Navigation tweaking, tutor feedback

So I showed Andy Dickinson my site today, and as per usual I ended up with a big long to-do list:
Made the main logo smaller, this was to allow for more of the page to be ‘above the fold’ and make navigation easier. Also a lot of people who I tested the site on thought [...]

Jenna Richards: Out in Korea

‘The land of morning calm’ sounded like exactly what I needed after a very stressful year doing a masters degree, working for the student newspaper and holding down a part time job. It was for this reason, and the money I could make working as an English teacher, I decided to go to South Korea [...]

Tom Hall, Lonely Planet travel editor

Tom Hall
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Travel Editor, Lonely Planet
What does your job involve?
I work on a few different things, I look across the whole company for how sustainable we’re being and also making sure we offer as much information to our readers as possible about sustainable travel.
How can travellers be sustainable?
It’s all about equipping yourself with as much information [...]

Switzerland: Geneva

Sinead Renouf visits Switzerland’s historical city of Geneva and the surrounding Cantons.
As I arrived on the Swiss boarder at two in the morning, I could think of nothing better then to rest one’s head on one’s pillow.  However at the same time I had so many exciting areas that I wanted to visit in this [...]

Man cleared over Lucie Blackman death

The family of Lucie Blackman who died in Japan in 2001 have been left devastated as the man they believed killed their daughter has been cleared.
54-year-old Joji Obara, a Japanese businessman, was cleared of raping and killing Miss Blackman.
21-year-old Lucie had been working at a bar in Tokyo and disappeared in July 2000.
The judge said [...]

Staying with nuns in India

Dominique Gelder-Smith
1. How old are you and what’s your occupation?
I am 19 and I am currently on a gap year
2. What made you decide to go to India?
I’d never thought of it until my friend asked me if I’d like to go with her
so that her parents wouldn’t get too worried about her.
3. Which organisation [...]

Front page full of content

The site is really coming along well now, the front page has all its links with content attached to them. The section menus are starting to fill up and the content is looking good in its templates. Modified all the templates slightly today to include the top five and also promos for other content.
This week, [...]

David Browne: Stay safe while travelling

This article was written by David Browne:
1. How can you stay safe while out and about in the town while travelling?
Look like you belong in the area, blend in, don’t make it obvious
that you are lost, helpless and desperate, even if you are. Don’t go
round with a map in front of your nose all the [...]

Travelling across South America

Chris Beaumont, 33, Bradford, West Yorkshire, Carpenter and dive master
South America
1. How long are you travelling for?
6-8 months
2. Where in South America are you travelling?
brazil , uruguay , argentina , chile , bolivia , peru , ecuador
3. Is it an easy place to travel around?
The transport network is very good , and like asia , [...]

Disaster volunteering: Helping tsunami victims in Thailand

Chris Beaumont, 33, Bradford, West Yorkshire, Carpenter and dive master
Tsunami
1. Where did you go to volunteer after the tsunami?
Spent all my time in Thailand after that spent all my money and back to the uk
2. How long did you go for?
I was there three months after for four months , went back to uk to [...]