Destination: United Kingdom

The Night Before Travelling

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 | By mechanicalpig | Views [300]

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

Understanding a Culture through Food - A Highland dish

Mon, 8 Apr 2013 | By keith_ruffles | Views [456] | Scholarship Entry

“They grow wild, you know” chuckled the grizzled old man, a pipe in his hand and a mischievous glint in his eye. “Oot there. In the hills.” I gazed in the direction of his outstretched arm, towards the mountains. Impossibly steep slopes tumbled into ... Read more >

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Catching a Moment - A Dream Come True

Sun, 7 Apr 2013 | By sherlyfen | Views [261] | 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 >

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Photos: Dominica 2013

Sun, 7 Apr 2013 | By shaz | Photo Gallery

Catching a Moment - England at Eighteen

Sat, 6 Apr 2013 | By rachelacrosby | Views [224] | Scholarship Entry

I remember the last flight of stairs. It was summer in London, and though the sun was bright in the city, at the top of St. Paul’s Cathedral, the wind whipped at my hair and lashed at my face. In that frigid battle zone, I could see skyscrapers jutting ... Read more >

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

Wed, 3 Apr 2013 | By absinasia | Views [345] | 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 [372]

"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 >

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Understanding a Culture through Food - Devouring the continent in tasty titbits

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 | By atptravels | Views [253] | Scholarship Entry

Frankschhoek – meaning ‘French corner’ in Afrikaans is known as the ‘gourmet capital of South Africa’ and uncannily resembles the Provençale landscapes of its namesake. Settled by French refugees in 1688 who brought their venerable gastronomic culture ... Read more >

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Thailand, part 1

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 | By lisaj72 | Views [353]

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 [357]

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 [436]

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

A Local Encounter that Changed my Perspective - We're all a little Lost

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 | By thelostfreckle | Views [154] | Scholarship Entry

I was lost. My hostel was on Sutherland Street, near Victoria Station, but the sparsely detailed tube map vaguely indicated that I was headed towards Wimbledon. Smart phone-less and aching, my eyes refused to make sense of the map's many lines and dots.... Read more >

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Catching a Moment - Close Encounter

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 | By cadge | Views [258] | Scholarship Entry

When I was in Koh Tao, during my final week in Thailand, I decided to try out one of the local bays (Shark Bay, specifically) that had been recommended to me as a half decent site for snorkeling. Even though I'd already earned my diving certificates (and ... Read more >

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