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The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race

2 Apr 2009

TweetLest you believe it’s all been riots and bank crisises, I’d like to add that the absolute antithesis of these events occurred along the River Thames last weekend – the annual Oxford and Cambridge boat race. Their top rowers (only six of which, between the two teams were actually English) raced between the banks of [...]

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Tags: cambridge, oxford, thames, weekends

“Then It Belongs in a Museum!”

In: Travel Blog

9 Jun 2008

TweetThis has been a weekend of museums! Oxford seems to be full of them and, best of all, most of them are free or very inexpensive for students (shh, don’t tell, I’m still using my Colby ID card because it doesn’t have my graduation date printed). On Sunday morning, I took a tour of the [...]

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Tags: museums, oxford

In: Travel Blog

8 Jun 2008

TweetWhat a fantastic last few days! I’ve done so much fun stuff that I’m going to try to bullet point the last few days so this doesn’t become another mile-long post. – Got off bus in (gorgeous) city centre and walked the 1.5 miles over to my B&B (a task made more difficult by the [...]

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Tags: doctor who, museums, oxford

Quick Update

In: Travel Blog

6 Jun 2008

TweetJust a quick update because I have to take advantage of internet access when I can get it! I’m on the Oxford Tube, a bus that for L18 round trip will take me from London to Oxford and back again in a comfortable, coach bus with internet access. Sweet. I’m heading out of the city [...]