I found out that the Queen of England, my country, had died while on the queue to Soarin' at Disneyland California Adventure. Now, that's...

Today the force was with me. While I love various different kinds of literature, sci-fi has never been my favourite (I want to change...

"Have you seen Scooby?" I had barely walked through the gates of Universal Studios Hollywood for the very first time with my friend...

Today I felt like I was in a road trip in Crossroads, minus the moody, toxically masculine guy who won't allow music by boy bands to be...

Today I went to a hammock café, and I will now and forever consider any café lacking in hammocks to be inevitably subpar. My friend...

Today lots of fun was had and few photos were taken. In the morning, my friend Genesis drove me to Willow Glen, a district of San José....

Alchemists called copper "the harlot of metals." This has got to be one of my favourite sentences I have ever come across at a museum....

Today I woke up at 8am, which I take as a sign that I have officially beaten jet lag. I spent the morning at the library of Santa Clara...

This day is going to be a hard one to beat for the rest of the trip. I first visited Winchester Mystery House the last time I was here,...

I didn’t exactly have the blissful night’s sleep I was sure I would have after leaving Liverpool at 5am to catch a MegaBus and basically...

“How long are you staying at the United States of America for, ma’am?” “I’m staying until the 28th of September.” “And what have you come...

“If you absolutely couldn’t get an academic job for the following academic year, what would you do?” asked a friend. It was the end of...

My favourite moment in any book ever written is chapter 43 of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. As I’m about to publish my first book,...

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