Destination: United Kingdom

Testing! (preparing to chase rabid raccoons!).

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 | By john_hockley | Views [358]

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 [3463]

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 [1262]

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 [759]

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 [638]

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 >

LONDON CALLING 7

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 | By countryboy | Views [914] | Comments [12]

There's got to be a morning after If we can hold on through the night... We're all a bit tired. Although 'tired' isn't exactly the right word. Simone said it was a bit like “tears at the end of a party”. I think some boffin ... Read more >

Week 21: In Search of Jane Austen – Hampshire, Lacock and Winchester

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 | By rachthe1st | Views [764]

‘Hampshire: The Home of Jane Austen’ the sign greeted us and let us know we were in the right place. Driving up to the winding path up to the old manor house which had been converted into a hotel, we craned our necks in anticipation to see how grand ... Read more >

Saltaire, One Man's Dream

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 | By vagabonds | Views [1797]

Titus Salt had a vision for a utopian town built around his textile mill.  Today Saltaire is an example of a mid-19th Century industrial village highlighting the importance of the textile industry and has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.... Read more >

Photos: Lacock

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 | By rachthe1st | Photo Gallery

Photos: Winchester

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 | By rachthe1st | Photo Gallery

Photos: Jane Austen's Hampshire

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 | By rachthe1st | Photo Gallery

A Day at The Races

Sat, 13 Aug 2011 | By vagabonds | Views [1104]

As any fan of Dick Francis, author and former steeplechase jockey, would know, horse racing is a big thing in the UK.  Attending the sport of kings at Ripon Racetrack seemed like the perfect way to spend a Saturday afternoon. We were separated from ... Read more >