Destination: United Kingdom

Don't stop me now!

Thu, 8 Mar 2012 | By joannas | Views [320]

'No, you cannot do it! It's irrational! Absolutely crazy!What will people say?!' That's my mum screaming at me from the other side of Europe. I've just told her that I'm planning to go away for 3 months next year and travel through South East ... Read more >

My life - all 8 kilos of it!

Sat, 3 Mar 2012 | By oliviadj | Views [277] | Comments [2]

8 kilos.  Yes, that is right.  You read correctly.  8 kilos is what my backpack weighed at the airport.  That is all I will have from home as I set off to start my 4.5 month adventure as a newly fledged backpacker.   My list - obviously, was rather ... Read more >

London!

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 | By courtneyjane411 | Views [383]

Hello! I've just spent 5 very full days in very busy London. It only took me five minutes of being here to remember how fast-paced and bustling this city really is. It's amazing, the only other city you can really compare it to is New York, and even ... Read more >

Photos: Me

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 | By joannas | Photo Gallery

Photos: casually in europe...

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 | By annafromeverywhere | Photo Gallery

The Devil's in the Details

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 | By hermyam | Views [687]

Of course I knew on a theoretical level I'd have a lot to organise in order to take a trip abroad: accommodation, flights, car hire, travel insurance, money... oh, and the passport. My first passport, to be precise.  How does someone get to 41 without ... Read more >

Tags: checklists, planning, travel advice

Cycling in Scotland

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 | By cycle | Views [676]

Cycling in Scotland is a cost effective, greener, more enjoyable method of transport. There are many cycle routes taking you though many different types of terrain from easy for the beginner to very difficult for the more experienced cyclist. Some of ... Read more >

Tags: bicycle, culture, cycle, mountain, people, road, scenery, scotland, travel

Brazil: not just Big Jesus.

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 | By amy | Views [736]

Three weeks to write a blog post? I am so sorry. While Wi-fi is all the rage here, they haven´t quite updated the computers to a level that meets the demands of the internet greedy backpackers, meaning ive struggled to find a decent connection, or at ... Read more >

Photos: Jersey Feb 2012

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 | By shaz | Photo Gallery

Jersey - Channel Islands Feb 2012

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 | By shaz | Views [629] | Comments [1]

I had a fleeting visit to one of the Channel Islands this February only because I didn’t have the money for a full on organised trip. It was low season but it's what I wanted as there would be empty hotels, no screaming children and the places ... Read more >

Photos: York

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 | By martin_rix | Photo Gallery

Photos: RTWT 2011-2012

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 | By john_hockley | Photo Gallery

Photos: South Coast

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 | By martin_rix | Photo Gallery

Snieg i minus 9 stopni celcjusza w UK

Mon, 6 Feb 2012 | By annaryan | Views [328]

Tylko dwa dni do wyjazdu i okolo 15 cm sniegu (Anglicy nie wiedza co to znaczy snieg :) Na lotnisku Heathrow odwolane loty. Ale wyglada na to ze bedziemy mogli wyleciec w Srode. Wlasnie wrocilismy do domu po lunchu z naszymi przyjaciomi Nicole, ... Read more >

Snow and -9 degrees in UK

Mon, 6 Feb 2012 | By annaryan | Views [423]

Well two days to go until we leave on our trip and we had about 6 inches of snow and very cold weather last night. Heathrow has been cancelling local flights, as usual the UK shuts down unless the weather is exactly 15 degrees with 15% humidity. 8) ... Read more >