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Isabella’s London
This London guide contains some tips and hints both for London novices and experts. Find out how to get around town, where to eat, and what to see! Make sure to check out the London Bingo at the end — can you get BINGO!? Public Transport in London Art & Museums Tourist Classics Nice Views…
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Isabella’s Skye
The Isle of Skye is an absolutely extraordinary place well worth a visit. It is definitely one of my favourite places I have ever been to. When To GoIt can be tricky to choose the right time of year for a trip to Skye. The winter can be cold, whereas the island is full of…
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Board Games: Less than 1h
Today I am reviewing some of my new favourite board games that can be played in one hour or less (for two experienced players). While all of them are quick, each of them contains a satisfying amount of strategy. Nevertheless, they are all great entry level games as well! You can find four others in…
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Isabella’s Oxford
A city like no other! With its compact size you can experience most of it in a day, but there is enough to keep you excited if you want to stay for longer! So many beautiful places can be discovered behind closed doors, no wonder it inspired famous writers to feature just that (Alice in…
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Books of 2021
Another year, another book recap (click here for 2020)! Throughout 2021 I am proud that I managed to find time to read a diverse range of books. Altogether I read 9,480 pages across 32 books. 22 of these were non-fiction, ten fiction. The majority of books were written in English (28), four in German, my…
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Top Tips Towards a PhD Offer
There are any ways to end up with a PhD positions, here are a few of my hints and tips from me. They are UK-centred and might contain more science flavours due to my own background, Note that these tips are based on personal experience and are (by far) not exhaustive. Use them at your…
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Isabella’s Edinburgh
After living here for a while now, I want to share some insights on what to visit when you get the chance to do so! These are my favourite places in Edinburgh, I hope you have a good time here! What to see Old TownSo many things to see here! Take a stroll down Victoria…
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Lockdown Board Games Highlights
I love the kind of board games that present you with a wide variety of options, allowing you to try out loads of different strategies: the ones that make you go “Oh, or I could do that instead”, and not “Ah, I can’t do that either”. The board games I listed here are all rather…
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Books of 2020
This certainly was a year like no other. With all its few ups and many downs, at least it got me back into reading. I was an extremely avid reader during my childhood, but in recent times I only finished a handful of books each year. Luckily, this has drastically changed in 2020 and it…
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