Sunday 6th April. 2am, North Haugh, St Andrews. I am herding a cohort of half asleep, half excited 3rd and 5th year students onto a dimly blue-lit coach headed for Edinburgh Airport and a dawn flight bound for Faro, Portugal. Thereafter, an onwards journey into Andalusia, southern Spain, alongside a couple of considerably more seasoned [...]
The PhD begins... in Iceland. Earlier this year, I took-up an offer to study for a PhD in Earth Sciences at the University of St Andrews, starting in September. Indeed, I recently moved back to this beautiful town ready to begin this new chapter. However, it was last month that the research began as I [...]
This is quite a different post from the previous few, but I have some big and important news that marks the beginning of a new chapter: the PhD Adventure Files! Join me here as I begin to chart out my PhD journey into unknown yet incredibly exciting territory... The Big News Well, well. It's been [...]
Following on from Spring in Spain Part 1: Palma de Mallorca, in this post, I'm sharing some of the magic and beauty of Barcelona, and how boarding school friend and colleague Lara and I escaped to the regality of the Catalonian capital for some fun on a small budget over the spring break. From regarding [...]
School holidays, an April escape to Spain with my friend and colleague, Lara. In Part 1, we explore Palma de Mallorca, and I couldn't have asked for a better introduction to this truly beautiful country. From tranquil palm beaches to inspiring art nouveau, Palma is the Iberian Peninsula in miniature, and spring was certainly the [...]
The Isle of Barra, a Gaelic rock in the Outer Hebrides and childhood home of my grandmother. If you thought Scotland was wild, Barra is wilder - with stormy seas, chaotic weather conditions and little connection to the outside world. With recent Gaelic ancestry originating from there, I knew this was the year I had [...]
September is my favourite month of the year. It marks new starts, a chance to refocus, reinvigorate, and set a stronger course. This year, more than any year before, I really welcome the opportunities autumn freshness brings. Here, in this post, I reflect on my final year of university and the adventure-filled summer spread across [...]
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