Now that it’s over, it’s time to tell you what I really did in Leeds

I’ve had it in mind all year, and now that I’ve actually left Leeds, it’s time to tell you what I actually studied in Leeds during my past year. I’ve mentioned it before, my course at Leeds Metropolitan University (one of the larger UK universities with approx. 50,000 students) is called International Business with “Master [...]

Martin and trains – it’s like fire and ice

Martin and trains – it has never been the best friendship ever. Delays, misunderstandings, by far not as much fun as cars, expensive… there were a lot of reasons why I’m not the greatest fan of trains. Story 1: But, well, what do you do if you want to go to Amsterdam, there’s no car [...]

100km van Ieper – or how to best avoid blisters

As indicated already, this is about walking a loooong way somewhere in Belgium. In order to provide you with some insights about the background why we went there, the reason for that walk, with what intentions, I simply stole one of the Leeds Met Walking Club Committee member’s entry on the university homepage and will [...]