Destination: United Kingdom

Wales Tales

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [1189]

The best way to deal with the Olympic hoopla seemed to be to get out of Dodge.  Or London, as it were.  So after a stop at Mildenhall AFB for a quick visit to the doctor, we drove into Wales where, surprisingly, it is sunny.  And very, very green. ... Read more >

Photos: Wales

Sat, 21 Jul 2012 | By vagabonds | Photo Gallery

The Final Bits

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 | By peterlee54 | Views [596]

My trip took me to 13 countries, of which 8 I had not visited before; this brings my visited EU countries up to a total of 14 (Norway is not an EU member) so I’m just over halfway in my quest to visit them all. I have been away for 107 nights, staying ... Read more >

History of the World in 100 Objects: British Museum Scavenger Hunt

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [2232]

Which objects would best represent your life?  Maybe a teddy bear, a bike, a wedding dress, and bronzed baby shoes perhaps?  The British Museum has selected a mere one hundred objects to tell the entire story of the human race.  And today ... Read more >

Don't Bank On It!

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [1167]

It never seems to stop raining, only a minor annoyance to intrepid travelers like yours truly.  We splashed our way to Jersey Boys in Soho, visited the Tate Gallery and even viewed London from the "Eye," that giant ferris wheel on the Thames.... Read more >

Brisbane to London

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [1505]

Four hours into the Etihad flight from Brisbane to London and we were only over Darwin!  Watching our progress on the in-flight GPS really drove home how big Australia is.  And how much of it we covered; about 20,000 km (12,500 miles) in four months.... Read more >

Photos: London

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 | By vagabonds | Photo Gallery

Stop

Sun, 8 Jul 2012 | By vampyrlady | Views [734]

As most of you know I left Scottland...well out of personal reasons. The work put me into hospital a few times and I couldn´t see the faces of some people there anymore. Even though I still miss some of the people there. Scottland is a beautifull ... Read more >

Surviving the UK on a Budget

Wed, 4 Jul 2012 | By nomads-survival-kit | Views [4499] | Comments [1]

In his latest guest post, Colm Hanratty of Hostelworld.com gives us tips on how to save money when travelling around the UK. Afternoon tea, premiership football, fish and chips and pints of ‘bitter’ – these are just some ... Read more >

Tags: budget, hostels, london, tours, travel, uk, united kingdom

We're home and planning the next trip

Tue, 3 Jul 2012 | By dianaandmalcolm | Views [7588]

Well, what an experience that 8 week sojourn in South Western America turned out to be.  We were stunned by the different scenery we saw each day [different to anything we have seen in other parts of the world], the intenseness of the heat in Death ... Read more >

Day 3 the epic trip to the French Alps

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 | By yohanssimpson | Views [374]

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Day 2 Paris and that.

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 | By yohanssimpson | Views [384]

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Day 1 the start of the trip York to London

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 | By yohanssimpson | Views [352]

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Photos: me and my friends and things

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 | By yohanssimpson | Photo Gallery

A Taste of England - Cream Tea and Black Pudding

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 | By connectlocally | Views [4974] | Comments [1]

Photo by WordRidden via Flickr The food in England is often overlooked on the world culinary scene.  Popular pub foods like fish and chips and Bangers and Mash are what usually come to mind when people think of English food. And while I agree ... Read more >

Tags: britain, connect local, england, food, travel, united kingdom