Verbose - Coming of Age

 Hello!

 I'm very happy to have had the opportunity to read a set of my poems at Verbose, a wonderful spoken word night at the Fallow Cafe in Manchester. 

 The theme of the evening was "Coming of Age" and it was intriguing hearing how each performer put their on spin on it. My poems were all inspired by travel, as I feel my time living, working and studying in France and Spain was a coming-of-age for me.

 I look forward to reading at more spoken word events in Manchester and beyond.

 Liz x

Selcouth Station - Maybe Cygnus

 Hello!

 I'm very happy to have a second poem published by Selcouth Station! As well as "Ávila" you can now read "Maybe Cygnus", which was also inspired by my time living in Spain.

 I hope you enjoy it.

 Liz x

Selcouth Station - Ávila

 Hello!

 Just letting you know that my poem "Ávila" has been published by Selcouth Station. I hope you enjoy it. 

 You can learn more about my visit to Ávila on my travel blog.

 Liz x

Songs of Salamanca: The soundtrack to my summer in Spain

 Hello!

 My feature on the songs of my Spanish summer has been published by Cuckoo Review. It includes tracks by Suzanne Vega, Alan Parsons Project, Robin Gibb and more. I hope you enjoy it!

 If you would like to learn more about my time in Spain, check out my travel blog - the post where I first arrive in Salamanca can be found here and you can then go through the others in the Blog Archive on the left.

 Liz x

The Mancunion - Poet of the Week and Segovia

 Hello!

 I'm very happy to be the first Poet of the Week in The Mancunion! I hope you enjoy the feature, which tells you a bit about me and showcases my poem "Segovia".

 If you would like to learn more about this Spanish city, check out Parts One and Two of my travels there.

 Liz x

50,000 travel blog views!

 Hello!

 It feels like only yesterday that I was celebrating reaching 30,000 page views on my travel blog, Neither Here Nor There, and now it is at 50,000!

 I'm so grateful to everybody who has followed my adventures. Here's to many more!

 Liz x

The Mancunion: Books on new beginnings

 Hello!

 To mark the start of the new Uni year, I have written an article for The Mancunion on books dealing with new beginnings. They cover a range of time periods, locations and genres and each explores a fresh start in its own unique way.

 I hope you enjoy learning about them.

 Liz x

Why I'm doing a second year abroad

 Hello!

 I have written an article for Third Year Abroad about my rather complicated degree, the IPML (Integrated Professional Masters in Languages), and also about how I made the decision to do an extra year abroad.

 I hope you enjoy it, and that if you're facing a similar choice you find it helpful.

 Liz x

25,000 travel blog views!

 Hello!

 I'm delighted to see that my travel blog has reached 25,000 page views! Here's to many more journeys, friends and adventures.

 Liz x

Bare Hands Poetry - Photography

 Hello!

 I'm very happy to announce that my photograph of a sparrow, taken in Salamanca, Spain, has been chosen to illustrate Issue 23 of Bare Hands Poetry!

 I hope you enjoy it.

 Liz x

Far Off Places - The dream

 Hello!

 I'm delighted to announce that I have a piece in the Found in Translation volume of Far Off Places!

 I am proud to present "The dream", my translation from Spanish to English of Segismundo's Monologue from La Vida es Sueño by Pedro Calderón de la Barca.

 I hope you enjoy it.

 Liz x

My year abroad as a non-drinker

 Hello!

 My article charting my experiences as a non-drinker working and studying abroad has been published on Third Year Abroad. 

 I hope you enjoy it and find it helpful.

 Liz x

Severine - Trailing Jasmine

 Hello!

 I'm delighted to announce that my poem "Trailing Jasmine" has been published in Issue 4 of Severine! It is really wonderful to see my work in such a beautiful journal.

 I hope you enjoy it!

 Liz x

Ink, Sweat & Tears - Sunflowers

 Hello!

 I'm very happy to announce that my poem "Sunflowers" has been published in Ink, Sweat & Tears! 

 This is the second time my work has appeared in this great online magazine - my poem "The rain watcher" was published there in 2014.

 I hope you enjoy reading my poetry.

 Liz x

20,000 travel blog views!

 Hello!

 Today I was overjoyed to see that my travel blog, Neither here nor there, has reached 20,000 page views!

 If you were one or more of them, thank you so much for checking out my blog. I hope you've enjoyed sharing my travels, from Perpignan to Barcelona, Antibes to Salamanca, Monaco to Toledo.

 I hope also that you'll join me on my future adventures and that you continue to enjoy my blog posts, photos and videos. Here's to the future!

 Liz x

Mole Guide to Salamanca

 ¡Hola!

 Just letting you know that my insider guide to the beautiful, ancient Spanish city of Salamanca is up on Third Year Abroad. I hope you enjoy my words and photos.

 Liz x

Oranges - a poem