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• How Many Books Are You Going to Enjoy This Year?

  

  by Nora Vasconcelos As soon as this year started, I saw many posts on social media asking people “How many books are you going to read this year? Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2023 BOOKS, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• To Reduce Stress and Anxiety, Write Your Happy Thoughts Down

  

  A. and I. Kruk/Shutterstock.com Michael Smith, Northumbria University, Newcastle Writing about positive emotions may help to reduce stress and anxiety, accordin... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2022 BOOKS, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Writing Can Improve Mental Health – Here’s How

  

  Any kind of writing can help. Yulia Grigoryeva/ Shutterstock Christina Thatcher, Cardiff Metropolitan University Ernest Hemingway famously said that writers... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Not in a Tuscan Villa

  

  By Nora Vasconcelos Have you ever wondered what it’d be like if you could live abroad for a year? John and Nancy Petralia did it, and from this question, their... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Christmas Markets

  

  Their long history and changing future The 2019 Christmas market in Birmingham, UK. Shanae Ennis-Melhado/Shutterstock Aurélie Bröckerhoff, Coventry University... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Notes from the Inside

  

  … and some lessons learned 😯 It’s been more than a month since lockdown started over here… where’s here? …well it’s many places in the world. But for... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• House Gardens: the Magical Escape

  

  **All photos: copyright Nora Vasconcelos Twitter @travelingbook Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Charles Dickens and the Birth of the Classic English Christmas Dinner

  

  Mr. Fezziwig’s Ball from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Hand colored etching by John Leech Joan Fitzpatrick, Loughborough University Charles Dickens... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Printed Books: Why the Internet Hasn’t Eliminated Them

  

  The thousand and one lives of the paper book. Pixabay Dominique Boullier, Sciences Po – USPC; Mariannig Le Béchec, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, and Maxime... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2019 BOOKS, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Peter Rabbit: Why It is Still One of the Greats of Children’s Literature

  

  Peter Rabbit. Shutterstock Paul Wells, Loughborough University Since the days of Aesop, animals have been used as vehicles by which humankind has addressed its... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Perks and Perils of Writing a 50,000 Word Novel in a Month

  

  Ready, set, type! Maksim Kabakou/Shutterstock By Sally O’Reilly, The Open University Lecturer in Creative Writing, The Open University We live in a culture... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Take a Seat and Enjoy The Village Square Journal

  

  Guest Post by Amara Chimeka, Obinna Udenwe and Osemome Ndebbio Founding Editors of The Village Square Journal Hello World! We are pleased to welcome you to The... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Christmas, a Time to Talk About Compassion

  

  By Ian Patrick Rubicon – Author with Fahrenheit Press Guest Post Thanks, Nora, for inviting me to your Christmas Blog. I appreciate being asked. Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Serene

  

  Twitter @travelingbook Serene Advertisements b; b; Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Why We Exchange Gifts: a Peep into the Gift-horse’s Mouth

  

  By Trish Nicholson Guest Post Before being sucked under the spells of retail elves and their Christmassy shelves, let’s take a not-too-serious look at the... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Rounded

  

  Twitter @travelingbook Rounded Advertisements Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• It’s Important to Keep Tourism Afloat in Areas That Experience Natural Disasters

  

  Xochimilco, Mexico. ☆☆☆☆ By Yeganeh Morakabati, Bournemouth University In 2016, tourism in the Caribbean saw a healthy growth of 4.7% an... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Diversions, Distractions, and Delightful Detours

  

  By Nora Vasconcelos Diversions, Distractions, and Delightful Detours …when I came across with this lovely topic I only could think of Mexico City, because this... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Textures

  

  By Nora Vasconcelos For anyone travelling around Seattle, there’s an exhibition that cannot be missed. The extraordinary artist Chihuly has developed an... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Satisfaction

  

  Not so long ago, there was an international exhibition in the main square of Mexico City. it was a celebration of friendship among dozens of countries which sen... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION