Fabulous Minestrone Recipe for the First Day
The first recipe you need to settle in to your new home, chock full of vitamin-y goodness...
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How do we look so amazing all the time?
As people who love food, we have to watch our weight. We share here our best tips for keeping fit on the road.
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Washing Machines Around the World
Staying clean while on the road can be tricky, especially if you don't know your way around washing machines...
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What is Oxford University? Colleges Demystified
Learn the basics about what an Oxford College is
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International Tipples: Place-Specific Alcoholic Drinks we Love
Come drink around the world with us!
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Why Duolingo Really Is the Best Way to Learn a New Language
In our previous lives we were foreign language teachers (among other things!), and between us we have some facility with half a dozen languages and can get around, haltingly, in…
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A Literary Umbrella in Senegal
Laurel on a bus in Senegal: the first traveller's tale, featuring a monsoon, chickens, and classic literature.
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We Live Here Now: Oxford, England
A description of our very first home away from home, an Oxford flat right in the city centre. We got really lucky this time!
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How We Eat Now: Minimalist Kitchen Essentials 2023
Our list of kitchen essentials, gathered over painful experience of cooking in other people's (sometimes poorly-equipped) kitchens!
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We’re off! Being the First Step in Laurel and John’s Amazing Adventure
We make the leap across the pond
