Destination: United Kingdom

Photos: Cadbury World and Chester

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 | By rachthe1st | Photo Gallery

Week 12 or 13: Part Five – Edinburgh and Windemere

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 | By rachthe1st | Views [544]

After spending that sunny day touring the Scottish Highlands, I began to think that Scottish weather can’t be that cold if they have warm sunny days like this. Um, note to self: never be too optimistic about the weather in the UK. The very next day was ... Read more >

Brass Junkie

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 | By dianasaurus | Views [703]

Another day of rain!  In London!  How... typical.  It is amazing how depressing the city feels when the weather is not good; most of the tourists seem to vanish.  I'm fortunate that I got the days of sunshine that I did because in this weather, knowing ... Read more >

Photos: Edinburgh

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 | By rachthe1st | Photo Gallery

Week 12: Part Four – The Scottish Highlands including Loch Ness

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 | By rachthe1st | Views [522]

It was about this point in the trip where I realised that I have a smart phone; a smart phone with Google Maps. Who needs ask for directions to small unknown streets when they have a smart phone with Google Maps? Thank God for that realisation otherwise ... Read more >

Photos: The Scottish Highlands and Loch Ness

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 | By rachthe1st | Photo Gallery

Week 12: Part Three – Newcastle and Hadrian’s Wall

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 | By rachthe1st | Views [743]

What do Newcastle and Liverpool have in common? No idea? Neither do I. One is near the east coast; the other is near the west coast of the UK, yet I kept calling Newcastle, Liverpool for the whole trip. So in the future if I ever say I went to Liverpool, ... Read more >

Photos: Newcastle (including Hadrian's Wall)

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 | By rachthe1st | Photo Gallery

Week 12: Part Two - Coventry, Nottingham and Sherwood Forest

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 | By rachthe1st | Views [1711]

Want to keep your brain active and alert? Want to prevent Alzheimer’s? Forget about brain training and Sudoku, just grab a (sketchy) map of the UK, jump in a car and find your way to your next destination! Okay, so I shouldn’t have expected that the ‘A ... Read more >

Don't Stop Me Now

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 | By dianasaurus | Views [963] | Comments [3]

I finally had my big British breakfast this morning: bangers, chips, toast, bacon, egg and beans along with a cup of tea all for 5 pounds.  The sign outside the restaurant said “Fish and Chips,” but when I stepped inside it was very much a Middle Eastern ... Read more >

Photos: Sherwood Forest

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 | By rachthe1st | Photo Gallery

Week 12: Part One - Brighton and Warwick Castle

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 | By rachthe1st | Views [850]

I’m not a big city girl. I need to live where there are trees, mountains and preferably a lake or some other body of water. This notion was further re-enforced on my recent road trip around the UK (excluding Northern Ireland ;-) ) Not only is it absolutely ... Read more >

Photos: England - Leg 1

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 | By matt_tani | Photo Gallery

Oh What a Night

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 | By dianasaurus | Views [742] | Comments [1]

I overslept this morning intentionally and didn't roll out of bed until 8. It was a cloudy day but not raining so I still decided to keep on trying to walk around outdoors. I made my way to Leicester Square to check out the discounted tickets ... Read more >

Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 | By dianasaurus | Views [794] | Comments [2]

Believe it or not I woke up at 7 this morning to a gorgeous sunny day, so I hustled out to Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens to take advantage of the sunshine. Spent a few hours walking around/getting lost. I found my way to Kensington Palace, ... Read more >