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TURKEY | Wed, 14 Oct 2009 | By tonielle_krisanski | Views [52]
After almost three months in Lagos, Portugal working behind a Portuguese bar, I left the warm beautiful beaches (where I’d only seen rain twice) to get on a plane that landed in a rainy, cold London. I spent a week here, staying with Leah who I met ... Read more >
Tags: istanbul, turkey, london, grand bazaar, taxim square, bosphorus, bacilica cistern, blue mosque, aya sophia
FRANCE | Wed, 3 Jun 2009 | By tonielle_krisanski | Views [174] | Comments [2]
Bonjour! Well I’ve been a little slack – choosing to see the sights rather than sit at my computer (funny that) and now I’ve been putting this off, because I need to write about the past week. So hold onto your hats, its gunna be a long one! The ... Read more >
Tags: london, paris, catacombes, eiffel tower, reims, champagne
UNITED KINGDOM | Mon, 1 Jun 2009 | By conlay | Views [75]
Well, it finally happened.
I’m leaving, I’m going off to meet new interesting people and make them feel
nervous and uncomfortable. This date has
been coming for such a long time now, but it never seemed very real at all. It
was one of ... Read more >
Tags: daze, heathrow, start, london, excitement, fear, kendal mint cake
UNITED KINGDOM | Mon, 25 May 2009 | By tonielle_krisanski | Views [208] | Comments [2] | Video
Hi everyone, Shortly after I finished the last story, mum suggested that I should go to the doctor to get a checked: "I don't want to alarm you, but you might have swine flu, so just go and check". I found a free walk-in clinic, and I was ... Read more >
Tags: london, speakers corner, hyde park, hammersmith, tate modern, tower bridge
UNITED KINGDOM | Wed, 20 May 2009 | By tonielle_krisanski | Views [104] | Comments [1]
After a 13 hour flight from Kuala Lumpur, i finally arrived in London! Found my hostel very easily (especially after the KL debacle), and went straight to bed! After being awake for over 20 hours, i definitely wasn't in the party mood. Monday, sunny ... Read more >
Tags: london, buckingham palace
CHINA | Sat, 16 May 2009 | By jjassen | Views [101]
Update - After algarve, spent windiest few days in Tarifa, Spain off the strait of Gibraltar, (windsurfing capital of the world) waiting for a day when the winds died down enough for the ferry to run, 35 minutes to Morocco, Africa! Got our passports ... Read more >
Tags: china, morocco, london, uk
AUSTRALIA | Sun, 22 Mar 2009 | By tonielle_krisanski | Views [93]
Hi all, Just a quick update for everyone... I've FINALLY booked my trip and have a date! I'm leaving on the 11th May, 2009... very excited! I'll be flying to London with a 3 night stopover in Kuala Lumpar on the way (no reason to rush things... ... Read more >
Tags: planning, london, france, start of trip
UNITED KINGDOM | Tue, 30 Dec 2008 | By jmmal2 | Views [121] | Comments [1]
ok finally here after about 30 hours of travelling we finally dumped our heavy bags at our little studio apartment in Willisden Green in North West London. Flights were fine, except for the part where Jayden and I lost each other in Bangkok international ... Read more >
Tags: london
UNITED KINGDOM | Wed, 15 Oct 2008 | By heywoods1976 | Views [123] | Comments [2]
Just checking out all the functionality of our journal - Please ignore.
Tags: london
UNITED KINGDOM | Tue, 16 Sep 2008 | By sylvia_aiko | Views [248] | Comments [2]
Michelle and I left DC yesterday and took an overnight flight to London. We didn’t get much sleep on the plane, and England time is ahead of DC time, so we basically lost a whole night and are now severely sleep deprived. But no worries, we’re ... Read more >
Tags: london, heathrow
UNITED KINGDOM | Fri, 12 Sep 2008 | By katandstevie | Views [142] | Comments [1]
Our trip started last friday, with a tearful goodbye at Belfast City Airport. After months (perhaps years?) of preparation, of wishing, of hoping...it finally began. Slight drama just before we got on the plane - I lost my passport, luckily Stevie ... Read more >
Tags: london, apex hotel
AUSTRALIA | Sun, 24 Aug 2008 | By jetty1 | Views [188]
Ok - Well it's a done deal - we are actually going.. after the planning and fully packing the house up it's in storage. And we get to live out of a suitcase for the next 5months.. when I say we, I mean myself, Husband (both 40yrs) & 2 childern ... Read more >
Tags: usa, grandcanyon, niagrafalls, newyork.europe, egypt, london, rome, spain, france, paris
UNITED KINGDOM | Thu, 1 May 2008 | By true-claims-stories | Views [400]
It was a terrifying encounter: I lost all of my personal belongings, but at least I escaped unharmed. I was walking through Hyde Park in Central London one night when I was confronted by three males. One of them was carrying an army knife: he told ... Read more >
Tags: claim, world nomads, luggage, london, uk, stolen, mugged, true claim stories, knife
UNITED KINGDOM | Sun, 11 Mar 2007 | By worldnomads-on-tour | Views [635] | Video
The TNT Travel Expo in London is a big expo, a very big expo. Over the course of the single day event sources suggest that anywhere between 5,000 to 7,500 people walk through the event doors, all eager to find the best European travel bargains.... Read more >
Tags: work, london, party time, backpackers, expo, free t-shirt, world nomads, tnt travel expo
UNITED KINGDOM | Fri, 11 Aug 2006 | By safetyhub | Views [9587]
On the morning of 10 August, police issued a statement saying that a terrorist plot to destroy at least ten planes in mid-flight had been thwarted in a joint operation by the anti-terrorist branch of the Metropolitan Police and security services. It ... Read more >
Tags: travel safety, uk, london, airports
UNITED KINGDOM | Thu, 22 Jun 2006 | By simon_monk | Views [600] | Comments [1]
With two young children it's been a while since I actually had a completely free couple of hours to simply wander at will around London, and what strikes me this time is the sheer visual texture of the city. Bricks, marble, timber, sandstone, copper ... Read more >
Tags: airports, heathrow, humour, swiss re, architecture, london, modern
UNITED KINGDOM | Sat, 28 Jun 2003 | By stowaway | Views [126] | Comments [5]
Hi Everybody,
Well, i'm back in London yet again.
Had an overnight stopover in Tokyo on the way here, so now i
can say i've
been to Japan too! From the air it seems to be covered with
either rice
paddies or golf courses ... Read more >
Tags: tokyo, golf courses, london, sunburn, cambridge, millennium wheel, death by gardening, cambridge, madame tussauds
UNITED KINGDOM | Sat, 4 Jan 2003 | By packlightwalkslow | Views [145]
Pink Faith “He talked less and drank more. It was supposed to be the same…the same.” The subway jolted while snaking its way through the London underground. I dared a glance at the little woman shuffling ... Read more >
Tags: Writings (true or otherwise, poetry or prose), london
