Destination: United Kingdom

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 [661] | 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 [344]

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 [757] | 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

Photos: Japan Faves

Sat, 17 Apr 2010 | By bofner | Photo Gallery

Work Experience in Honduras: Pilots, Explorers and Kidnappers

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 | By rsweet | Views [768]

We have returned safely from the jungle, thankfully not eaten by jaguars or peckish locals (although the mosquitoes had their feast as usual). Last time I wrote we were in the town of cowboy hats about to visit the Copan ruins. The entire town's ... Read more >

Photos: Walking around Windsor

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 | By drmitch | Photo Gallery

A visit with the queen

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 | By drmitch | Views [695]

On a rare sunny day off I headed over to Windsor to check out the castle and walk the loop track through the grounds. The castle's pretty impressive (as it should be, being the oldest & largest occupied castle in the world) though I can't say much ... Read more >

Tags: walks, windsor castle

Planning Phase

Fri, 9 Apr 2010 | By sarahtravels | Views [503]

I've been at home for 2 weeks now and have eventually sketched out an itinerary. Yesterday I purchased the flights and now I'm looking for travel insurance and vaccinations.  I have got a travel bag, and I finally decided on the compromise of a wheeled ... Read more >

Tags: planning

Photos: Alpha 1 kindergarten opening ceremony

Wed, 7 Apr 2010 | By tom-raleigh | Photo Gallery

Brighton and Tate Modern.

Tue, 6 Apr 2010 | By jono_79 | Views [686] | Comments [1]

Brighton - early Jan. As I mentioned in my last posting, Anna and I went to Brighton in January and it kicked arsed. It was a spontaneous trip. It was a pretty uneventful morning when I suggested we take a day trip there. Within an hour, ... Read more >

Guatemala - volcanoes, couchsurfing and bed bugs

Mon, 5 Apr 2010 | By rsweet | Views [1614]

I'll begin this blog with an update on our mosquito bites (always popular) -- having spent almost a week bite-free and forming a case against Deet as a conspiracy theory concocted by the global pharmaceutical companies I got ravaged the other day, and ... Read more >