beaches. By midday, most of the beaches are heaving with locals and tourists which is not exactly the most relaxing of experiences…
Maltese water
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This is a guest post from Rob Melau
Even though I had heard many fascinating stories about Cyprus, the political developments on the divided island always kind of put me off and kept me from strapping on my backpack and just seeing for myself what the country was all about. At some point, however, I had a change of heart and decided to put aside my preconceptions which were potentially clouding reality.
Just to give you a quick lowdown on Cyprus … it lies at the crossroads of three continents and has been ruled by plenty of empires and nations which all left their mark on the island. The crusaders built numerous castles; the Arabs refined the local cuisine and introduced exotic dishes like ‘Meze’ ….whereas the Brits caused the Cypriots to drive on the left! Not to mention the Turks who ended up dividing the country!
Cyprus castle
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Lanzarote is a Canary Island just off the coast of Africa (although it is Spanish territory). I have been once before in my mid-teens and from what I remember it’s a great place to drive around with new roads, and the rest of it is mostly beaches – not much activity but great for relaxing. You will need to book flights to Lanzarote as it is an island, no land option unfortunately!
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