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Emma

Born with a severe case of wanderlust, you can find me trying to fill my English passport with new stamps, accompanied by a backpack, my camera and a snorkel. In between dreaming of adventures that combine snowboarding and diving, I'm a travel writer in Bristol and like to tread the thin line between impressive and worrying coffee consumption.

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How to travel on a budget: Our 9 best tips
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Exploring exotic places doesn’t have to cost a fortune and you certainly don’t need to win the lottery to travel the world – not if you know how to wa...

10 best places in the world to learn a language
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So, you are thinking of learning a new language abroad. Great! You’re about to embark on a journey that will give you a valuable life skill that looks...

7 foods you have to eat in the UK
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Here in the UK, we neither have the most reliable weather in Europe, nor do we boast the fine-dining reputations of our French, Italian, or Spanish co...

Coffee around the world: What to order where
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The best days start with a steaming mug of coffee. Or in an exciting new city or country. Thankfully, coffee of all sizes and varieties has taken the ...

Santa Barbara: the ultimate visitors’ guide
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Take a generous serving of spectacular scenery with both mountains and beaches, and combine it with year-round sunshine and extremely pleasant tempera...

Cambridge: The ultimate visitors’ guide
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For years on end, a repetitive procession of bookworms and generations of politicians and studious individuals has walked the city streets of Cambridg...

Oxford: The Ultimate Visitors’ Guide
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It’s a safe bet that a city nicknamed ‘The City Dreaming of Spires’ is going to be littered with pretty architecture: In Oxford, you can’t walk more t...

Pose, snap, share: an Instagram guide to #Berlin
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Pics, or it didn’t happen! We’ve all heard that phrase thrown around at some point – if you can’t prove on social media that you had the time of your ...

Dublin: The ultimate visitors’ guide
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When the quaint, cobbled streets are lined with countless taverns filled with Irish men flashing a cheeky smile and singing their heart out from behin...

San Diego: The ultimate visitors’ guide
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San Diego. Home of the super chilled, tousle-haired, and perennially tanned. Here, it’s always summer, and even if the weather isn’t quite on point, w...

7 best weekend escapes in England
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With so many beautiful cities scattered across the countryside, only a fool would visit England and stay in one place: from historic cities to scenic ...

Bournemouth: The ultimate visitors’ guide
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Boasting a stunning coastline that any instagrammer would die for (#OMG), Bournemouth has been THE ultimate Great British beach destination for hundre...