Articles by Flora Bradwell


Flora has written 10 articles for Nouse


The joy of taking a road trip

The ultimate way to travel is not by train or plane but, as Flora Bradwell explains, the humble automobile Road trips are something of a right of passage among young people and students alike. Despite the automobile orientated nature of this pastime, anyone can take part. All you require to set a road trip in [...]

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Give whiskey a chance: why life is more fun drunk

Students are bombarded with posters and lectures warning against the dangers of excessive drinking, but are all these well meaning campaigns just out to spoil our fun? Flora Bradwell looks at the joys of alcohol and its place in university life

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A guide to avoiding campus ‘unbearables’

Awkward encounters with people best left in the past? Flora Bradwell reveals some survival strategies for the problems of living in a small campus

The price to pay for living in a quaint little city and going to a cosy campus university is the loss of anonymity. This is not to say that those who go round claiming ‘campus celebrity’ status are not completely foolish; but it does mean that no matter where the average student intent on minding their own business may go, they are bound to know, or at least recognise, a few people.

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A drinking revolution?

Everyone is talking about the new licensing laws, but have they really made a difference? Flora Bradwell and Vicky Hallam launch themselves into the seedy underwold of late night drinking

The new late licensing laws seemed to many to be the dawn of a new era. They would transform York and the rest of England into a continental paradise where drinkers would imbibe responsibly throughout the evening and into the morning, basking in the warm glow that only steady drinking can produce, and renouncing all their binge drinking ways.

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Butterfinger, Hull Road

Picture the scene, you wake up in an unfamiliar house, with drool on your face and the distinct impression that you may not have been the most eloquent individual the night before.

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Tiger Tiger, Leeds

Only half an hour by train, and quite a bit longer by car, due to the inevibility of getting lost, Leeds offers so much more to the braver and more experimental gastronomic pioneer. Fed up with even Derwent bar’s Mexican menu, I set off to see what Leeds had to offer. Whether you want a [...]

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Garden of India

Conveniently situated near the route of the number 4 bus, the Garden of India is a typical Indian restaurant serving everything from the uber-hot vindaloo for those males who want to prove themselves; to the mild but tasty korma for the less adventurous among us. The service leaves nothing to be desired, the decor is [...]

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Not like this in my day

Rebel turned top food writer and head chef of the successful Kensington Place restaurant in London; Rowley Leigh tells Flora Bradwell what student cuisine was like in his day

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The Roman Baths, Parliament Street

Having realised that my student loan had finally made its fated way into my account, I decided to indulge in some retail therapy before the hardships of student poverty had tightened their evil clutches around my fragile bank balance. After a hard day of window shopping and carrying heavy, bulky bags containing the impulse buy [...]

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The Morning After

Flora Bradwell, Danusia Borucka, Debbie Kinsey and Chris Eldridge went in search of hangovers, and then their cures…

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