Chicago, Chicago, that toddling town… (Americas week 4)
After a four-and-a-half-hour flight and a few delays later we touched down in Chi-town! As we drove through to our accommodation in the downtown area, some were blasting Kanye West’s […]
Prices, Privatisation and Prejudice (Eurasia week 3)
Our second week in London kicked off with a train journey to Andover, a small town located in Hampshire, west of London. We had been invited to lunch by Sarah […]
The City of Angels (Americas week 3)
Our alarms were set for 4am for a packed flight from San Francisco to LA. As soon as we touched down and navigated through the chaos of LAX, we toured […]
Brexit, Beers & Bureaucracy (Eurasia week 2)
After an incredibly enjoyable week in Hong Kong, we packed our bags and boarded a flight to London. Upon arrival, we were greeted to our first taste of the European […]
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Innovation (Americas week 2)
The tone for San Francisco was set when we cruised into week two in a self-driving Tesla. We flew into San Fran in the afternoon catching a glimpse of the […]
Howdy, Montana (Americas week 1)
The USA study tour was off to a wild start in Bozeman, Montana. As we touched down into Bozeman airport, the city scapes of our stopovers in New York and […]
Politics, Protests & Privacy (Eurasia week 1)
We kicked off the week at the Lion Rock Institute, hosted by Michael Ko, Executive Director, and Anson Leung who gave us an overview of the current socio-political tensions in […]
Western Australia’s Galah Awards
This report forms part of the Special Centenary Publication: Government Waste by The Taxpayers Research Foundation Ltd (part of Tax & Super Australia). By Andrew Pickford and Cian Hussey. Introduction […]
Back in London Town (week 5)
On Saturday the 20th of July, we departed Tallinn for London thus beginning our final week of the European Study Tour. Before we commenced official educative duties on the proceeding […]
Friendships & Graduation (week 4)
It has been a bittersweet ending to the 3-week program at Hong Kong University. Whilst we were ecstatic to continue our coursework for the Asia Institute for Political Economy, we […]
The Stone House & the Big Apple (week 5)
It wasn’t until we got to Great Barrington, Massachusetts that we began to realise that our tour was drawing to a close. However, we didn’t have time to be sad; […]
Culture & Democracy (week 3)
We’re 3 weeks down with only one left here in Hong Kong. This trip has brought each of us a wealth of knowledge about Hong Kong’s culture, it’s people, and […]