Destination: United Kingdom

London 2

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 | By david_vanessa | Views [953]

Hi All, Accomodation. Ever watched the bill on the ABC? We booked some cheapish accommodation online and got a warning from Lauren, a friend of the family, saying that it was probably the worst crime area in London so we got online again, read some ... Read more >

Gallery: puffins

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 | By jess_dan | Photo Gallery

I'm not jet-lagged. It's completely normal to update your blog at 5:30am

Tue, 9 Jun 2009 | By jono_79 | Views [482] | Comments [2]

Finally made it to the UK. Australia was great, especially catching up with everyone although there were lots of errands to run and loose ends to tie up so I was very busy every day. Caught up with nearly everyone I wanted to. Had a pre-birthday ... Read more >

London

Sun, 7 Jun 2009 | By david_vanessa | Views [725]

Hi All, London Arrived in London after a bus then ferry then bus journey. So we saw the white (grey) cliffs of Dover as we sailed into the UK from France. It was a surprise as we expected to be travelling through the channel tunnel but it made sense ... Read more >

Flying to Melbourne tomorrow from Sydney - update later.x

Tue, 2 Jun 2009 | By manjinder_nagra | Views [516]

Gallery: This is England

Mon, 1 Jun 2009 | By pecosbiff | Photo Gallery

Dazed and Con-fused

Mon, 1 Jun 2009 | By conlay | Views [801]

Well, it finally happened.   I’m leaving, I’m going off to meet new interesting people and make them feel nervous and uncomfortable.   This date has been coming for such a long time now, but it never seemed very real at all. It was one of ... Read more >

Tags: daze, excitement, fear, heathrow, kendal mint cake, london, start

The Rest of London n into the Village

Sun, 31 May 2009 | By sarah_moulds | Views [315]

So after being in london central for 2weeks I wasn't loving it. I meet a really nice french girl who was over for 4months to imporove her english. I was teaching her a lil bit, it was fun knowing more english then someone for a change. The hardest part ... Read more >

still at home

Sat, 30 May 2009 | By royandania | Views [384] | Comments [1]

We are still at home. Little hung over form the goodbye dinner last night, little frustrated over that things do not go as smoothly as they could, little sad to have spend most of this lovely warm first summers day indoors by the computer and on the ... Read more >

can you feel the looove tonight (in london)?

Thu, 28 May 2009 | By dianacchan | Views [699] | Comments [5]

so it's 2 am now and im to take a shuttle at 3 to swoop me off to the airport for my 6:30 flight to venice! oh how i wish i were in bed... so i arrived in london yesterday evening, staying in picadilly circus but i am ghetto so am in a 10 person dorm ... Read more >

first stop: eastbourne, UK

Tue, 26 May 2009 | By dianacchan | Views [490] | Comments [2]

so here i am, blogging from the lovely clare's living room in eastbourne! my flight over was ok minus the fact that i sat next to a creepy drunk man who was downing straight vodka mini bottles. and when i arrived in london i ran into a dude from high ... Read more >

Swine flu, snakebites and sunburn

Mon, 25 May 2009 | By tonielle_krisanski | Views [1029] | Comments [2] | Video

Hi everyone, Shortly after I finished the last story, mum suggested that I should go to the doctor to get a checked: "I don't want to alarm you, but you might have swine flu, so just go and check". I found a free walk-in clinic, and I was ... Read more >

Tags: hammersmith, hyde park, london, speakers corner, tate modern, tower bridge

Trip One: Let there be water....and there was a bit.

Sat, 23 May 2009 | By willd | Views [755]

You can't argue with a river , it is going to flow. You can dam it up put it to useful purposes deflect it, but you can't argue with it. -Acheson, Dean Gooderham   Trip One: Shipton to Finstock. The masculine mind is never better ... Read more >

Tags: canoeing, rivers

Gallery: UK 2009

Fri, 22 May 2009 | By packlightwalkslow | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Stonehenge

Thu, 21 May 2009 | By mary_nomads | Photo Gallery