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Back in December, I was turning 21 and I had no idea how I wanted to celebrate. I was sat in my university house when I got a text from my mum saying she had booked for me and my family to go to Prague for three days over Christmas to celebrate my birthday. I was THRILLED, (thanks mum and dad).  We were due to fly on boxing day at 4pm, so the evening of Christmas day was spent packing for the next three days in Prague. It was lovely to have something to look forward to after Christmas in order to rid of those Boxing Day blues.  Day One: Flying, Cheap Beer and Late Dinners Time soon flew by and before we knew it, we were off to Birmingham Airport to catch our flight. We landed in Prague at around 8pm and the first thing we did was head straight to the pub. We had a couple of beers (which worked out to be less than a pound each!!!) and waiting for the host of our apartment to arrive.    We were staying right in the centre next to Old Town Square, so ...

I know what you are all thinking. It’s 3 rd  of January, Christmas was over a week ago and no one cares what you ate on Christmas day anymore, Emma. All I can say is I am fully aware of all of this. I should have written this blog post before Christmas day, but honestly, I have been SO busy this festive period. I have not had time to sit down and write in a whole month. (I’m glad I’m still making excuses as to why I don’t update my blog weekly anymore.) So, even though I know no one asked for it, I’m going to give it you. Here is what I ate on Christmas day.  Breakfast I woke up at around 9am and headed downstairs ready to start the festivities. I remember the times I would wake up at 5am and annoy my parents by jumping on their bed, begging them to get up so I could open all of my presents. But having just turned 21, unfortunately, the novelty of waking up at the crack of dawn has miraculously worn off, (much to my parents’ relief).  For me, Christmas day is a...

Last summer I had to say goodbye to my two best friends who would be moving away to the Netherlands for a year to study abroad. One was going to Amsterdam and the other one was off the Rotterdam. It was bitter sweet, as the silver lining was that I would get to go and visit them both, and with free accommodation, (thanks guys).   It had been four months since we had last saw each other. We had all been so busy with moving and other personal things going on in our lives. With being in final year, my dissertation deadlines were looming, and I knew if I didn’t go and visit them now, then I wouldn’t be able to see them until Christmas. And that was simply NOT an option.  So, with a week to go, I booked my flights to Amsterdam for 13 th – 16 th  October and I was finally going to be reunited with my best friends in a city that I had never visited before.  Day One It was 11am on 13 th  October and I was on a train from Leeds to Manchester Airport i...