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Archive for July, 2010

The mystic art of pizza making

The mystic art of pizza making

[ 0 ] July 30, 2010

It’s got to be no more than 14 inches and no thicker than 0.1 inches…
What’s round, no more than 14 inches in diameter, no thicker than 0.1 inches in the middle, with a crust about 0.8 inches thick? Real Neapolitan pizza according to Italy’s Agriculture Ministry.
There’s around 23,000 pizza restaurants in Italy making over 56 [...]

Look out Picasso here I come – Painting holidays

Look out Picasso here I come – Painting holidays

[ 0 ] July 25, 2010

Superb scenery, expert instruction — it’s a picture-perfect holiday. Just one problem: Tom Fordyce can’t paint.  One of GoLearnTo.com’s painting holidays at the amazing eco-chic Los Gasquez retreat in Andalucia was featured today in the Sunday Times.
I never really could draw, on my first day at nursery school I have my mother eight fingers on [...]

Intensive French courses in France

Intensive French courses in France

[ 0 ] July 21, 2010

If you are looking for a more intensive learning experience, then a French Immersion course could be perfect for you. GoLearnTo.com have a unique range of French immersion courses that offer a chance to live-in with your teacher to really accelerate your learning. Immerse yourself in local culture and speak only French and by the time [...]

A real taste for working in the travel industry

A real taste for working in the travel industry

[ 0 ] July 15, 2010

The GoLearnTo internship sounded like the perfect post- requesting equal measures of passion for writing and travel, a creative eye and a willingness to get stuck in with all aspects of an internet company. I was thrilled to be offered a four week placement and couldn’t wait to start…
I arrived on GoLearnTo’s doorstep slightly nervous [...]

Nice little learner

Nice little learner

[ 0 ] July 15, 2010

GoLearnTo.com features in the News of the World with (in their words) a ‘nice little learner’.
PAINTING COURSE
WHERE?
Carbon-neutral eco-chic retreat in the unspoilt Parque Natural Sierra María-Los Vélez, in southern Spain.
WHAT’S IT LIKE?
Tutor and guide Simon – a graduate of Fine Art from Manchester School of Art, as well as postgraduate at The Royal Academy Schools [...]

GoLearnTo – Nominated for a British Travel Award 2010

GoLearnTo – Nominated for a British Travel Award 2010

[ 0 ] July 12, 2010

British Travel Awards 2010 – Click here to vote for GoLearnTo now!

How very exciting! We’ve just found out we have been nominated for a British Travel Award 2010 for best holiday experience provider.  What a fantastic start to a Monday morning, might just have to have a 3rd cup of tea to celebrate!
This award is [...]

Why we must all learn Spanish in Spain after Xavi and Iniesta

Why we must all learn Spanish in Spain after Xavi and Iniesta

[ 0 ] July 8, 2010

Spain are in the final of the World Cup on Sunday and won their place by playing what looked like simple and effortless football but wasn’t.  They played as a true team should, running selflessly off the ball, understanding angles and passing quickly and cleanly despite a good solid performance by the German team.
The Spanish way [...]

Cut it as a French Chef on a cookery weekend in Gramont

Cut it as a French Chef on a cookery weekend in Gramont

[ 0 ] July 1, 2010

GoLearnTo.com is proud to have a four page feature in Waitrose Kitchen magazine this month with its wonderful cookery holiday in Gramont near Toulouse in South West France.
Ten minutes into our first lesson and the scene is rather gory. My knife was supposed to cut horizontally into an onion, but decided to introduce itself to [...]