Destination: United Kingdom

Stretching friendships in England

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 | By annaandandrew | Views [696]

We got very lucky flying out of Berlin on Friday. Lufthansa’s entire flight staff were on strike (after being asked to take a hefty pay cut) and we were on a Lufthansa ticket. Fortunately their subsidiary British Midland Airways wasn’t and we got ... Read more >

1 Day and counting!

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 | By marlondragner | Views [271]

Just booked a last minute trip to Bali. Flying from UK to Holland to Singapore to Bali. Last minute preparation kicking off. Looking forward to some sun and some good diving!

Tags: just booked

The Battle of Hastings

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 | By bethhhp | Views [274]

Busy day today. Went on our first road trip, bought our first Cinque Ports postcards and a pay-as-you-go cell phone for in-country use and postcard stamps, and had our first cream tea. Today we drove to Hastings and then on to the town of Battle, ... Read more >

Made it!!! (Took long enough....)

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 | By bethhhp | Views [270]

Well, we are now in Rye, England. The travel adventure that became a travel saga has regained its adventure status. The saga part? Getting here. Plan: leave St. Louis Monday afternoon, fly to Chicago, and then on to London overnight to get into Heathrow ... Read more >

Hitting the road!

Sat, 15 Sep 2012 | By eastbound | Views [418]

14th Sep 2012 : Day 1 began at 4:50am to get us to Luton airport, London on time. The bags were stuffed full and mine was bursting at the seams with too many Boots chemist toiletries products!  All went smoothly from the tube at Leyton East London (where ... Read more >

Not long till first flight.

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 | By leighgilbert | Views [345]

Just over a week to go, then off to the airport for our first hotel stay! then jetting off to New York the next morning.

Tags: first flight, new york

London Paralympics Part 3

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 | By the_koetsys | Views [454]

Friday 7 September was a lay day for basketball. This meant that in theory, we had a day free to explore London.   It didn’t happen....... We had our best night’s sleep for the trip so far and were, well, just a little late in getting ... Read more >

Life in General

Sun, 9 Sep 2012 | By kbradnock | Views [560]

Life has been manic! So I’ve now been here for over a month and time has just flown by. I realise now how quickly the next 8 months will go!! So I’ve decided to embrace this trip with both hands. Over the last month I have lived in two ... Read more >

The Itch makes me smile.

Sat, 8 Sep 2012 | By keren | Views [232]

It's Saturday today which is market day.   Therefore we went to market.   It was in this little town/community called Agua Santa and it was brilliant.   Very small but it seemed to function really well and I just loved being there and experiencing ... Read more >

London Paralympics Part 2

Fri, 7 Sep 2012 | By the_koetsys | Views [708]

I write this post on the morning of Friday 7 Sept after a day of high and lows yesterday. On Thursday, we spent a few hours in the morning at Camden Market – the girls seemed to have a good time, as one would expect when they are let loose in ... Read more >

Jungle times.

Fri, 7 Sep 2012 | By keren | Views [285]

I am sat/lounged in a red and blue stripey hammock (not entirely sure how you spell that?) hanging from the hut and over looking this gorgeous jungle.   I woke up at %:15 to go for some breakfast with the birds.   We went on a short walk to find the perfect ... Read more >

London Paralympics Part 1

Fri, 7 Sep 2012 | By the_koetsys | Views [735]

Saturday September 1 - Wednesday September 5 Our latest adventure started with an overnight stay in Kuala Lumpur in an attempt to be in a somewhat reasonable condition when we arrived in London, primarily because as soon as we arrived at our hotel, ... Read more >

The Risk of Becoming Addicted to Travel

Mon, 3 Sep 2012 | By lauren_watson | Views [16869] | Comments [17]

They say ignorance is bliss and I do truly believe that. My eyes were opened to the world of independent travel and backpacking when I was nearly 25. Learning about hostels and cheap means to travel suddenly made the impossible seem possible.... Read more >

England vs. America the Little Differences

Mon, 3 Sep 2012 | By lauren_watson | Views [30996] | Comments [13]

I have had the pleasure of traveling a bit in England the last few weeks as I visit with my boyfriend's family and friends. We are based in Hayling Island, close to Portsmouth on the south coast but during our time we have visited Bath, Chichester, ... Read more >

Tags: england

Photos: UK

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 | By travelbug77 | Photo Gallery