Ever since I can remember, I have been super fortunate to travel the world. From city breaks to relaxing on a white sandy beach to exploring the USA. As a Starbucks enthusiast, a tradition of mine, in every place I travel to, is to visit a Starbucks, order an iced latte and purchase one of their location mugs as a precious keepsake. It is so important to me … Continue reading Mementos
Watching TV in the modern era has shifted with the rise of binge culture and streaming platforms, therefore affecting how we consume TV and the traditional values it contributes to British homes. This has contributed to dying cinema and a changing TV landscape as, for most of the younger generations, the idea of bingeing a new series all in one go is far more exciting … Continue reading Tradition Goes Up Against The Modern Era: How Binge Culture and Streaming Platforms Have Changed How We Watch Television
Classical literature serves as a bridge between past and present, offering timeless wisdom, trends and narratives. But what makes these classics relevant to the contemporary era, and what defines a book as classic? For me, the beauty of classics lies in their invocation of originality and inspiration. While narratives and traits are often inspired by pre-existing works in contemporary literature, classics serve as fundamental blueprints. … Continue reading Remembering Tradition Through Classical Literature
words by Eva Castanedo Christmas is by far the biggest holiday in the UK. The UK spends ┬ú24.2 billion in celebrating the festivity, consumes 10 million turkeys on Christmas day, uses 227,000 miles of wrapping paper, and pulls 300,000,000 crackers each Christmas season. This festive period agglutinates a vast number of traditions that only occur once a year. Thus, most people lock these dates in … Continue reading Spending Christmas Abroad
By Katie Duffin There are lots of goods out there which represent cultures, but most of them are unknown. I will try to tell you stories including historical backgrounds of some of them. Hungary – Goulash Anyone whoÔÇÖs travelled to the likes of Prague or Budapest will have stumbled across one of central EuropeÔÇÖs favourite homely dishes ÔÇö Hungarian Goulash. Originally prepared by shepherds in … Continue reading A (Small) Food Map
