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Tue, 30 Apr 2013 | By etak91 | Views [209]
I have finally arrived in LONDON! So after a long flight - SYD > MEL > DXB > LHR - (business class, mind you) it felt so good to finally step off the plane and head onto the tube. My backpack is going to take a lot of getting used to and the ... Read more >
Sun, 28 Apr 2013 | By rutha90 | Views [443]
Well, after all my preparations, nerves, saving money, trips to see people before I leave, buying things to take with me (which I probably won't be able to fit in) etc etc, the time has come!! My flight leaves at half nine tonight from Glasgow, so will ... Read more >
Tags: goodbyes, last minute, packing
Fri, 26 Apr 2013 | By peterlee54 | Views [427]
So as I did last time I have kept track of my trip and I share some of the statistics with you all!
This trip was over 113days of which I was in Europe for 91days; I stayed in 33 different places which including the nights in Benalmadena. It rained ... Read more >
Wed, 24 Apr 2013 | By krabi | Views [299]
More, the people are crazy about the travels, furthermore curious for saving money while they are on journey. Before vacation we have to plan a budget along with agenda and a destination to make a trip memorable and pocket-friendly. Doing shopping, strolling ... Read more >
Tags: flights ticket, travel deals
Wed, 24 Apr 2013 | By hashemgad | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 22 Apr 2013 | By lnboulon | Views [240]
It was a cold winter day of December when we started to talk about taking 6 months off and have the trip of our life! A year and 1/2 later, here I am, ready to leave for the big adventure. For the first time in my life, I don't have a plan. I'm quitting ... Read more >
Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By hashemgad | Views [318] | Scholarship Entry
The air was crisp. The clouds blanketed the sky, fractured and fragmented by rays of light which seeped like honey over the silent hills. The dew drenched grass seemed to shimmer as the car pulled up by the pavement. I walked down the gravel path, treading ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By mjstinson | Views [209] | Scholarship Entry
“In the old days,” Colm says, “parades meant three solid days of violence. Now it’s more like three solid hours.” The five of us are clustered in the dark near the edge of the River Foyle, wearing the fluorescent orange jackets that identify us as emergency ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By larredm | Views [207] | Scholarship Entry
Running my hands through the sand as I gather my thoughts, I feel relaxed and peaceful. It’s a warm night; humid but with a refreshing breeze. Pleasantly detached from my usual pragmatic conscience, I have been watching capricious flames dance above the ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By filipina-persona | Views [197] | Scholarship Entry
'" The boys in the street just greeted me .hello joe! and i hate it".This didn't mean a thing to me until I've finally learned the ways and a bit of culture of an educated British guy. Will you always use a knife and a fork ? and he laughed so loud.This ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By mls | Views [209] | Scholarship Entry
‘The last one is yours,’ I said, holding out the plastic box reluctantly. A month earlier, I had walked in the living room and announced we were going to London – out of the blue, like all great ideas. ‘Um, why?’ had asked my flatmate. I had shrugged.... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By soulsurfer | Views [340] | Scholarship Entry
Sun gleamed off the metal as I stepped out from the old Vectra and shut the door behind me. I looked around for the little green box which said ‘Pay and display’. I spotted it at a distance. A gentleman was fiddling with it. The cathedral of Tintern ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By drewandted | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By cid_achdran | Views [227] | Scholarship Entry
The pub we were sitting in was unremarkable for Scotland: low-ceiling, cramped tables, dark wood-paneled walls, crowded, loud. My friends and I huddled around a high bar table, sipping pints and bantering as humanities graduate students do. Our cohort ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By youngy | Views [211] | Scholarship Entry
The Scottish Highlands can be rugged, tough and wild. It can also be overwhelmingly beautiful and peaceful. The mountains, picturesque lochs and undulating countryside is the perfect setting for the postcard you have been looking for to send home to the ... Read more >
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