Destination: United Kingdom

Getting ready to leave

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 | By hanw | Views [281]

Only 24 days to go! I can't believe it's almost time to leave this amazing place I've called home for the past 15 months! I don't know how I'm going to be able to say goodbye to everyone! I can't think about it too much because it's just too upsetting.... Read more >

Londontown: Lovin' town

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1518]

Three weeks ago, I heard the phone ringing, saw it was London callin' and I answered! Here I am on this grey day. Even though it's a typical London day, I can easily deal with London's weather over that of most other places I've lived or been to. This ... Read more >

Tags: food, history, museums

Weaning

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 | By melissa | Views [908] | Comments [3]

As Rowan is now six months.. we've begun weaning.  We're using the 'baby led weaning' method, which basically just means you put the food within reach and let them get on with it.  No special meals, no purees, no fuss.  Messy.. but fun. Rowan's ... Read more >

Photos: Shopping Centres

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 | By rachthe1st | Photo Gallery

Photos: Weaning

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 | By melissa | Photo Gallery

Rowan: 3-6 Months

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 | By melissa | Views [598] | Comments [1]

Wow.. it's hard to believe Rowan is already six months old!  Such a big boy now.. and here are the pictures to prove it. Rowan looking 'oh-so-handsome' in the bodysuit with Grandma Lou added embellishments. Showing off those big brown eyes! ... Read more >

Week 4: Days of Pastries

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 | By rachthe1st | Views [573]

Despite the title I haven't been spending all my days eating pastries; just one day when I started work at an awkward time so that when I was finally allowed on my lunch break it was afternoon tea. And I had been snacking on the breakfast pastries ... Read more >

Photos: Rowan 2

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 | By melissa | Photo Gallery

My Rosetta Stone

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [2520]

It may be a long way from being the real thing, but my own wooden Rosetta Stone is here with me in the British Museum, right in front of the plexiglass that protects the real Stone! The real Rosetta Stone is thousands of years old and used as the key ... Read more >

Tags: mementos, museums

A True Travel Love Story

Sun, 10 Apr 2011 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [2404] | Comments [1]

As I sit here at Maria's flat in Brentford, a suburb of London, I think of all the beautiful and nice girls I've met on my travels. Throughout my journeys, from high atop the icecaps of Iceland, to the paddocks of New Zealand, to the dusty streets ... Read more >

Tags: love

Photos: UK / Ireland

Sun, 10 Apr 2011 | By detolly4 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Beachy Head

Sat, 9 Apr 2011 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery

Cliffs of Chalk

Sat, 9 Apr 2011 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1536]

After taking two trains to get from London to Eastbourne, Maria and I set out for our excursion to the chalk headland of Beachy Head. Today the weather is beautiful and perfect for today's extraordinary hike! There are like 25 of us on this journey.... Read more >

Tags: beaches, cliffs

Photos: UK - spring 2011

Fri, 8 Apr 2011 | By shizuoka | Flickr Photo Gallery

Reality kicks in

Wed, 6 Apr 2011 | By teenagemutantninjatrekkers | Views [211]

So a bulletin comes through at work saying there is going to be a charity event organised to raise money for teenage cancer trust and SCAT bone cancer trust and all you have to do is enter a team and raise £500 to take part..... Happy days!!!!!! So I ... Read more >