http://www.redbrick.me The official website of Redbrick, University of Birmingham student publication. Sat, 18 May 2013 09:58:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://www.redbrick.me/2013/05/the-importance-of-cultural-understanding-even-in-europe/ http://www.redbrick.me/2013/05/the-importance-of-cultural-understanding-even-in-europe/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 20:49:08 +0000 Will Spence http://www.redbrick.me/?p=268323 http://www.redbrick.me/2013/05/the-importance-of-cultural-understanding-even-in-europe/feed/ 0 http://www.redbrick.me/2013/04/hangover-madrid/ http://www.redbrick.me/2013/04/hangover-madrid/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:01:11 +0000 chloeosborne http://www.redbrick.me/?p=265988
After a heavy night of tapas, tequila and tango, here’s some hangover tips from Chloe Osborne on how best to ease the queaze the morning after while in the Spanish capital.   The hangover holiday. We’ve all done it; that glorious cultural weekend break that we had planned to have has turned instead into 3 [...]]]> http://www.redbrick.me/2013/04/hangover-madrid/feed/ 0 http://www.redbrick.me/2013/04/venturing-into-the-dam/ http://www.redbrick.me/2013/04/venturing-into-the-dam/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:32:24 +0000 Charlotte Ross http://www.redbrick.me/?p=265964
A well known haven for all things liberal, Amsterdam is a truly amazing city, and certainly a mainstay on many people’s “must-visit-before-you-die” list. Charley Ross gives us the low down on some of the exciting features this enigmatic city has to offer   There is not enough sleep, coffee or time in the day to allow [...]]]> http://www.redbrick.me/2013/04/venturing-into-the-dam/feed/ 0 http://www.redbrick.me/2013/04/airports-whats-up-with-them/ http://www.redbrick.me/2013/04/airports-whats-up-with-them/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:01:02 +0000 chloeosborne http://www.redbrick.me/?p=265764
We’ve all had our grievances at the airport; delayed planes, shut cafes, lost baggage etc. but it never changes! Chloe Osborne gives us her view on these frustrating institutions I have a friend called Molly*. Molly is my friend because I like her calm, good natured and mild mannered temperament, her tolerance, her generosity, and her open-mindedness. [...]]]> http://www.redbrick.me/2013/04/airports-whats-up-with-them/feed/ 0 http://www.redbrick.me/2013/02/rio-rio-rio/ http://www.redbrick.me/2013/02/rio-rio-rio/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:51:56 +0000 redbrickpaper http://www.redbrick.me/?p=259241 http://www.redbrick.me/2013/02/rio-rio-rio/feed/ 0 http://www.redbrick.me/2013/01/48-hours-in-dublin-what-did-i-do-wrong/ http://www.redbrick.me/2013/01/48-hours-in-dublin-what-did-i-do-wrong/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 22:34:51 +0000 chloeosborne http://www.redbrick.me/?p=252220
It has its charms, it has its downfalls. Chloe Osborne asks if she should have taken a different route in Dublin. There are few countries in the world that can hold claim to as many national stereotypes as that of Ireland. Its very name will conjure up images of four leafed clovers, leprechauns, shamrocks and [...]]]> http://www.redbrick.me/2013/01/48-hours-in-dublin-what-did-i-do-wrong/feed/ 0 http://www.redbrick.me/2012/11/new-york-during-sandy/ http://www.redbrick.me/2012/11/new-york-during-sandy/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:50:52 +0000 tamarasilv http://www.redbrick.me/?p=176290 http://www.redbrick.me/2012/11/new-york-during-sandy/feed/ 1 http://www.redbrick.me/2012/11/5-things-not-to-do-when-in-a-city/ http://www.redbrick.me/2012/11/5-things-not-to-do-when-in-a-city/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:42:04 +0000 Charlotte Ross http://www.redbrick.me/?p=176273 http://www.redbrick.me/2012/11/5-things-not-to-do-when-in-a-city/feed/ 3 http://www.redbrick.me/2012/10/the-official-guide-to-travelling-back-in-time-part-one-how-to-avoid-family-holidays/ http://www.redbrick.me/2012/10/the-official-guide-to-travelling-back-in-time-part-one-how-to-avoid-family-holidays/#comments Sun, 21 Oct 2012 10:22:23 +0000 Najmin http://www.redbrick.me/?p=120023 http://www.redbrick.me/2012/10/the-official-guide-to-travelling-back-in-time-part-one-how-to-avoid-family-holidays/feed/ 0 http://www.redbrick.me/2012/10/not-such-a-walk-in-the-park-the-truth-about-trekking/ http://www.redbrick.me/2012/10/not-such-a-walk-in-the-park-the-truth-about-trekking/#comments Sun, 21 Oct 2012 10:15:36 +0000 hvdetheridge http://www.redbrick.me/?p=120012
Hannah Detheridge gives us the low down on what it’s really like to scale the heights of the Himalayas Here’s the thing. When chatting about trekking, people talk about the highs (very literally, in some cases) and how it felt and what it was like at the top and so on and so forth but [...]]]> http://www.redbrick.me/2012/10/not-such-a-walk-in-the-park-the-truth-about-trekking/feed/ 0