Destination: United Kingdom

LAO in a hurry!

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 | By priyachande | Views [530]

Guys, as you now know im sooo  far behind on this damn blog. it's all been hand written in my diary but it appears that Laos didnt get much a mention in that either. Absolutely shameful considring it was by far the best country i visited on my trip. ... Read more >

Ullapool

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 | By whippin_picadilly | Views [1095]

International communist links, music bonanzas, tales of grand drug busts and enough nationalities to tempt Kofi Annan to hold a UN summit here, it’s what the Scottish highlands are all about - or more specifically, Ullapool in Wester Ross. ... Read more >

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Lake District, Day 2

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 | By _kim | Views [341]

October 26, 2009 For sheer scenic splendour, few places can measure up to the Lake District, where Wordsworth and his Romantic compatriots sought poetic muse in the 19 th Century. The area is justifiably popular, with its sweeping panorama of ... Read more >

edinburg(h)er*

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 | By vivienne_and_iona | Views [1038] | Comments [3]

* just for the record, we didn't actually call it that... i just thought of it then and thought it was funny... i'm pretty cool, i know. ANYWAY. first thing first, sorry that this is ridiculously late, but, to be honest, since iona isn't here to remind ... Read more >

Tags: deep fried mars bar visa freezing cold

Lake District, Day 1

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 | By _kim | Views [299]

October 25, 2009 Alison’s brother Matthew drove us to the Lake District today. It one of the most stunningly beautiful places in England, as breathtaking as any you’ll find in Switzerland or the French Alps. Her parents have a holiday home there;... Read more >

the coast

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 | By tennantbella | Views [395] | Comments [2]

have been at the coast for this last week. staying in an amazing ecolodge. all made out of bamboo, hammocks everywhere :). we´re living in these awesome little huts on the beach. we´ve been working on the eco lodge every day, reaaally hard work, but ... Read more >

arriving in Nepal

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 | By jess_dan | Views [991]

Dear All, We have made it to Kathmandu, Nepal..finally. It became a story in itself to make it here… Arrived at the Amman airport 3 hours prior..as our booking suggested, however at the airport the gulf air counter wasn’t open so we sat around for ... Read more >

EUROPE - ONE BIG PARTY!!!

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 | By kiara19 | Views [1421]

Europe was in a few words – crazy, hectic, diverse and so so so so so much fun!!! I'm going to write about what we did in point form because we did so much, hopefully it's a bit easier to read that way, and prepare yourselves cos ... Read more >

My week in Newcastle

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 | By _kim | Views [278]

October 22 - 25 For the uninitiated – like myself at the start of the week - Newcastle seems all about coal and industry, the lifeblood of modern civilisation but not all that interesting for tourists. But in actual fact it has been raised ... Read more >

Hostels, Dinosaurs, Bath and Crackheads

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 | By jono_79 | Views [708]

Evening all, Have been doing quite a bit of house-hopping of late, after Notting Hill, I went stayed in a couple of hostels in the city, a part of an experiment to see what it would be like to live in them for a while and also to give my mates a bit ... Read more >

Nott any more!

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 | By nadscol | Views [810]

The time in Nottingham has flown, but to be honest I spent 95% of it looking forward to mum and dad coming over. Yes, it was a great job, good hours (overtime etc.), nice rate of pay, nice workmates, but really I’ve spent the last few months wanting ... Read more >

Tags: work

I have an old man disease!

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 | By nadscol | Views [1136]

(March 2009) Sick again. It has not been a good year for my lungs; they have been through a lot and have been complete utter bastards to me this year. It’s Easter, 4 days off in a row and I have pleurisy. How do I know this is an old man disease-... Read more >

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The dork hits York.

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 | By nadscol | Views [983]

(March 2009)   I can admit it; I’m a dork- a history dork. And in York I was in history heaven and I absolutely loved it. It was another weekend day trip and a ripping good time. York is one of those places oozing history that I have always ... Read more >

Tags: weekends

The Lincoln Imp

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 | By nadscol | Views [733]

(March 2009) Lincoln, what images are conjured up when you think about Lincoln? Well not much at all to be truthful. All I had heard that there was a nice cathedral there and that they had good Christmas markets. That was about it, and all of this ... Read more >

Tags: weekends

BINGO!

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 | By nadscol | Views [822]

(March 2009) Just a quick one on my first foray into the world of professional bingo....well that’s what it felt like! I had previously only ever been to bingo a few times at the Wagga RSL back when I was at uni but I thought I knew the gist ... Read more >

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