Destination: United Kingdom

England arrival

Sat, 8 May 2010 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [4716]

We arrived at Heathrow airport around 8pm and were lucky enough to find our terminal relatively empty so collecting the bags and going through Immigration and Customs was fairly simple. Carol had been worried about entering England with no onward flight ... Read more >

S'long Not Goodbye ... OR If BSB can go on hiatus, so can I

Tue, 4 May 2010 | By hannahandemma | Views [860] | Comments [2]

Hey friends! After a whirlwind couple of weeks that consisted of: - a trip to London where Hannah, Sehr and I shopped, dreamed of becoming wealthy enough to live in Chelsea (prophetic?), climbed the lions in Trafalger Square, didn't write ... Read more >

Tags: awesomeness, beer lao, edinburgh, glasgow, going home, indiana jones, london, seperation anxiety, toronto

The Sky is Falling!

Tue, 4 May 2010 | By copperowl | Views [614]

No. Not a comment on the British Elections! Luke and Kerstin live in an old Victorian Townhouse that has been made into three flats - one on each floor. They are in the ground floor flat. When I visit I sleep on the sofa bed in the lounge room. During ... Read more >

Photos: Hoi An

Mon, 3 May 2010 | By tom-raleigh | Photo Gallery

Photos: Lakes District & Scafell Pike

Sun, 2 May 2010 | By drmitch | Photo Gallery

The Lakes District & Scafell Pike

Sun, 2 May 2010 | By drmitch | Views [810]

A bank holiday of four glorious days off could not be wasted so I booked a flight to Newcastle & met Sally, a friend from vet school who was prepared to show me the sights in the Lakes District in Cumbria. After a much needed lunch of a scrummy ... Read more >

Tags: hadrians wall, hiking, lakes district, scafell pike, tramping

Photos: London

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 | By teknautika | Photo Gallery

Photos: Nha Trang

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 | By tom-raleigh | Photo Gallery

Photos: Ho Chi Minh

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 | By tom-raleigh | Photo Gallery

Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner..

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 | By copperowl | Views [684] | Comments [2]

I farwelled Bookworm at Istanbul airport. It has been a challenging holiday physically, but we've survived and thrived. She will have her own stories. She should be back in Oz as I write. The flight to London was full of Aussies who'd been at Gallipoli ... Read more >

Photos: Jakarta

Sun, 25 Apr 2010 | By tom-raleigh | Photo Gallery

Photos: When the venturers went

Sat, 24 Apr 2010 | By tom-raleigh | Photo Gallery

Waiting for the dust to settle

Sat, 24 Apr 2010 | By sarahtravels | Views [362]

Along with huge numbers of travellers I have been delayed by the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland.  Plumes of ash sent high into the air create a potential disaster for jets when the magma would melt into glass at high temperatures ... Read more >

The Adventure Begins!

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 | By joshmarktom | Views [784] | Comments [1]

With all the ash clouds finally clearing it looks like we will soon be airborne and on our way to New Zealand. I cannot wait! This will either be 13 of the most incredible months of slumming it or 1 wild month of non-stop partying!!  I will try and ... Read more >

Tags: heathrow, langport, uk, volcano

Photos: London from the eyes of a tourist

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 | By teknautika | Photo Gallery