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Lager In Hand, Porno On The Telly, And My New Scottish Host Father By My Side
I was in such a state of shock that the images failed to fully register. Fingers and tongues crept about on the television screen, accompanied by moans and the velvety ... read more
by William McBride
15 Nov 2002
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Where To Find Real Beer (Hint: Not At A Frat Party)
I clearly remember my first beer experience: I was a freshman, and after listening to the orientation guide’s solemn assertions that beer was superfluous, evil, overrated, boring, gross, and ... read more
by Sarah Thomas
03 May 2004
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Never Bet On A Greyhound Named Droopy Mondo
Norah McEllistrim has 32 dogs—and that doesn’t include the 82 that she cares for at her kennels. A ... read more
by Ann Clark
02 Mar 2009
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The Sexual Enlightenment Of Dockmaster Norman
“How long you married?” the dockmaster Norman asked me. The air conditioner hummed as Norman balanced his Styrofoam container of ribs with peas and rice on his knees. As he ... read more
by Sarah Fogarty
01 Oct 2008
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TOP 5: Green Initiatives Abroad
In the United States, we like to think of ourselves as innovators. But when it comes to tackling environmental problems ... read more
by Glimpse Staff
21 Apr 2009
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I Won A Bottle Of Scotch By Making Everyone Cry
When we look back on that night, we all agree that it was Allison who started everything. Monday night had come, sweeping in the same old tide of patrons at ... read more
by Sheila Liming
28 Apr 2004
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HOW TO: Dine Like A Proper Oxford Student
For visitors to Oxford, catching a glimpse of a real live student in full academic dress can be one of the highlights of a trip. In fact, the chance photo ... read more
by Marshall Worsham
05 Jan 2010
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An English Produce Market Saved Me From Terrible Food
“Best cabbage I’ve ever tasted there.” I turned around. The man who had spoken had blanched hair and wore heavy blue overalls. “What, this?” I asked. “That’s a ... read more
by Marshall Worsham
21 Jun 2010
Tips
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Stick with the Christmas pudding
Variations on pudding provided both my favorite and most despised foods in London. Christmas pudding is a delicious steamed concoction with dried fruits, and has a consistency like breaded creme ... read more
by Ann Clark
06 Feb 2009
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Keep it down
From what I noticed, Americans tend to be a little louder than everyone else. Speaking quietly can help you blend in better. read more
by Ann Clark
06 Feb 2009
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Forget the bill, it's free!
Because health care is publicly-funded in London, trips to the emergency room are free--as my friends & I so bittersweetly discovered the night we got caught up in a bar fight ... read more
by Ann Clark
06 Feb 2009
Blog Posts
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Pleased as Punch
You could call it a conference of sorts - a swazzled one. Once a year, professors from across the country gather in London's Covent Garden to brag, argue, compete, and dazzle. But rather than briefcases and papers, they come armed with wood, felt, sequins, gilt paint - and ... read more
by Anjali Kandamuttu
20 Jun 2010
United Kingdom
Travel Wrap-Up
My apologies to all my loyal readers, (about 6 or so) that I have not written a new blog post in so long. I’ve been dealing with a stomach bug for the last month and have been preoccupied with getting healthy and finishing up my London bucket list. First I ... read more
by Matthew Delman
09 Jun 2010
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Two Weeks, Ten Countries: a backpacker's itinerary
Just over two weeks spent traveling through ten European countries. It was completely worth every minute spent planning the trip - but you're welcome to save yourself some time by stealing parts of our itinerary. We used an Interrail flexipass. It was valid for 10 days of travel within 22, and ... read more
by Anjali Kandamuttu
07 Jun 2010
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"If an 85-year-old gay man is giving you the eye, it's probably glaucoma."
