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7-Day Sail Croatia Cruise Review: What It’s Really Like
If you’re thinking about booking Sail Croatia, here’s what my week was like (spoiler: a mix of turquoise swims, backpacker banter, and nights out at fortress clubs).
Stella Beckmann
Oct 4


Lake District Adventure Guide: 4 Days Camping & Exploring Ullswater (2025)
The Lake District is most certainly the most beautiful place I've been in the UK, and it even felt like a pocket of New Zealand in Europe.
Stella Beckmann
Aug 21


The Willow in the Lake
The Willow in the Lake is a short creative piece written from the perspective of the Wānaka Tree — a lone willow in New Zealand’s Lake...
Stella Beckmann
Apr 22


I Hate American Football
American students told me Dartmouth is not a sports school, so its games aren't a good representation of American football culture.
Stella Beckmann
Dec 18, 2024


Full Moon Party Koh Phangan: What Every Foreigner Should Know
It felt like a dragon was breathing fire on my lower back. We’d been standing at this pier for one hour - an hour longer than expected.
Stella Beckmann
Sep 15, 2024


I Wish I Never Met My Role Model: Meeting a CW Celebrity on Broadway
They say don’t meet your role models. I learned that the hard way on a September evening in New York. I was walking up Broadway when I spotted an emerald green poster for The Great Gatsby — glitzy font, art deco shimmer, a man in a tux holding a cocktail. He looked familiar. I kept walking. Then I stopped.
Stella Beckmann
Sep 13, 2024


Is Thailand Safe for Solo Female Travellers? How I got Offered Money for Sex in Koh Samui, Thailand
When I said I wanted to solo-travel Thailand, friends and family told me it wasn’t safe and not to travel there, especially alone. Well, tha
Stella Beckmann
Sep 4, 2024


Foreigner's Review of Jiuzhaigou: China’s “Fairyland on Earth”
Jiuzhaigou (九寨沟): one of the most beautiful places in China. The national park, deemed “Fairyland on Earth”, would be a natural wonder fille
Stella Beckmann
Aug 4, 2024


8 Life Lessons to Learn from Kung Fu Panda
Introduction Kung Fu Panda is a fun and energetic film series filled with great fight sequences, wittiness, and wisdom. Even though kids...
Stella Beckmann
Feb 7, 2024


How ‘Squid Game’ Reinvents These 6 Cliche Life Lessons
Lately, ‘Squid Game’ has been dominating the media. Though the premise is enticing, I was initially put off by the disconcerting coloured...
Stella Beckmann
Nov 17, 2021


9 Qualities We Can Learn From Lucifer Morningstar
We tend to carry preconceptions that prematurely shape our understanding of certain people or things. When my dad overheard I was...
Stella Beckmann
Sep 26, 2021


Review On The Pop Up Globe ‘Merchant Of Venice’
A review written by 14 year old Stella. This production captures the essence of friendship, mercy and comedy, adding a modern twist on...
Stella Beckmann
Oct 1, 2018
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