Counting The Days And Traditional British Ways To Christmas: PART ONE
If you are an international student or an overseas visitor on their first homestay in Britain, the run up to Christmas is yet another great opportunity to find out about some of the fascinating traditions that have [...]
Finding That Cool Gift Offline: A Brief Guide To Christmas Fairs And Markets Near You
Autumn is over – Christmas is coming! Blame it on ‘crazy’ English weather, the Jet stream, climate change, whatever. Over the last few weeks, unusually warm weather has been playing tricks with the seasons. It’s always a [...]
The Tradition of Bonfire Night
Over the years we've had many questions from our students surrounding the British tradition of Bonfire Night, so we thought we'd put together a short blog piece to explain. For 400 years, bonfires have burned on 5th [...]
Celebrating Halloween: A Long Way Since “All Hallows Eve” Or Nearer The Walking Dead?
Halloween Night is once again rising from the grave – Friday 31st Oct to be exact! Always a popular celebration, especially among students. What could be better than taking to the streets of a university town in [...]
When Clocks Go Back And Nights Draw In – Students Go Out To Keep Warm!
Enjoying the warm and sunny Autumn weather? Take note – just before October slips into November British Summer Time officially ends on the last Sunday in October at 2.00am, the clocks go back one hour to 1.00am, [...]
Walking The Talk – A Better Way To See London!
Fresher’s Week, new accommodation, getting to know flatmates, fellow students, finding lecture rooms ... meetings here, parties there ... places to go, places not to go, how to get there... Apart from the inevitable sightseeing trips [...]