Destination: United Kingdom

The car

Tue, 10 May 2011 | By jimboandjanet | Views [354]

30 th April 2011 Buying a car Well with about as much luck as was had in ordering a caravan, we went to one car place and in one afternoon found what we wanted and needed….a car to pull Kevin across the roads of Europe!   ... Read more >

The Royal Wedding

Tue, 10 May 2011 | By jimboandjanet | Views [518]

29 th April 2011 The Royal Wedding Well where does one start??? Armed with ponchos (again), camera and our faithful aussie hats we took the train to St Pancras, then the tube to Victoria station, as Westminster was ... Read more >

Photos: London and The Royal Wedding

Tue, 10 May 2011 | By jimboandjanet | Photo Gallery

A visit to Ickworth House, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Tue, 10 May 2011 | By jimboandjanet | Views [555]

24 th April 2011 Easter Sunday A visit to Ickworth House, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk At Emma and Sam’s suggestion we all took off for a “jaunt”, as they say, to a stately Georgian Italianate National Trust mansion in Suffolk.... Read more >

Rushden

Tue, 10 May 2011 | By jimboandjanet | Views [309]

23 rd April 2011 Rushden - The purchase of a caravan (aka “Kevin”) – our “starship galactica” for the forthcoming adventure through Europe. Well, what can we say…it happened in one afternoon!   After much tooth gnashing ... Read more >

The UK - visit to Cambridge

Tue, 10 May 2011 | By jimboandjanet | Views [914]

22 nd April 2011 Heathrow then Rushden, UK 5.30am arrival at Heathrow on Good Friday…hardly a crowd and no one there except for Sam & Emma, our good old friends we’d met in Oz!!!!   What a welcome – thanks guys for collecting ... Read more >

Photos: Cambridge and Suffolk, UK

Tue, 10 May 2011 | By jimboandjanet | Photo Gallery

Walking Oxford Street

Tue, 10 May 2011 | By stanleytravels | Views [599]

On a sunny mid-week morning in the city there's not many better places than Oxford Street for a walk in London. Most other times it's an absolute nighmare; crammed with tourist and shoppers, leaving no room but the middle of the busy road to ... Read more >

Tags: london, oxford road, walking

44. have a perfect afternoon

Mon, 9 May 2011 | By lauren-farr | Views [229]

this one is debatable. there was the afternoon in england where the sun was out. shock and horror. we bought snacks and magazines and played in the park. this one may count.

98. learn a party trick

Mon, 9 May 2011 | By lauren-farr | Views [259]

so it has been decided. against my wishes, that my party trick is infact the YMCA. where my Y and my M go in the same direction due to some wacky elbows. will demonstrate on request

Week 8 where Photography is Sometimes Permitted

Mon, 9 May 2011 | By rachthe1st | Views [626]

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 [368]

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 [581]

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 >