Destination: United Kingdom

Photos: Travel Journal Photos

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 | By ellisplata | Photo Gallery

An Aquatic Learning Curve

Thu, 8 Oct 2009 | By t_w_d | Views [503]

An unusually grey dawn smothered Ko Chang as we wiped the sleep from our eyes. In a fit of enthusiastic pique we had volunteered our services for the day’s fishing expedition and now found ourselves aboard a small red boat alongside the captain and ... Read more >

Gallery: Egypt and Jordan

Thu, 8 Oct 2009 | By jess_dan | Photo Gallery

Chau Doc- crossing the border

Thu, 8 Oct 2009 | By priyachande | Views [335]

The Mekong Delta area is a green expanse of paddy fields, thick orchards and an intricate pattern of streams and canals. Water is the focus of life and the main means of transportation. Floating houses and markets and fishing boats abound. After crossing ... Read more >

first month

Wed, 7 Oct 2009 | By bigwill-kenyon | Views [371]

Its been a month and so far everything is good. The group of people that arrived to go on the ranch with me were cool. I immedietely bonded with a girl called rhian. Theres a guy called dan who looks like mr bean. Two sisters called rhian and lisa and ... Read more >

Note- Cambodia doesn't do beaches!

Wed, 7 Oct 2009 | By priyachande | Views [341]

Oct 6-7th 2009: SIHANOUKVILLE “Sihanoukville is centered on a small peninsula jutting into the warm waters of the Gul of Thailand surrounded by several white sandy beaches and tiny offshore islands” I would totally ignore the above description ... Read more >

Quito!

Wed, 7 Oct 2009 | By tennantbella | Views [357] | Comments [2]

ahh so, I arrived the day before yesterday, settled in, the hostal is really good, nice big beds, hammocks, the works. Met all the people I'm gonna be with for the next 10 weeks, all seem really nice so thats all good. i spent yesterday walking around ... Read more >

Leaving this great city...

Tue, 6 Oct 2009 | By dan_and_anna | Views [452]

We spent our last few days in New York discovering all of the charms the city had to offer... This included of course spending a little more time walking through the glorious Central Park... We absolutely ... Read more >

First Day of Classes!

Mon, 5 Oct 2009 | By megangobeille | Views [455]

Today was my first day! I had 2 Classes. My first one was History of London. I think that its going to be a really good class. My professor is highly intelligent and i think that he will teach me a ton about London. I'm excited! On Wednesday, were already ... Read more >

Tags: school

Pheri betaula Nepal :(

Mon, 5 Oct 2009 | By alyx | Views [813] | Comments [5]

Namaste everyone, I thought I'd write one final blog before leaving Nepal, I'm not really sure of its purpose, maybe to act as a summary or evaluation, or maybe just to express how ten weeks can teach you more than years of conventional ... Read more >

The killing fields

Mon, 5 Oct 2009 | By priyachande | Views [508] | Comments [2]

4th oct 2009 The first night in phnom penh we ate at a fantastic  restaurant called "Friends"- a social project/restaurant. it involves teaching children to cook and serve their food to customers. The kids would otherwise be on the streets.... Read more >

Day 4. Greenwich, England!

Mon, 5 Oct 2009 | By megangobeille | Views [371] | Comments [1]

Our trip to Greenwich was really awesome! We started off by taking the Tube to Westminster Station. Right when we got off, Big Ben was right there in front of us. It was so amazing! We got on the Thames River boat and took it all the way to Greenwich ... Read more >

Tags: greenwich

Continuing South

Sun, 4 Oct 2009 | By livy | Views [644]

York: Gently undulating mottled brown moors pass seemingly endlessly by the windows of the car. Easily can I imagine a plain and little Jane Ayre coming along a road such as the one we’re on now, though perhaps not quite so sealed, until her funds ... Read more >

Tags: on the road, york

London

Sun, 4 Oct 2009 | By sirus | Views [761] | Comments [3]

So we are in London. Well, just outside London so we could be closer to Ania's job. She works in a hotel restaurant in Ruislip. The place we are living isn't the best place but it's good enough for now. The town is an Indian town. About 95% of the ... Read more >

Gallery: London

Sun, 4 Oct 2009 | By utegute | Photo Gallery