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October 11, 2020

Renovation & Redesign: Necessity or Indulgence?

architecture Architecture, Cosy, Decor, Design, designer, Home, Home decor, Home improvement, Home renovation, House, Interior Design, interior designer, interiors, Period home, redesign, Renovation, Restoration 1 Comment RachelK
January 8, 2017

Beijing: The Air we Breath

Asia, global issues & culture beijing, China, china news, Chinese culture, Environmental issues, Health, pollution, travel, travel diary, travel photography 13 Comments RachelK
June 1, 2016

Inventor Saves Royal Bank of England Weathervane

global issues & culture bank of england, currency, finance, financial, interest rates, inventions, inventor, stock market, weathervane 2 Comments RachelK
April 12, 2015

From Wroclaw to Warsaw: A Country in Colour

global issues & culture, travel cities, europe, poland, polish, travel, travel photos, Warsaw, wroclaw 17 Comments RachelK
September 6, 2014

Déjà vu

photography Book, childhood, Children, Fairy tale, growing old, growing up, past, photography, time travel 11 Comments RachelK
August 30, 2014

England: Bluebells, Kebab Shops and Immigration

global issues & culture, travel act of union, britain, british colonies, British Empire, British Raj, colonization, England, english culture, history, Seamus Heaney 11 Comments RachelK
July 5, 2014

24 hour Berlin: Kartoffelpuffer and Cheesecake to Graffiti and Opera

global issues & culture, travel Berghain, Berlin, Berlin State Opera, berlin wall, deutschland, german, Germany, Marlene Dietrich, opera, Sanssouci 13 Comments RachelK
June 22, 2014

The Evolution of Photography

photography Art, camera, fashion, fashion photography, image, images, photograph, photographic art, photography, picture, Shūji Terayama 27 Comments RachelK
June 14, 2014

The Power of Hands

global issues & culture finger, fingers, hand, hands, human body, Lady Macbeth, Michel de Montaigne, photography, The Beatles 24 Comments RachelK
June 1, 2014

Prison: Rehabilitation or Retribution?

global issues & culture Crime, Ethics, human rights, Morality, Prison 27 Comments RachelK
May 3, 2014

North Korea: A Modern Portrait of the Past?

Asia, global issues & culture China, Kim Il-sung, Korea, North Korea, Pyongyang, South Korea 64 Comments RachelK
April 26, 2014

Fashion Through the Lens: What is beauty?

fashion, global issues & culture beauty, fashion, photography, photoshoot, vanity 27 Comments RachelK
April 12, 2014

Chinese Animal Cruelty: Reality or Illusion?

Asia, global issues & culture Animal rights, Animal slaughter, Animal welfare, China, Dog 50 Comments RachelK
April 5, 2014

The Dolly Mixture of Life

global issues & culture, photography life, philosophy, photography, photos 24 Comments RachelK
March 29, 2014

14 Ways to Serenade Johnny Depp

cinema depp, edward scissorhands, johnny depp, Tim Burton 20 Comments RachelK
March 24, 2014

Native Americans: Is Exoticness a State of Mind?

global issues & culture American Indians, colonization, Native American, Native Americans, U.S.A., United States 26 Comments RachelK
March 15, 2014

15 Essential Films for Travel Inspiration

cinema, global issues & culture cinema, cinematography, film, foreign films, movie, pans labyrinth 41 Comments RachelK
March 8, 2014

The Serenity of Spring – Are Nature’s Days Numbered?

photography Environment, global warming, Mother Nature, nature, spring 31 Comments RachelK
March 1, 2014

8 Amazing Architectural Creations to See Before You Die

architecture, photography, travel Architecture, Architecture of the night, travel 62 Comments RachelK
February 22, 2014

Fashion: Liberation or Suffocation?

fashion, photography Alexander McQueen, catwalk, clothing, fashion, fashion photography, Haute couture, Hollywood Fashion, londonfashionweek, style 22 Comments RachelK
February 15, 2014

♥ Happy Valentine’s Day ♥

fashion, photography heart, love, marriage, relationships, Romance, valentine's day, wedding, Wedding dress 13 Comments RachelK
February 8, 2014

