5 tips to save money
Tip #1 Travelling by train in the UK can be fairly expensive. A great way to save money is by purchasing a Railcard. With this card, people aged 16 between 25 and eligible mature students enjoy 34% off most rail fares. The 16-25 Railcard costs…
The Castle Grounds, my favourite pub
After 3 months of studying, eating and partying in Coventry – shorter than anticipated – I can definitely deem The Castle Grounds my favourite pub. Their cosy interior makes you feel right at home and there’s always something going on. Activities, activities, activities Every Monday…
The Botanist: the perfect marriage of dinner & drinks
Delicious cocktails, hanging kebabs, live music and a stunning interior … Sounded like the perfect place to take our Belgian friends out for dinner. They visited us for a weekend, and it seemed only fair to show them some of Coventry’s finest dining and dancing…
A day in Oxford
After five weeks of classes, studying and maybe some partying, we felt the need for another trip. This time we visited Oxford with our new, local friend Mantas. Oxford or Hogwarts? Oxford is only a 50-minute journey by train from Coventry, but it feels like…
Nando’s: winner winner chicken dinner
Since we arrived in the UK, our housemate Rik couldn’t stop raving about Nando’s. We went all together for dinner at Nando’s close to Coventry Cathedral to finally make him stop talking about it – and maybe because we were curious as well. I chose…
Kasbah, an establishment in Coventry
Kasbah is an established name in Coventry’s nightlife. Every local and international student knows it and has been there at least once. It’s also the club that was recommended to me the most when talking to Belgians who studied in Coventry as well. My roomies…
Coronavirus update
To say that these are difficult and weird times, is an understatement. As Corona reaches even the most remote parts of the world and more and more people get infected, my personal life is also being affected. As advised by my home country, but with…
Leicester vs. Chelsea
Football is a phenomenon. Hundreds of millions of people across the globe live and breathe it, playing it with their friends and watching their heroes. There’s no difference in the UK and Coventry. Football is considered very important here, sometimes even a way of life….
Romantic dinner at Playwrights
Playwrights, situated in the cobbled streets of the picturesque Coventry Cathedral Quarter, is an independently owned bistro. My boyfriend and I went for a romantic dinner on Friday night, but they also do breakfast, lunch, and catering for special occasions. Braised lamb shank As a…
Traveling by train in the UK, always an adventure
As you may have read in the first blog post, we encountered a little debacle during our first trip by train. We bought tickets to Birmingham at the ticket machine in Coventry Station, but they were only valid for Avanti West Coast trains. We then…
Our first trip … to Birmingham!
For our very first trip, we chose a city that was not too far from Coventry. Birmingham – only a twenty-minute train ride – seemed like the perfect getaway during our first week in the UK. Not that the trip started perfectly. On the contrary,…
