霍格華茲特快之旅-西高地線

簡單來說,就是可扮扮哈利波特坐霍格華茲特快!

Imagined Dinosaurs – Crystal Palace Park

How do you build models of dinosaurs when you’ve never seen one? Exhibition A: Crystal Palace Park, South London

愛丁堡 北國的雅典

若你喜歡歐洲風典雅四方的建築,從中世紀傳留下來一級一級的石板道,和滲出陣陣歷史的城堡橋樑,那愛丁堡-甚至先於倫敦-就是你必需到的地方。

英式詞彙記:牆上派錢的洞

有一會沒有寫有關英式英語的文章,所以不如就來一談一個我依然覺得很搞笑的題目:「櫃員機」

櫃員機用途之廣泛重要,大概不需要解釋吧?活在二十一世紀的我,實不能想像沒有櫃員機,要待銀行營業時間排隊提取現金的世界。

From Highlands to Islands: Kyle of Lochalsh Line

A pleasant enough August afternoon. Inverness railway station, Scottish Highlands.

I found myself underneath the railway arches, eyes scanning the automated departure board, searching for a connection to the Isle of Skye, searching for one particular train.

在倫敦中心尋找「小東京」

縱然沒有瞬間轉移裝置,但倫敦可是個世界大都會,要在城市中尋找日本的角落卻也不是難事:博物館、庭園以至書店等,就讓我一一介紹吧。

英國大學:Freshers Week的10點攻略

Freshers Week是大學啟課前的準備週,類似O-Camp的兼有破冰和適應大學生活兩用途。全國各大學的節目大同小異,可作為學生們離家的第一週,它的重要性自然不言而喻。列出以下十項最需留意的東西,助大家過個充實Freshers Week吧!

Japanese Food Extravaganza!! – London Edition

I’ll now attempt to complete the Japanese experience (at least from a touristic point of view) with the sampling of Japan’s finest cuisine, London-style. Fine Dining, Sushi, Udon, Ramen!

Escape to Tokyo: Japanese Cultural Portals in London

Although I don’t have a teleporting device, I do live in the metropolis that is London. Since moving back from University, I’ve steadily accumulated some favourite locations for those who like me would like to escape to Tokyo one afternoon at a time. Monuments, gardens, shops, all things in Japan, this side of the world.

Searching for Athens of the North – Edinburgh Vista

Edinburgh, the capital and by a country mile the city that I know best in Scotland, having visited a few summers ago. Weeks and years may have passed by, yet I can still picture with vividity these lovely afternoons, basking in the unseasonable Northern warmth, when I traced my steps from the cobbled medieval streets to the orderly boulevards decorated in Georgian grandeur. People have christened Edinburgh as ‘Athens of the North’: with its splendid architecture, reputation for academia and enlightenment, AND that clear sky of ocean blue that fails to greet me, who is it to object?