Life in Captivity: The Rhythm of Prison Across the Globe

global issues & culture, literature concentration camps, Crime and Justice, foreign literature, gulag, history, literature, Masud Sa'd Salman, Michel Foucault, Prison, prison literature, prisoner, Solitary confinement, Solzhenitsyn, Stalin 30 Comments RachelK
February 1, 2014

The Story of China: Opium War to Online War

Asia, global issues & culture, travel Asia, beijing, China, chinese, Chinese culture, chinese history, chinese tradition, Communism, east asia, Great Leap Forward, Mao, the cultural revolution 40 Comments RachelK
January 26, 2014

Cambridge in 60 Seconds: A city’s identity in jeopardy?

global issues & culture, travel britain, Cambridge, cambridge university, darwin, elitism, England, english town, isaac newton, kings college, punting, River Cam, stephen hawking 30 Comments RachelK
January 18, 2014

The Beauty of Biking: Witness the World on Wheels

cycling, photography Barclays Cycle Hire, Bicycle, bike, biking, cycle, Cycling, cycling tour, London, road safety, Sports, Transport, travel, triathalon 42 Comments RachelK
January 11, 2014

Ibiza’s Silent Skin: The Secret Side of Clubbing Kingdom

global issues & culture, travel beach, beach holiday, clubbing, drug trafficking, gang crime, holiday, ibiza, ibiza history, pacha, package holiday, partying, spain, spanish culture, unesco 29 Comments RachelK
January 4, 2014

The Power of Cinema: 1920’s New York Infiltrates the Modern World

cinema, fashion, global issues & culture, photography 1920's, 1920's america, 1920's fashion, african american, blues, civil rights movement, gatsby, harlem, jazz, new york, prohibition, racism, suffregettes, vintage 18 Comments RachelK
December 28, 2013

Japan: The Cultural Jigsaw of Old and New

Asia, global issues & culture, travel bullet train, Japan, japanese, Japanese cuisine, manga, osaka, Sakura, samurai, seppuku, suicide, thighvertising, tokyo 66 Comments RachelK
December 21, 2013

Winter: Christmas in Pictures

photography China, Christmas, Culture, Harbin, London, nature, photography, popular, popular culture, snow, Tianjin, travel, winter, winter photos 25 Comments RachelK
December 14, 2013

Chinese Festivals: Flames of National Pride

Asia, global issues & culture, travel China, Chinese culture, chinese festivals, Chinese New Year, Day of the Dead, fire 15 Comments RachelK
December 7, 2013

Riding the sky in London

cycling, global issues & culture Barclays Cycle Hire, bike, British government, carbon emissions, carbon footprint, Cycle to Work scheme, Cycling, cycling deaths, England, Ghost bike, London, road safety 10 Comments RachelK
November 30, 2013

Bite-sized China

Asia, global issues & culture, travel Asia, China, chinese agriculture, Chinese cuisine, Chinese culture, East and West, Great Wall, overpopulation, pollution, Qin Shi Huang, Shanghai, Shanghai Baby 34 Comments RachelK
November 23, 2013

Southern France: Organic Farms Struggle Through Recession

global issues & culture, travel Agriculture, Crop rotation, France, organic, organic farming, Organic Farms, Organic food, southern france, sustainable 9 Comments RachelK
November 16, 2013

Edinburgh: Reality and Theatre

global issues & culture, travel Edinburgh, edinburgh festival, edinburgh fringe, Gothic architecture, Royal Mile, Scotland, Scottish Culture, scottish history, Scottish Independence, Scottish Unrest, theatre, travel, White Paper 19 Comments RachelK
November 9, 2013

Reunion Island: Culture Cauldron

global issues & culture, travel Africa, Cultural Diversity, France, Réunion, Reunion Island, shark poaching, travel 11 Comments RachelK
November 2, 2013

Amsterdam: The city of paradoxes

global issues & culture, travel Amsterdam, coffee shop culture, diversity, Drug culture, drugs, holland, Human trafficking, pluk de nacht, prostitution, Red-light district, Sexual slavery, travel 24 Comments RachelK
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