Let’s face it; books are usually better than films. So why not get inspired by your favourite sports biography for your next holiday? There are many places for sports enthusiasts where they can feel their passion up close. You can bring up your favourite sports novels with you on the…
When you think of Greece what Island first comes to mind? For me, I always imagine myself sipping a cocktail in a tavern on the beach watching the sun set on the island of Crete. Perhaps it is because Crete boasts of a moderately warm climate all year around, or maybe…
Have you ever thought about doing something so outlandish and inconceivable that it may actually work? This is exactly what Robyn Davidson did when she decided to embark on a trip across the Australian desert in 1977. It may not sound at all remarkable but when you think that, at…
Cambridge, with its strong literary legacy, is the perfect backdrop for those wanting to set a novel amongst the historical buildings that make up this University City. The well-trodden, cobble streets have, for a long time, been the inspiration for many. While the collegiate buildings themselves are natural settings for…
Everyone has heard of Cambridge University, it is one of those universities that the most studious amongst us dream of being accepted into. People yearn to be able to wander the historic corridors, arms piled high with books on the way to a lecture by one of the greatest minds…
Oxford, home to one of England’s most prestigious universities, has long been a city that people visit, hoping to get a feel for what it would be like to study amongst some of the greatest minds of all time. Wandering the historic streets, taken in by the striking spires,…
Oxford University in the UK is one of the most respected in the world. Since 1096 it has seen some of the greatest minds, from all around the globe, graduate and go on to have successful careers in all manner of fields – including science, politics, journalism, and the arts,…
Borges or I should say, Jorge Luis Borges, was predominately a poet and short-essay writer from Argentina. Awarded a Nobel Prize for Literature posthumously, Borges was highly influential to 20th century Latin American Literature due to his stories that, in part, were laden with philosophical meanings. What is possibly even…
“It was northern Italy which gave him his first taste of freedom, of passion, of companionship under fire, perhaps too of the liberty from the Protestant constrictions of the American heartland in which he had grown up.” (Page 7) When people think of the great writer, how do they picture…
Back in 1999 R. A. Dalkey experienced his first night of what he describes as wild camping but in fact, is probably more comparable to rough sleeping. What he did realise however is that a small part of him really enjoyed it, even if he was close to getting frostbite….