Destination: United Kingdom

Getting ready to go!

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 | By lottie_and_george | Views [517] | Comments [1]

Just playing around and testing the website. So... have finally just bought travel insurance! Hours of sifting through websites to find a good policy and now thankfully its crossed off the to do list. Our stuff is all packed away and so the bedroom is ... Read more >

First week at fieldbase

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 | By tom-raleigh | Views [429]

My flight to KK only took twenty minutes, and I managed to get through airport security really quickly, so by the time I got out of the airport my flight had still not been scheduled to touchdown. Fortunately I didn't need to wait long to be picked ... Read more >

Photos: UK Visit 2009/2010

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 | By jeffbrad | Photo Gallery

Disappointing Brunei

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 | By tom-raleigh | Views [521]

I flew into Brunei on the morning of the 12th of January. The flight had already taken sixteen hours and I was lucky enough to have a seven hour stopover there. Its a shame I didn't take any pictures of the airport because words cant express how depressing ... Read more >

Vietnam

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 | By whereintheworld10 | Views [711]

Hi everyone! Or sin chow from vietnam! Stayed in the north- Hanoi. Crazy and mad place. Never seen so many motorbikes! It's absolutely lethal crossing the road! Spent some time doing a few tours. Went to a magical place called Halong bay, and spent the ... Read more >

From the deep freeze to forty something degrees

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 | By piamaria | Views [407] | Comments [3]

I'm trying a few things out to see what is going to work better i.e. this, emails or a blog.  Let me know what you think.  After lots of prayers and crossed fingers about my flight after Katie and Warrie had such a nightmare with their flights because ... Read more >

Tags: brunei river

Front Page News - Clowning Around

Sat, 9 Jan 2010 | By langkawi21 | Views [1366] | Comments [1]

We have been in England nearly one month and are experiencing harshest winter in 30 years. Every trip we have done is affected by snow and ice, and as spectacular as it was initially, it is making out trip very hard work. Had a very good christmas ... Read more >

Tags: blizzard, christmas, new years day, snow

Photos: Wwoofing @ Simon's Kloof, Montagu, South Africa

Sat, 9 Jan 2010 | By finh | Photo Gallery

Photos: Home

Thu, 7 Jan 2010 | By tom-raleigh | Photo Gallery

The much awaited arrival

Wed, 6 Jan 2010 | By nadscol | Views [1324] | Comments [2]

(28 th April 2009) I never thought I would ever willingly and excitedly get out of bed at 530am ever. No really- anyone who knows me even a little bit would probably know that I don’t do mornings-ever. Here is the only exception. After 14 months ... Read more >

Tags: family

My Travel CV

Tue, 5 Jan 2010 | By will | Views [4212]

This CV outlines my travels experience to date and is aimed at prospective employers, to highlight my experience and knowledge and my commitment to travel and the outdoor life. Travelling mainly independently, I have now visited 98 ... Read more >

South Thailand Sun and burnt bum.

Sun, 3 Jan 2010 | By whereintheworld10 | Views [1006] | Comments [3]

South of Thailand is red hot at the min and sunny. Been to most of the islands around Krabi on our own Long Boat. We had the same driver and named him Pongo as obviously has never seen the ball end of a roll on deoderant. We sailed or motored our way ... Read more >

Staying in touch

Sun, 3 Jan 2010 | By will | Views [1498]

About a year ago I bought a netbook, a handy sized laptop which I though would be ideal to take travelling, for connecting to the net and writing articles on. I took it on a few weekend trips but didn’t use it much and often found that the wifi zones ... Read more >

Tags: hostels, hotels, internet, laptops, netbooks, observations, wifi

Day 28

Fri, 1 Jan 2010 | By lannigan | Views [736]

We had lost Will today. Jimmy was his buddy, and they had physically tied them selves together with fluro blue rope. But after a bit of a dissagreement they literally cut the cord. Jimmy made it home but will didnt and he wasnt answering his phone. ... Read more >

Photos: Noo Years

Fri, 1 Jan 2010 | By harryjonas | Photo Gallery