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What Is Preply And How Useful Is It For Travellers?
Preply is a personalised, human-led language-learning platform perfect for travellers, built around one-to-one lessons with real tutors, but how useful is that approach in practice? After using it to learn Spanish from a very basic starting point, this article looks at how the platform works, what the tutor-led experience is really like, where its strengths…
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Losing My Fear Of Speaking Spanish
Years after a disastrous first attempt at speaking Spanish in Seville, I returned with more confidence, more practice and a willingness to keep talking even when I didn’t understand every word. From ordering tapas to chatting with a local artist, I finally realised I wasn’t translating, rehearsing or hiding behind memorised phrases anymore. I was…
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The Confidence Gap Nobody Talks About When Learning A Language
I’ve travelled to more than 150 countries over the last twenty-five years, yet for most of that time I genuinely believed I was terrible at languages. It wasn’t because I couldn’t learn vocabulary or understand grammar. It was because every time I tried to speak, I became someone I barely recognised: hesitant, self-conscious and afraid…
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The Quiet Magic Between Realejo And Centro Sagrario
I first visited Granada years ago and left knowing I’d barely scratched the surface. Returning with no itinerary beyond exploring the streets of Realejo and Centro Sagrario at walking pace, I discovered a different side of the city altogether. Colourful street art, hidden cafés, long afternoons beneath the trees in Campo del Príncipe and conversations…
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What Actually Works When Learning A Language As An Adult?
I have always been bad at languages, which is more than a little embarrassing for someone who has spent his life travelling the world. Now, while travelling through Spain, I am trying a different approach to learning a new language as an adult: real conversation, human feedback and personalised lessons with Preply.
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Discovering Coffee Culture In Greece.
Coffee in Greece is a huge part of the Greek culture, but unlike other destinations that focus on the drink itself, Grecian coffee culture is much more of a pretext for spending time with friends and family and doing that very Greek thing to do, slowing down and appreciating life. Here is everything you need…
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10 Of The Best Beaches Near Kalamata In The Peloponnese, Greece.
Kalamata in Greece is famous for its rich historical and mythological heritage, vast olive groves and of course, its beach. Kalamata Beach makes Kalamata the ideal destination for a seaside break, but that isn’t the only beach in the region. The Peloponnese in general can lay claim to some of the best beaches in Greece,…
