Overtourism is a term that many of us have become familiar with, where cities and popular destinations swell and buckle under the strain of mass tourism. The high summer season has seen protests in destinations including Barcelona and Mallorca calling on tourists to ‘go home’. Demonstrators have even taken to intimidating and squirting tourists withContinue reading “Can Undertourism be the solution to Overtourism?”
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Sustainable Travel Guide
Sustainability in travel is vital, every decision we make surrounding travel has an impact on the world around us, from choosing where to go, how to get there and what we spend our money on when we get there. If we want to continue to explore the world we need to protect it. Being aContinue reading “Sustainable Travel Guide”
A guide to Transylvania
Transylvania evokes images of Gothic castles, grand forests and of course vampires. The region spans over 100,000 km², covering over 40% of Romania. Yet few chose to visit more than the tiny area around “Dracula’s” castle, which is a slither of what Transylvania has to offer. Whilst the character Dracula was a figment of BramContinue reading “A guide to Transylvania”
Travel data to and from the UK
The number of travellers to and from the UK over Spring has not returned to pre-covid figures.
The Office of national statistics (ONS) released the provisional results of overseas travel and tourism to and from the UK between April and June 2022
Prejmer Postcard
Explore Transylvanian village life from the medieval age to today
Chvrches- Screen Violence
Chvrches- Screen Violence 4/5 Chvrches fourth studio album ‘Screen violence’ is an ode to the horror film genre. It’s a hard concept to miss with the album title, Slasher film aesthetic cover; a hand grasping on screen under a blood coloured filter and references to horror film such as Nightmare on Elm Street littered throughoutContinue reading “Chvrches- Screen Violence”
Poland’s LGBT Free Zones
A third of Poland is now an LGBT-free zone. March 2019 saw cities and local governments across Poland begin to sign “free from LGBT ideology” declarations. Over one hundred districts have signed, predominantly in the South East. These districts are called “LGBT-free zones” by activists. National statistics show the highest migrant group in Scotland isContinue reading “Poland’s LGBT Free Zones”
Isle of Staffa
Seals nonchalantly eye the boat, as we pass by in the sound of Iona, as they laze on an open jut of rock. The boat quickly cruises away from Mull, away from the seals, away from Iona and into the Atlantic Ocean. Once ocean-bound, a school of bottle-nose dolphins, catching waves. When first approaching theContinue reading “Isle of Staffa”
Isle of Iona
After an arduous journey, when you finally eye the sugar-white sands and teal glassed water of Iona, you would be forgiven to think that you were somewhere far more exotic than within the Paisley postcode. It’s neither quick nor easy to get to Iona: an island, off an Island, off an Island. Iona is aContinue reading “Isle of Iona”
Protest after Asylum Seeker collapses in Glasgow immigration dawn raid
Demonstrators gathered in Glasgow last week to object to dawn raids of asylum seekers after a Maryhill man collapsed during a raid. The man was taken to hospital after falling ill when immigration officers unexpectedly arrived at his home. Officers arrived at seven in the morning to detain and deport, the 67-year-old man and hisContinue reading “Protest after Asylum Seeker collapses in Glasgow immigration dawn raid”
Lucette Wood 