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  • How to Enjoy the 5th of November Fireworks

    • Jakub Stepanovic - 1 November 2020, 12:05
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    Two big firework displays are coming up in Dundee; here’s how to make the most of it.

    Tags: Fireworks

  • Best Daytrips Around Dundee

    • Jakub Stepanovic - 15 September 2020, 08:36
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    If you just moved to the city, you might be excited to see what’s here to see. While there is a lot to explore in Dundee, sometimes it feels great to get outside of the city limits. Here are five of my favorite places easily in reach for a day trip: 

    Tags: advice, day trips, de-stress, outdoors, Scotland, Travel

  • Tentsmuir Therapy

    • Jakub Stepanovic - 7 September 2020, 08:51
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    Using local natural resources as a mental health aid.

    Tags: de-stress, outdoors, postgraduate, student life, uni life

  • What Makes MTB-Friendly University?

    • Jakub Stepanovic - 2 July 2020, 05:16
    • One Comment

    If you are deciding which university to attend and love mountain biking, this post can help you figure out what to look for to combine the two in a great match.

    Tags: de-stress, outdoors, social life, societies, starting university, student activities, student life, uni life

  • Clueless Cooking

    • Jakub Stepanovic - 14 June 2020, 01:49
    • 2 Comments

    How the 2020 lockdown stimulated my cooking skills, and how it can boost yours.

    Tags: cooking, Coping with the 2020 lockdown, Food, Long Read, student life

  • Saturated Outskirts

    • Jakub Stepanovic - 7 June 2020, 11:35
    • One Comment

    Finding greenery beyond the city limit.

    Tags: Coping with the 2020 lockdown, de-stress

  • Cooldown in Lockdown

    • Jakub Stepanovic - 29 May 2020, 12:39
    • 5 Comments

    How I got to swim in the North Sea.

    Tags: Coping with the 2020 lockdown, de-stress, outdoors, student life

  • Around Dundee’s Parks

    • Jakub Stepanovic - 4 May 2020, 02:26
    • One Comment

    Making a great run / cycle through the green spaces of Dundee.

    Tags: Coping with the 2020 lockdown, de-stress, park

  • Voluntary Distancing

    • Jakub Stepanovic - 24 April 2020, 12:47
    • One Comment

    The present state of not being able to physically hang out with friends is far from optimal; however, there are moments when solitude is beneficial. This post is about a solo adventure I did across a vastly remote area of the Scottish Highlands, long before the current lockdown got enforced.

    Tags: highlands, Long Read

  • Think, Go Outside

    • Jakub Stepanovic - 8 April 2020, 11:45
    • 2 Comments

    Taking a closer look at the current Stay at Home order, and how it works (it doesn’t).

    Tags: Coping with the 2020 lockdown, Long Read

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