Destination: United Kingdom

Photos: Cirencester in August

Thu, 22 Aug 2013 | By aliceritchie | Flickr Photo Gallery

What an adventure! Part 2: Cirencester

Thu, 22 Aug 2013 | By aliceritchie | Views [672]

After a pretty uneventful flight to London (I fell asleep straight away and woke up an hour before landing - good ol' flatbed seats!), I got off to the plane to discover the worst immigration queues I have ever seen. Even the girl checking our Fast Track ... Read more >

Tags: blackberries, cheltenham, cirencester, cotswolds, dvt, horses, house, nhs, uk

Matt - Nine holes at noon

Thu, 22 Aug 2013 | By katescarlett | Views [399]

While on Iona I had my first 9 holes of golf in a couple of years. Iona is a place of pilgrimage - Christianity has been on Iona since St Columba arrived in the 6th Centrury. The Book of Kells was produced there, before constant viking attacks forced ... Read more >

Live in Liverpool

Thu, 22 Aug 2013 | By joannawong | Views [581]

What I like most about being in Liverpool is the music. Yes, the greatest band ever, the Beatles, was born here and I'm here on a pilgrimage. Even though they've disbanded and half of them are no longer, their legacy lives on strong in this vibrant ... Read more >

Tags: cities, european adventure, hostels, music, sightseeing, uk

News from Nowhere

Thu, 22 Aug 2013 | By katescarlett | Views [348]

We wanted utopia. Just for four days, mind. We weren't going to be greedy about it. While Scottish cycling had been beautiful, it had also rained every day since we arrived and our belongings were varying in degrees of damp that ranged between very to ... Read more >

Photos: Edinburgh

Tue, 20 Aug 2013 | By pdphotographer1 | Photo Gallery

Teacher to Friend

Tue, 20 Aug 2013 | By joannawong | Views [440]

Isn't it amazing the different insight you get as an adult?   It's been amusing recalling old school memories in Japan with my science teacher from then, Mr. Mackay. As he told me HIS memories of events, I compared them with my simple recollections ... Read more >

Tags: friends, reflections, uk

Photos: Me and close ones...x

Tue, 20 Aug 2013 | By chloedanielle | Photo Gallery

Photos: I (Heart) London

Mon, 19 Aug 2013 | By copperowl | Photo Gallery

I (Heart) London

Mon, 19 Aug 2013 | By copperowl | Views [459]

Back to London via Ryanair. Perhaps I don't need to expand on that! I was looking forward to getting back to a country which understands the value of queues. But fate was not ready to leave me alone yet, so having arrived at Stanstead Airport the ... Read more >

I Love Travelling!

Sun, 18 Aug 2013 | By joannawong | Views [604]

What an unbelievable day!  When the alarm rang at 7am, I briefly woke up but drifted back to sleep. I had the strangest dream in this half hour daze where I dreamed I just got back to work and everyone was asking me questions about my year ... Read more >

Tags: dreams, european adventure, friendly strangers, friends, road trips, uk

Skye

Sat, 17 Aug 2013 | By joannawong | Views [476]

I feel like I'm leaving Skye with a mixed bag of feelings. While I'm happy I made it out here and love the beauty of the isle, I feel slightly disappointed because I don't think I've done it justice with my visit.   Skye was one of the places ... Read more >

Tags: european adventure, outdoors, trekking, uk

Up, Up and Away!

Thu, 15 Aug 2013 | By ruthandklas | Views [345]

It's time for the adventure to start! The rucksacks are just about packed, 3 t-shirts for 6 months, yikes! Farewell sleepy Claverdon - Delhi here we come!! ;)

Highland Times

Thu, 15 Aug 2013 | By joannawong | Views [469]

The Scottish Highlands are really something. I traversed this amazing scenery this time by train. Unfortunately, even with a nearly solid nine hours sleep the night before, I found myself nodding off a lot, probably missing out on a lot of the scenic ... Read more >

Tags: european adventure, trains

Matt - A Close Shave

Wed, 14 Aug 2013 | By katescarlett | Views [356]

Sweeney Todd I had my first haricut and shave of the trip so far, and it was quite an experience. My moustahce was beginning to tickle my eyebrows when the wind blew, so a visit to Sweeney Todd's in the highlands was in order (please see photos).... Read more >