Destination: United Kingdom

1 Week to go!!!

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By katrina_curtis89 | Views [334]

Well I officially have 1 week until I leave for Thailand. I can't believe how quickly the time has gone. I've finished work and went to my last football game last night, thanks for a brilliant 3 - 0 boys!! ITFC!!! I've got my flights booked and my ... Read more >

Photos: Beginnings!

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 | By benedictjdoran | Photo Gallery

Tears in my eyes, lots of goodbyes

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 | By rutha90 | Views [445]

Less than two weeks to go now!! Flights, insurance, jags, course completed and passed, visa received, have left work, leaving drinks and have packed my room and moved back to mums! The last few weeks have been crazy busy but now it's time to relax ... Read more >

Tags: emotional, goodbyes, preparation, visa

Understanding a Culture through Food - Celebration of the Haggis

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 | By missiontraveler | Views [241] | Scholarship Entry

My first night in Edinburgh: the dinner and show at the restaurant included the celebration of the haggis. The haggis, specially prepared on a platter, was piped in by bagpipes. Then, the man presiding over the haggis ceremony recited the poem by Robert ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013

Overview!

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 | By cwhistler | Views [344]

Just a quick overview of what I will be getting up to!  I am starting off my trip in Cochabamba, Bolivia for 10 weeks where I will be volunteering as a Physio as part of a project organised by Projects Abroad Pro. I will be working in a special ... Read more >

The Night Before Travelling

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 | By mechanicalpig | Views [326]

Got every thing sorted and feeling really excited :), question time on tv which I hate talking about thatcher. Was nice to have family say goodbye daddy seems a lot better now that he is taking more of the oxygen hope he is ok.

Photos: Martinique 2013

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 | By shaz | Photo Gallery

Catching a Moment - A Dream Come True

Sun, 7 Apr 2013 | By sherlyfen | Views [316] | Scholarship Entry

“Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen, We are now on our final approach into Heathrow International Airport in London, the current weather on the ground is approximately 10 Celsius, we’d like the flight attendants to prepare the cabin for arrival, fasten ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013

Photos: Dominica 2013

Sun, 7 Apr 2013 | By shaz | Photo Gallery

Thailand...a bit of, well actually enough of!

Wed, 3 Apr 2013 | By absinasia | Views [380] | Comments [3]

Whenever you leave enough time to get to the airport I don't think many people plan time for getting caught in the middle of protests in the city centre surrounded by about 200 police in riot gear. Well this happened however with a nifty taxi driver ... Read more >

Crystal Collars

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 | By r8chel | Views [490]

"This is just dangerous". Lucy’s hypnotic eyes swirled as she leaned over the table. "Besides, do you really want to be those girls? You know the ones I mean…" Icy agreement crawled up my spine. I didn’t want us to be ‘... Read more >

Tags: latvian, london, millionaires, venture capitalist

Thailand, part 1

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 | By lisaj72 | Views [406]

Sorry for my pathetic lack of blog entries over the past few weeks, as I am now the proud owner of a shiny new Macbook I'll be able to keep in touch more regularly :-)  Here's part 1 of my Thailand trip...   Arrived Bangkok 17th ... Read more >

Back again - London, Austria, Hungary and Czech Republic!

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 | By agrant | Views [394]

There's been a lot happening in the past couple of months and I thought it was time I finally put some of it down. Tish and I arrived back to the UK in late January after a great few months in Australia. While at home, we spent two months working back ... Read more >

Counting down the days!!

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 | By rutha90 | Views [498]

It's not TOO long until I go now, well, as I'm writing this, it's 37 days, 2 hours, 3 minutes and about 8 seconds. Not that I'm counting, manually. I found an app for my iPad which counts down for me! I've been working really hard at the body shop ... Read more >

Tags: preparations

Photos: travels.people.friends.family.swans

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 | By jonathangoddard | Photo Gallery