Destination: United Kingdom

Last few days in Bangkok

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 | By priyachande | Views [444]

Sop early morning of the 31st my rickety bus dropped a truckload of us foreigners off near the Khaosan road where i was stranded once again. As it was my last few nights in Bangkok (a city I now have begun to loath), i decided to push the boat out and ... Read more >

Scottish Highlands

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 | By _kim | Views [669]

November 1, 2009 Today I went into the Scottish Highlands, a rugged and mountainous region in northwest Scotland, home to Britains highest mountain - Ben Nevis - and its deepest lake – Loch Ness – as well as red-haired, Gaelic-speaking, whiskey ... Read more >

Photos: Glasgow

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 | By martin_rix | Photo Gallery

Heading back into Thailand

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 | By priyachande | Views [575]

So our second day on the slow boat was when we headed back into Thailand. Firstly though, we ate a beautiful traditional Laos lunch that had been cooked on the bpoat by the family who ran it. One dish tasted very much like an Indian curry and was very ... Read more >

Gallery: Sealife Aquarium

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 | By sirus | Photo Gallery

Still Kickin

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 | By sirus | Views [1023]

Sorry it has been, once again, a long time since I have written anything. I don't have the internet at the place we are staying and the library connection is spotty at best. Not much has been going on over here. I've been studying a little bit and watchin ... Read more >

Gallery: Madame Tussauds

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 | By sirus | Photo Gallery

Gallery: London

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 | By sirus | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Hindu Parade

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 | By sirus | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Cars

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 | By sirus | Photo Gallery

Edinburgh!

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 | By _kim | Views [256]

October 27 and 28, 2009 Tuesday was a rather unremarkable day. We drove from the Lake District to Leeds to pick up Laura – so excited to see her again! I met her boyfriend Adam as well, and he is lovely. After saying goodbye to Alison’s family ... Read more >

LAO in a hurry!

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 | By priyachande | Views [456]

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 [935]

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 [258]

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 [898] | 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 >

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