{"id":15418,"date":"2023-02-08T10:26:48","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T10:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/?p=15418"},"modified":"2023-02-08T10:26:48","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T10:26:48","slug":"best-weekend-getaways-for-a-cardiff-university-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/best-weekend-getaways-for-a-cardiff-university-student\/","title":{"rendered":"Best weekend getaways for a Cardiff University student"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the beginning of a new semester, when we have not quite recovered from the last one, it can only lead the mind to wonder the greatest question: \u201cwhere can I go next?\u201d For me it was Paris. Last week I packed up my suitcase and rolled (or should I say dragged) my suitcase through Cathays to the Cardiff University National Express stop. Here I took a coach to London, where I managed to secure a \u00a339 Eurostar journey to Paris (unfortunately no longer available but check the website for cheap deals). We had a weekend of cheeseboards, wine tastings and club entry lines. As the coldest time of year drags on, a great solution to your winter blues could be a winter escape to any of these destinations, such as mine to Paris. Please note that all approximate prices were correct at the time of writing, check websites like Kayak <\/a>or Skyscanner <\/a>to find the latest cheap deals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dublin, Ireland for \u00a3200<\/b><\/p>\n

With <\/span>flights<\/span><\/a> to Dublin being less than an hour long, why not discover Ireland\u2019s history in its capital? A visit from 25th February until 27th February could only set you back by less than \u00a3200. With flights being around \u00a355 for a return from <\/span>Cardiff airport<\/span><\/a>, and \u00a352 a night for a bed in a dorm at <\/span>Generator Dublin<\/span><\/a>, Dublin is an easy option for a few days’ break from Cardiff while collecting another passport stamp.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Edinburgh, Scotland for \u00a3180<\/b><\/p>\n

You might want to do some stretches before this one. While a train to Edinburgh takes around 6.5 hours, a 16-25 railcard and Trainline\u2019s SplitSave can help you get tickets for <\/span>\u00a3110 <\/span><\/a>for a return. With a dorm bed at <\/span>St Christopher\u2019s<\/span><\/a> being \u00a320, a trip from 17th to 20th February could only cost you \u00a3180 (don\u2019t forget to book direct for a free breakfast!).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Riga, Latvia for \u00a3140<\/b><\/p>\n

With flights from <\/span>Bristol airport<\/span><\/a> costing as little as \u00a357 and only taking 3 hours, Riga is the ultimate travel destination for university students. A trip from 24th February until 27th February could cost as little as \u00a3140, including staying at one of the <\/span>best hostels in Europe<\/span><\/a>. When asking a friend who studies in Riga for student-friendly recommendations in the city, she gave me a goldmine of insight. She recommends the <\/span>\u20ac2 one-way train from R<\/span>iga to <\/span>J\u016brmala<\/span><\/a>, or a 40-minute train to <\/span>Ogre<\/span><\/a>. You could spend an afternoon visiting the old town, take a <\/span>free walking tour<\/span><\/a> to see the city from a local perspective or visit the recently renovated <\/span>Museum of the Occupation of Latvia<\/span><\/a> for an insight into spine-chilling history.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo by Maayan Nemanov on Unsplash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Take advantage of the great opportunities to make the most of your weekends as a Cardiff University student, it doesn\u2019t have to be unrealistically expensive. There are few times in our lives when we have the flexibility to enable us to travel the world on our weekends. Use my tips to get started and see where you end up as travel has many benefits for young adults, from making you more resilient to helping you meet interesting people. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"At the beginning of a new semester, when we have not quite recovered from the last one, it can only lead the mind to wonder the greatest question: \u201cwhere can […]","protected":false},"author":6948,"featured_media":15421,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[693,740,694,692,20],"tags":[21,87,151,612],"class_list":["post-15418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cardiff-university-experiences","category-opportunities","category-student-life","category-top-tips","category-travelling","tag-cardiffuniversity","tag-friends","tag-student-life","tag-travel"],"meta_box":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6948"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15418"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15466,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15418\/revisions\/15466"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}