Destination: United Kingdom

I heart crepes!

Sat, 20 Aug 2011 | By travelcrazed | Views [611]

Staying near Parkside in Cambridge is great. It's so close to the city centre and there's always a game of football or cricket on. Gloria and her boyfriend Luca live near Parkside in a cluttered little apartment. Luca, being Italian, grows capsicum and ... Read more >

Tags: al casbah, cambridge, clares college, crepes, kings parade

From One Country to Another.

Sat, 20 Aug 2011 | By leaandray | Views [290]

Firstly we would just like to say just how boring a 10 hour stop over in Doha International Airport is... Ray managed to read a whole book and we had some sneaky food during Ramadan. We jumped in the plane excited to start our journey to Europe, the ... Read more >

I forgot that England has cricket - dammit!

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 | By travelcrazed | Views [577]

A word of warning: it is incredibly silly to carry 15 kilos of luggage from London Bridge to Victoria. But by doing this I did get to see Westminster Abbey on a beautiful clear summer day. Let off the coach at Cambridge parkside, I had an hour to ... Read more >

Tags: cambridge

Wedgwood China Through the Ages

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 | By vagabonds | Views [1456]

You can be forgiven for not knowing the names Titus Salt or Richard Arkwright despite their contributions to the industrial revolution.   You don’t see the Salt label on woolen goods or find Arkwright’s name on your jeans.   But only a Luddite ... Read more >

Photos: London

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 | By travelcrazed | Photo Gallery

Jeans soaked to the knee in London

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 | By travelcrazed | Views [686]

Started my day with nowhere in particular to go in mind. It was a nice cool morning which began with a wander around Southwark, namely Southwark church and Borough Markets, the latter had very cute organic fruit, poultry and flower stalls. I find it ... Read more >

Tags: globe theatre, london, marks and spencers, museum of broken relationships, tate modern

Bess the Builder

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 | By vagabonds | Views [2628]

This is a story about two families, four mansions and one very impressive lady.   The first mention of Chatsworth House was in the Doomsday Book; “Chetel’s-worth” owned by Sir William Peverel.   Centuries later it passed on to ... Read more >

Testing! (preparing to chase rabid raccoons!).

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 | By john_hockley | Views [336]

Well here is a quick tester to see if I can still remember how to add stories to these World Nomad on-line Journals. It is now nearly three years since the Appalachian Trail Trip and I am now preparing for the next one! This trip is going to be ... Read more >

Richard Arkwright: Father of the Factory System

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 | By vagabonds | Views [3386]

The Derwent valley sits upstream from Derby on the southern edge of the Pennines.   This UNESCO World Heritage Site contains a series of 18th and 19th century cotton mills and an industrial landscape of high historical and technological significance.... Read more >

Week 22: In search of Beatrix Potter and Mr Darcy - The Lakes District and Lyme Park

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 | By rachthe1st | Views [1214]

It rains an awful lot in Cumbria. Driving up, the rain was coming down at a 45 degree angle and as our host pointed out, it really did feel like we were driving through a vortex. A vortex into a place that time forgot. . . or more likely, it rains too ... Read more >

Photos: Lyme Park (aka Pemberley)

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 | By rachthe1st | Photo Gallery

Photos: The Lakes

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 | By rachthe1st | Photo Gallery

Photos: The World of Beatrix Potter

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 | By rachthe1st | Photo Gallery

Edinburgh Fringe

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 | By katebravado | Views [722]

Now that I've been away for a few weeks, I keep hoping to stop waking up in a panic that I'm late for work.. lol , sure the habit will wear off by the time I'm due back. Pretty sure I booked the last room available for (much, much less) than ... Read more >

Copycat riots in London and Birmingham: Destruction without reason

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 | By rachthe1st | Views [606]

The Malaysian waitress in the Chinese restaurant in Birmingham, called them vampires because they only came out at night and wore hoods while they destroyed people's lives. But even vampires have a reason for doing what they do. The number of tube station ... Read more >