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Palestinian Refugee Visiting the UK
Before travelling to the UK, I had extremely low expectation of the country and especially London. Many factors led me
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UK - A Day in Reading, Watford & Oxford
We planned a fun outing with Tim's college friends Ryan and Gina who are extremely down to earth and are
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UK - 3 hours in Oxford
Oxford is a stunning historic city, although it's gloomy there's something about it. I view people from Oxford as highly
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UK - Inn on the Beach
After months of trying to select an inexpensive place to celebrate our nuptial, we then decided on a restaurant by
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Sri Lanka – Sigiriya Rock
I'm not really a good story teller but here goes.... Once upon a time, there was a King who ruled
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UK - Portsmouth
You can actually see Portsmouth from Hayling Island; it's a small city that has a mini Burj Al Arab ironically named
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UK - Hayling Island
Tim was raised on a small island all the way down south called 'Hayling Island'. It is a very chillaxed place
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Turkey - Istanbul The Magical City
When I told my close friends Miassar and Christina that I’ll be travelling to Istanbul for 3 days, they immediately
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Turkey - Athan-Call for Prayer
Being born and raised in the Middle East, I’m accustomed to hearing the ‘Athan’, which is the call for prayer.
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Jebel Jais
Jebel Jais is the tallest mountain in the UAE which is located in the northern part of  the country in