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5 Historical Olympic Cities
2012 is Olympic Year and what better excuse to take a look at some of the cities which have hosted the ultimate sporting event – and a look forward to 2016. Barcelona, Spain (1992) Who can forget the dulcet tones of Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury and opera singer Montserrat Caballe singing the praises of this [...]
Five Quiet London Escapes for the Olympics
If you’re heading to London this summer, you are guaranteed to come across bustling crowds of tourists in town for the Olympics. However, if it all gets too much, there are many routes of escape. Here are just five ways to find peace and quiet during the Games, while discovering another side to England’s capital: [...]
July’s Chatterbox: Language Learning News and Research
Welcome to July’s Chatterbox! We’ve got all the important language learning scientific developments, advice and latest news, as well as a blog we love and a heads up on the best online competitions of the month. Enjoy and feel free to chip in with your suggestions for the Chatterbox! The Science of Language The worlds [...]
The 3 (and a half) Olympics of London
2012 is a big year for Britain. In June the Queen commemorated her Diamond Jubilee – that’s 60 years on the throne, and an accomplishment matched only by Queen Victoria. In the same month WorldPride 2012 saw the international LGBT community descend on London for a two-week blowout. The event that everyone and especially Britons [...]
July’s Top Travel Links
This month’s round-up includes city-wide golfing, weird museums and lots of tomatoes Videos With the London Olympic Games already upon us, here’s a BBC Fast Track feature on how to survive the whole Olympic experience – or how to do something completely different instead. Drag Divas, anyone? Marco Delogu is one of the world’s most [...]
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