Destination: United Kingdom

Week 8 where Photography is Sometimes Permitted

Mon, 9 May 2011 | By rachthe1st | Views [607]

Instead of buying souvenirs I prefer to take photos as a reminder of the places I’ve visited. Some places however, visitors are not allowed to take photos which means the memory of the place will very easily just slip my mind. Now I can understand not ... Read more >

Photos: Hampton Court Palace

Mon, 9 May 2011 | By rachthe1st | Photo Gallery

Preparing to launch

Sat, 7 May 2011 | By ladyc | Views [339]

It is with excitement, trepidation and a little elation that I prepare for my trip for India. My excitement however is not matched by my preparation. My temporary bedroom looks like an exploded department store with clothes, books, shoes, electrical ... Read more >

Photos: One Small c

Sat, 7 May 2011 | By ladyc | Photo Gallery

Week 7 in which Everyday’s a Holiday

Fri, 6 May 2011 | By rachthe1st | Views [567]

In the UK we’ve had two extra long weekends in a row; the Easter long weekend and the Royal Wedding/Labour Day long weekend. If I was a salaried employee I would have been over the moon, instead I spent the week living like the unemployed and losing ... Read more >

Photos: A Royal Wedding

Fri, 6 May 2011 | By rachthe1st | Photo Gallery

40. go the the moscow state circus

Thu, 5 May 2011 | By lauren-farr | Views [314]

the circus came to leeds, and we got free tickets. AMAZING mads, eddy, shell, gavin and i went out for a nice dinner at jamies italian (where eddy happens to work and got 50% off for us) double yay then we went to the circus set up opposite hyde park.... Read more >

7. learn a new language

Tue, 3 May 2011 | By lauren-farr | Views [343]

language of choice, french, because we already had the basics. first we tried online lessons, but lost interest pretty quickly, then when we were road tripping to the lake district with tim he got us on to recordings by michel thomas, number one language ... Read more >

Photos: London

Mon, 2 May 2011 | By rachthe1st | Photo Gallery

April 2011- London, UK

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 | By arm | Views [519]

The Royal Wedding: London, UK What luck that i happened to be living in London when the Royal Wedding occurred! It was a magical time throughout the suburbs with street parties and celebration! I went with my friend K and we were lucky enough ... Read more >

Week 6: Don't expect the unexpected

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 | By rachthe1st | Views [444]

Unexpected things in life usually have a more immediate impact on us than things we know are going to occur. Which is probably why when I turned around after re-adjusting a chair in the lobby at Claridge's and Russell Brand was an arm's distance ... Read more >

Week 5: Clothes maketh the man

Sun, 24 Apr 2011 | By rachthe1st | Views [610]

Last year at the CA christmas party it struck me how similar all accountants looked. Well the females at least because all businessmen everywhere around the world just seem to wear suits.   And it wasn’t just the clothes, nearly all the females ... Read more >

Photos: Tower of London

Sat, 23 Apr 2011 | By rachthe1st | Photo Gallery

Photos: Road Trip

Sat, 23 Apr 2011 | By lauren-farr | Photo Gallery

45. climb an effing mountain

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 | By lauren-farr | Views [332]

oh my goodness, worst idea ever. it was huge. enormous. gigantic. had to stop every 30 metres for a 5 minute break so it was a long hike up the mountain. michelle nearly gave up. was literally laying in the grass napping but tim managed to talk her ... Read more >