Destination: United Kingdom

Botswana 2011

Sun, 7 Aug 2011 | By shaz | Views [399]

We reached the Okavango Delta and the first sign we saw at the campsite was Beware of Crocodiles. Nice welcome but they failed to show up. On our bush camp in the middle of the delta was more eventful because as we slept we could hear elephants and hippos.... Read more >

Straying through NZ

Sat, 6 Aug 2011 | By lillywanders | Views [359]

OK guys, this will be a whistle-stop, blink and you'll miss it account of the last few days. I'll try to retrace and embelish maybe tomorrow on the bus but right now, time is somewhat short before I need to track down food and a decent seat for the Rugby! ... Read more >

Yeah work...

Sat, 6 Aug 2011 | By vampyrlady | Views [504]

Well I´ve been lazzy this last days, but I was bored, which means nothing important happend to write about. I had my free days, which kinda sucked, because it means I had nothing to do and was just stying in my room.  Well and I went to Stiring, but ... Read more >

5 Glorious Sensations from London

Fri, 5 Aug 2011 | By deepsouthrugby | Views [748]

We spent 4 days in London mostly eating and going to the theatre. Here are our favorite sensory experiences. Taste: English cuisine is very maligned and our top taste considerations (although enjoyed in London) fall largely outside what one would ... Read more >

Tags: butley, clerkenwell, lion king, london

Intense Planning

Fri, 5 Aug 2011 | By kelvinos | Views [496]

Intense planning.   There you have it.   The all-consuming differentiator when you’ve got a baby.   As rewarding as they are, these little bundles of teething, screaming, vomiting joy come with a big red warning ... Read more >

Tags: baby, backpacking, children, itinerary, planning a trip, south-east asia

Belfast Northern Ireland

Thu, 4 Aug 2011 | By osiris811 | Views [235]

I lived in Belfast for several years throughout the 2000's. It's a beautiful city with so many problems because of religion. I lived in a catholic area and at first there were no problems. I was able to roam around the city without problems. Even though ... Read more >

The Holy Island of LIndisfarne: Proceed With Caution!

Thu, 4 Aug 2011 | By vagabonds | Views [1751]

“There once was a comely young lass          Who stood in the sea to her ankles” It doesn’t rhyme now but it will when the tide comes in! This old limerick stuck in my mind as we traversed the mudflats on our way to ... Read more >

Two weeks to go...

Thu, 4 Aug 2011 | By nicholaivey | Views [235]

Only two weeks until I go to St Jean Pied de Port. I can't believe it has come around already. I still have things to sort out- what bags will I take? What will be my final packing list? What else needs to be thought about and planned? Are there more ... Read more >

Day before the flight.

Wed, 3 Aug 2011 | By appleyard91 | Views [206]

Well here it is after months of waiting/organising/saving my flight to Sydney is tomorrow! :). Even though I am slightly nervous I am also very excited and cannot wait until i arrive!

Summer

Wed, 3 Aug 2011 | By vagabonds | Views [714]

It rained yesterday and the forecast for tomorrow is more of the same.  But summer, glorious summer, arrived in northeast England today.  The temperature topped out at 20 C, that's nearly 70 degrees F!  And the sun shined all day long. We were at the ... Read more >

Photos: First impressions

Wed, 3 Aug 2011 | By vampyrlady | Photo Gallery

Work day 2

Tue, 2 Aug 2011 | By vampyrlady | Views [335]

Well you can´t really say I worked today, because most of our residents are visiting their families right now, what means I don´t really have a lot to do, so my work was finished already at 1 pm. What means I was getting a bit bored today, because I ... Read more >

78. try every single J20 flavour

Mon, 1 Aug 2011 | By lauren-farr | Views [334]

another fail on this one. there are a bazillion j20 flavours. okay, maybe not that many but there are alot! we tried maybe 5 or 6 of them. nothing like leaving it to the last minute. we tried one at the airport about to fly to greece. whoops.

First day of work

Mon, 1 Aug 2011 | By vampyrlady | Views [369]

Well I got up at nine and meet another Staff member. We had breakfast in the kitchen today, because we were just four people everyone else is either away or on break. Afterwards we went swimming, with a few people from the other houses. It ... Read more >

Short-shorter-Scottish

Mon, 1 Aug 2011 | By vampyrlady | Views [388]

Oh my I feel like super tired right now, It´s already six o´clock and I slept for over two hours. But it slowly gets better, now I just go and take a bit to eat and than I probably walk around a bit and try to not get lost^ ... Read more >