Author: Amy
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How to Gelato | An Italian Gelato Guide
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I set myself three challenges this summer in Italy: to improve my Italian (errr… I’ll myself a generous 5/10 for that one), to see Florence (tick!) and to discover the Holy Grail of Italian cuisine – the ultimate gelato.
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Europe should be a dream | Brexit abroad
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‘Europe should be a dream.’ He was a professor at the University of Padua. He had lived all over the world. He brewed his own prosecco, and it tasted delicious. He was Italian. He had the words ‘Will you marry me?’ tattooed onto his chest. That was how he proposed…
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Sometimes to go forward you have to go back | Italy 2016
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What am I doing? It was a question that had fluttered into my mind on the bus on the way to the airport, then on the plane to Doha, then on the second plane to Milan, upon landing at 6AM Italian time, and finally when I was ripped off at…
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My Ultimate Travel Playlist [Video]
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There are some songs that just hit you in the right spot at the right time. Whether I’m taking road trip, packing a suitcase, stuck on a long train journey or just waiting in the departure lounge for a flight, this is the playlist that I always turn to.
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Happy Paddlers : Dragon Boat Races 2016
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There is nothing like a dragon boat race. The roar of the paddlers calling time, the drummer, the pounding of paddles pulling through the water, an undulating dragon skimming across the top of the ocean…
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What’s the Beef with Kobe? 8 Things to See & Do
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Is there anything to see and do in Kobe that doesn’t involve its famous, delicious beef? Essentially, where’s the beef in Kobe? Well, it turns out that beef isn’t Kobe’s only cash cow. There’s a lot more to see in Kobe to beef up your trip and give you enough to do until the…
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An Osaka day, told through the medium of, Japanese haiku
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What better way to start a Japan trip than with an Osaka day, as told through the medium of, Japanese haiku? (Yes, those commas are intentional – it’s a haiku.) Here is a list of things to do in Osaka, squeezed into Japan’s famous three-line poetry.
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I went to Amsterdam and didn’t see anything
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Last December, I broke the cardinal rule of travelling. I went to a place and saw nothing. I didn’t visit the museums. I didn’t sample the local food. I didn’t pose outside the famous landmarks (except the Amsterdam sign, we at least managed to do that so that’s something!)
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5 Ways to Spend (And Not Spend) Your Birthday in Hong Kong
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My birthday is the 12th March. That means right now you must be saying, “Oh, I know someone with that birthday,” or, even better, “That’s my birthday too!” – and you are certainly not alone. A 12th March birthday can be a blessing and a curse, and must be shared…
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Why Italy and Hong Kong Are Kindred Spirits
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Outside of the UK, I have lived in two places: Hong Kong and Italy. Therefore it sounds a bit biased to claim that the Italians and the Chinese are kindred spirits, because their countries are the only two places I’ve lived in away from home.
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