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Katie is a 21 year old girl geek from Manchester. She likes photography and books and people and knitting and bellringing and computers and games and bad jokes and STUFF. If she could, she'd have an Internet connection implanted in her brain and caffeine on prescription. Yes, she's one of those.
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The Things You See

You see some pretty amazing things travelling.
Signs, by the side of the road, for example.
“What’s so amazing about signs by the side of the road, Katie?” I hear you ask. Actually, you might have a point - this is probably the part where my mum would tell me I’m cracking up.
But bear with me.
The sign [...]

Things I Learnt In Paris

Continuing my Things I Learnt In… series, Paris!

Supposedly, approximately 600 people go to hospital each year with dog related injuries, not including that old getting bitten excuse. This is why I’m a cat person.
If you don’t understand something, think about it some more. If you still don’t get it, don’t worry - it’s just French.
There [...]

Things I Learnt In Amsterdam

Never underestimate a Dutch cyclist.
There is a strict right-of-way system in Amsterdam: trams, buses, cyclists and everybody else.
A Dutch bike has three features: a squeak, a rattle and a pretty girl on the back.
Never trust a sign mounted on a lamp-post: the locals hate tourists and like to mess about with them.
You think a Smartcar [...]