Destination: United Kingdom

And You're Off...

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 | By ajburns | Views [328]

Well not quite on my travels yet, 15th April is D-Day and the first flight will be Belfast, Northern Ireland to London, England, to Tokyo Japan.

Tags: cities, flights, journey, start

Catching a Moment

Thu, 7 Mar 2013 | By eleanorsimmons | Views [164] | Scholarship Entry

After spending a few hours bouncing around in the back of a minibus I finally arrived at the Bann Chang Elephant Park, near Chang Mai in northern Thailand. The shaky journey was worth it though as I scrambled out the back and found my footing, glancing ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013

Photos: Preparing for departure!

Wed, 6 Mar 2013 | By rutha90 | Photo Gallery

A February Eden Valley Experience

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 | By lakesjen | Views [436]

It was a trip over to the Far East this weekend. No, not the Far East as in Asia, the far east of Cumbria. We’ve been several times Mike and I over to the Eden Valley area but never with Mark & Becky. This time we also had Mark & Jocelyn ... Read more >

Tags: cottages, cumbria, eden valley, walking, weekend

Catching a Moment - THE TIME OF MY LIFE

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 | By lifes_time | Views [219] | Scholarship Entry

My first international experience was so incredible ! You can’t imagine !! I left Brazil on 2009 December 1st and l spent three days in Holland. On December 5th I left Amsterdam to go to London, planning to cross England, Scotland and Ireland on a month ... Read more >

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A Local Encounter that Changed my Perspective - The Gift

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 | By jodiet00 | Views [208] | Scholarship Entry

The bus groaned boorishly, let out a sigh of discontent and ground to a halt. It was a few moments though before I peeked apprehensively beyond the clammy windows. People milled along the roadside surveying the scene. The arduous mountain road between ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013

Photos: Faro

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 | By daslolaran | Photo Gallery

Highlights

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 | By saraheturpin | Views [250]

The last 4 months has been an interesting and amazing experience- some parts were unmissable and some I won't miss, like the long days on the truck! My 6 main highlights are- The Galapagos Islands, Death Road in Bolivia, The Inca Trail andMacchu Picchu ... Read more >

A Daffodil-icious Walk Round Windermere

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 | By lakesjen | Views [404]

A trip to Windermere was calling to have a meeting with the guys at Hillthwaite. A perfect excuse one may say to take the little dog along with me too and get out for a walk afterwards. The forecast was good both at home and for over at Windermere so ... Read more >

Tags: lake district, windermere

Photos: Exploring Emma's Home City of Durham

Thu, 7 Feb 2013 | By steve_and_emma | Photo Gallery

Reflecting on a bygone trip to Keswick

Thu, 7 Feb 2013 | By lakesjen | Views [932]

Stumbling across an old memory stick, I found some great memories of a walk we did back in 2009. Now it was memorable for various goods and bad reasons. The good of course being the great day, bright sunshine crisp and cold the stunning views and scenery ... Read more >

Tags: helvellyn, keswick, walking

Photos: The start

Mon, 4 Feb 2013 | By jimandmary | Photo Gallery

Photos: Various Lake District

Sun, 3 Feb 2013 | By lakesjen | Photo Gallery

Valentines.....Windermere......Hint

Sun, 3 Feb 2013 | By lakesjen | Views [345]

How many times do I have to hint! I mean, this is getting ridiculous and embarassing now! Our favourite Valentine's meal was had in Windermere back in 2006 (yes, that long ago) so that fact Valentines is fast approaching, that I've been mentioning Windermere ... Read more >

Tags: valentines, windermere

Lol

Sun, 3 Feb 2013 | By dunkyandbambini | Views [311]

Lol this is a journal