Destination: United Kingdom

Gallery: England

Tue, 19 May 2009 | By htapawaso | Photo Gallery

First Stop: Jane's House

Tue, 19 May 2009 | By htapawaso | Views [593]

I got a email from World Nomads kindly asking me to do something with this page, and took that as a sign that this blog must begin. After a very dull 26 hour flight, my Aunt Jane was kind enough to pick me up from Heathrow Airport (at 6am) and ... Read more >

June - Summer Solstice, England

Mon, 18 May 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [2249]

Location: Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England Dates: 21 June Level of Participation: 3 – stay up until sunrise Description: Summer solstice is a subject of much controversy. Having inspired ancient ... Read more >

Tags: england, summer solstice, uk, world festivals

June - Riding of the Marches, Scotland

Mon, 18 May 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [1295] | Video

Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland Dates: From early June Level of Participation: 3 – cheer the riders and stomach a skinful Description: The Riding of the Marches, or Common Riding, takes ... Read more >

Tags: riding of the marches, scotland, uk, world festivals

June - Isle of Wight Festival, England

Mon, 18 May 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [2295]

Location: Seaclose Park, Newport, Isle of Wight, England Dates: Second weekend in June Level of Participation: 3 – pitch your tent and soak up some sounds Description: The music event on one ... Read more >

Tags: isle of wight festival, uk, world festivals

Level 1 Start Sailing

Mon, 18 May 2009 | By jmmal2 | Views [597] | Comments [1]

For those that don't know, since moving to London I have found a love for sailing... in particular dingy sailing. So on the 9/10 of May I ventured out to my local club http://www.dwsc.co.uk/ (Datchet - About 50 min train ... Read more >

Gallery: snow day

Sun, 17 May 2009 | By wandering_jess | Photo Gallery

First day of supply teaching

Fri, 15 May 2009 | By jen_gillam | Views [359]

Friday 15th May was my first day of supply teaching (relief teaching). It was only a half day but it was good way to ease into it. I was at a school east of London, Eastlea Community School. The first class I took was year 7 humanities. Talking to a ... Read more >

House Hunting

Fri, 15 May 2009 | By jen_gillam | Views [381]

House hunting has been a time consuming task. After looking at about 5 or so places and many more on the net, we've made a decision. Its a 5 bedroom place in Clapham Common, just up the road from where I am now. It'll be good to live with others, as we'll ... Read more >

The Naked Dive of a Dive Master Master Scuba Diver...

Wed, 13 May 2009 | By shelleytravels | Views [6378] | Comments [3]

So....Maaike and I arrived on the crazy diving-mad island of Utila. I completed my Rescue Diver course. My instructor got decompression sickness which wasn´t a great start. He also was completely shit to be honest. When he got bent another instructor ... Read more >

Gallery: seattle

Wed, 13 May 2009 | By daveymoore82 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: London

Wed, 13 May 2009 | By samrubin79 | Photo Gallery

Welcome to London

Tue, 12 May 2009 | By jen_gillam | Views [303]

I'm finally in London!! The flight over was long and boring but I did manage to get quite a bit of sleep, which meant very little jet lag. At the moment I'm staying with Lizzie and Simon in Clapham North. On the first night Lizzie, Simon and their friends ... Read more >

What is this tree? #2

Mon, 11 May 2009 | By anijensen | Views [915] | Comments [14]

Future plans...

Mon, 11 May 2009 | By kath_and_kim | Views [338] | Comments [1]

And forgot to add - we've pushed back our flights to NZ until September 5th. This news won't surprise any of you, except for perhaps my Mum. We decided although work isn't up to much, leaving Melbourne to go in June and be home by July is just too soon.... Read more >