Another blogpost written by one of my Glasgow visitors. Enjoy! Today I would like to tell you about one of my favourite towns in the north of England: Lancaster. If you are situated in Glasgow and feel like taking a break from Scotland, why not head to Lancaster for the day? It’s in Lancashire, in... Continue Reading →
A Secret Garden in the Middle of Melbourne
September and October means birthday season. Most of my Australian family is celebrating their birthdays within the course of six weeks which means a lot of get-togethers, cake and day trips. The most recent birthday we celebrated, was last weekend and it was definitely a great one. After the girls' netball match in the morning,... Continue Reading →
Five Activities for Rainy (and Sunny) Days in Glasgow
Hey! Today I've got a slightly different post for you. During my time of studying in Glasgow I was lucky enough to get get a couple of visitors from home. The following post is not written by me, but by one of my visitors. I hope you'll enjoy to read about Glasgow! For my part,... Continue Reading →
A Spring Weekend at the Mornington Peninsula
A couple of weeks ago, we had mid-semester break at university and even though the weather forecast was not overly promising, we very last minute booked a little weekend trip to the Mornington Peninsula. Our itinerary for the weekend was to go to the Peninsula Hot Springs, the beach and to a Craft Market at... Continue Reading →
About Me
Hey! I am Julia and I am 21 years old. I initially created this blog to share my gap year experiences in Australia. This has been more than three years ago and as you can imagine, my life has changed a little since then. Currently I am a university student in Scotland on an exchange... Continue Reading →
Escaping Glasgow for a Day (Loch Lomond by train)
Glasgow has some nice green spaces to offer but every once in a while, Kelvingrove Park and Glasgow Green just don’t do the job. For those days it is a good idea to take a break from the city and catch a train to Balloch. No time is no excuse, as it only takes about... Continue Reading →
I Am Still Alive… And I Am Going Back to Australia
My second year of studying in Scotland is nearly over and it is about time to go back to Melbourne. Of course, I am super excited, but it still feels very surreal. When I am telling people about FINALLY going back to Australia, it feels like I am making this up – as if I... Continue Reading →
Change is good, right?
Hey meine Lieben, Ich habe mich dazu entschieden, das Themengebiet meines Blogs zu erweitern. Bis jetzt ging es immer um mein Auslandsjahr in Australien, doch zukünftig soll es hier auch um Schottland gehen. Hintergrund ist, dass ich letzten September nach Glasgow gezogen bin und ich auch gerne meine schottischen Erfahrungen mit euch teilen möchte. Außerdem... Continue Reading →
Brisbane memories… part 2
Heute ist mein letzter Tag in Brisbane und obwohl ich mich unglaublich auf den nächsten Teil meiner Reise freue, bin ich schon etwas wehmütig Brisbane zu verlassen. Bevor ich heute Nachmittag in den Bus steige und es tatsächlich "Good Bye Brisbane"heißt, teile ich noch schnell den zweiten Teil meiner Lieblingsorte. Enjoy! Brisbane City Hall: Die... Continue Reading →
Brisbane memories… part 1
Nach zwei Monaten in Brisbane, in denen ich die Stadt kennen und lieben gelernt habe, sind hier ein paar meiner Lieblingsorte. Meine persönlichen Highlighte waren auf jeden Fall die Tage am Strand, die viele Freizeit, die ich in Brisbane hatte und natürlich die Leute, die ich wieder getroffen beziehungsweise kennengelernt habe. Hier ist der erste... Continue Reading →