Destination: United Kingdom

Photos: Prague - Churches

Sat, 25 Jun 2011 | By rachthe1st | Photo Gallery

17. go on the london eye

Sat, 25 Jun 2011 | By lauren-farr | Views [316]

amazing view of the city, so so much larger than it seemed. mum was a wee bit scared but it wasn't so bad. we have pictures to prove her conquering the height fear.

Photos: The Three Amigos

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 | By mizzsunshine2 | Photo Gallery

Photos: 80s Roller Disco

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 | By cokeeffe | Photo Gallery

Farewell London Town!

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 | By cokeeffe | Views [1159]

The countdown is on! I have had a pretty amazing final week in London. It started on Wednesday with the second State of Origin game, which I watched at the Shepherd’s Bush Walkabout Pub with a couple of hundred like-minded aussies… although there seemed ... Read more >

Back in the UK

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 | By jimboandjanet | Views [463] | Comments [1]

Wednesday 15 th – Wednesday 22 nd June   - UK Pottering around the UK Here we are back in the UK, enjoying the northern summer solstice with daylight hours that go for 16 hours from 4.45.34am until 9.20.26pm (…approximately!).... Read more >

Photos: Back in the UK

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 | By jimboandjanet | Photo Gallery

60. see stonehenge and bath

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 | By lauren-farr | Views [257]

this happened! despite what my father might say about the stonehenge experience ("it's older than the pyramids and you flew past at 100 miles an hour to get to a shoe shop") which i may add is not true. we had already been to the shoe shop ... Read more >

Week 13: Part Nine – The Forest of Dean (Puzzlewood) and Oxford.

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 | By rachthe1st | Views [837]

I remember now why I was never been keen on doing a bus tour around Europe - there too many places to visit in such a short period of time. After only a week on this road trip I was confusing cities and kept forgetting what country we were in and what ... Read more >

Photos: The Forest of Dean (Puzzlewood) and Oxford

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 | By rachthe1st | Photo Gallery

Week 13: Part Eight – Cardiff and the Great British countryside

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 | By rachthe1st | Views [576]

After spending the week travelling through England, Scotland and Wales, I started to notice differences between the respective countryside’s. The English countryside is full of rolling green hillsides while the Scottish countryside is green and has lots ... Read more >

Photos: Cardiff and the British Countryside

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 | By rachthe1st | Photo Gallery

Week 13: Part Seven – Holywell, Portmeirion and Aberyswyth

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 | By rachthe1st | Views [615]

When you were a child did you ever dream up an imaginary land where you would go and play, either by yourself, with your brothers and sisters, friends and imaginary friends? A place where you would go and play anytime, day or night until you dreamt up ... Read more >

Photos: Holywell and Portmeirion

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 | By rachthe1st | Photo Gallery

Week 13: Part Six – Cadbury World and Chester

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 | By rachthe1st | Views [940]

If you’ve been following my road trip adventure so far, you will have noticed that we stopped at a number of places linked to history (both English and Scottish), myths (the Loch Ness Monster) and legends (Robin Hood). So it was refreshing (and delicious) ... Read more >