One afternoon in Camden, I found myself at a 'tea dance' for elderly LGBT Londoners. There I sliced apricot cake, learned Scottish highland line dancing from the Gay Gordons, and was enlightened as to the hey-days of "cottaging." As we popped pink balloons at the end of the event, an ... read more
by Anjali Kandamuttu
06 Jun 2010
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Getting Around and Out of London
Don't forget to leave London too! Recommended day trips: Brighton (by rail), Cambridge, Oxford (by the Oxford Tube bus), Windsor Castle (by rail). More than a day trip: Penzance (Land's End), Edinburgh, Paris (by EuroStar). Explore the free HOST family home-stay option. A UK youth railcard (valid on all local commuter rail and ... read more
by Anjali Kandamuttu
06 Jun 2010
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A Bit of Song and Dance: How to Entertain Yourself in the UK
First step: get on the e-newsletter of TimeOut London. And if you regularly check their website for popular events and what's approaching on the weekend, you'll always be the hip friend who knows what's going on. TimeOut will also give you the low-down on approaching city festivals, a number ... read more
by Anjali Kandamuttu
05 Jun 2010
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Space Cakes and Soviets
Hello again, I must thank you once more for the picture book that Royal Mail finally delivered into my impatient hands. Speaking of children's stories, I just watched "Fantastic Mr. Fox" and if you haven't seen it yet then you really must because it is surprisingly true to absurdist Dahlian ... read more
by Anjali Kandamuttu
05 Jun 2010
United Kingdom
Free Museums & Galleries in London
London boasts some of the best museums and galleries - and also many free ones. How lucky that most are one and the same. Below are my personal favourites - and you will almost certainly require more than one visit to each. The British Museum Don't miss: the Elgin Marbles, ... read more
by Anjali Kandamuttu
05 Jun 2010
United Kingdom
The Completely Biased "Best Of London" Dining List
As everyone knows, the best British food is...not British. Pass on all the cliched fish-and-chips in favor of this foodie's London. (Note: especially biased towards my Islington neighborhood.) The Completely Biased "Best of London" Dining List Best steak: Skip all the central London tourist steakhouses in favor of Santa Maria ... read more
by Anjali Kandamuttu
05 Jun 2010
United Kingdom
How to Score Cheap Theatre Tickets in London
It's the return of the youth discount. The British government has long recognized that young adulthood does not come with deep resources, and so many cultural institutions offer discounts for not only students but also the unemployed - and virtually anyone under age 26. Thanks to a recent project by the Arts ... read more
by Anjali Kandamuttu
26 May 2010
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Chocolate Rain
Hot chocolate has a better reputation here than in the States. Americans regard it as no more than a coffee substitute for children; they make it with powder and water. But the British have a much higher standard: real liquid chocolate, foamy whole milk, and always the option for real ... read more
by Anjali Kandamuttu
23 May 2010
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Lying in Church: The Backpacker's Religion
My friend Jade likes to lie in church. On the ground. It gets tricky in a house of worship; sometimes she has to settle for kneeling. In the Hagia Sofia, she had barely a minute to soak in the 6th-century dome before a security guard dragged her up. But ... read more
by Anjali Kandamuttu
22 May 2010
United Kingdom
European on the floor!
Hi Everybody, it's Dr. Del! I've been staying busy the last two weeks taking Spanish exams, going out, and referencing the simpsons in my blog salutation. The Bloody Beetroots were good but a bit too intense for me, especially the mosh pit. I spent a while on the mezzanine looking ... read more
by Matthew Delman
30 Mar 2010
United Kingdom
I AMsterdam
The Do's and Dont's of Amsterdam: 1) DO NOT fly into Eindhoven in an attempt to save 20 pounds. We had to pay 14 pounds a piece for bus tickets to and from Stansted airport an hour and a half outside of London, and then bus tickets to the ... read more
by Matthew Delman
23 Feb 2010
United Kingdom
Football (The Non-American Kind)
When I was a kid, I played a lot of soccer. Most Americans can make this statement truthfully. But how many actually continue to play throughout high school or college? In England, and I presume most places around the world, they play soccer their whole lives. The World Cup is their ... read more
by Matthew Delman
17 Feb 2010
United Kingdom
The Classy and The Trashy
Let us start with the Trashy, as that is usually more interesting and attention-grabbing. Please forgive me for the crude nature of this story. The Trashy: Imagine you are a Londoner, tired after a very long day at work. After working overtime, you leave your office at 11pm (or 23:00 ... read more
by Matthew Delman
01 Feb 2010
United Kingdom
Face-time, not Facebook...Whoops!
Seneca was onto something, however many hundreds of years ago, when he wrote to a friend, "I never have a letter from you without the immediate feeling that we are together. For if pictures of absent friends give us pleasure, renewing our memories and relieving the pain of separation even ... read more
by Kathryn Tracey
31 Jan 2010
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The Train Exercise
We had to write a short story for my fiction class in 45 minutes (3 parts, 15 minutes for each) which involved a character that gets on a train, switches trains, and then either makes it to their destination or not. I thought I would share mine here. Enjoy: ... read more
by Matthew Delman
28 Jan 2010
United Kingdom
Final Remaks from Scotland
Normal 0 0 1 615 3509 29 7 4309 11.1282 0 0 0 Greetings Well it has been a good trip thus far as I am nearly five months in to my journey and I am leaving Scotland in the next two days to go to Mortlake, Australia. ... read more
by Andrew Uden
28 Jan 2010
United Kingdom
Overheard in Oxford
The following is a compendium of partial conversations I have been collecting. To be sure, they are merely fragments and are taken wholly out of context, but I think they illustrate rather nicely the conclusion I have arrived at in my few months here in Oxford: this is an exceptional ... read more


















