Destination: United Kingdom

Gallery: Trip Four: Strained Sinews

Tue, 4 Aug 2009 | By willd | Photo Gallery

Gallery: London naughty and the nice

Mon, 3 Aug 2009 | By david_vanessa | Photo Gallery

Rye and London

Mon, 3 Aug 2009 | By jono_79 | Views [692]

Ahoy me hearties, Monday: On Sunday night, got a text from an old friend from Invercargill, Mike Gane. We used to live on Anglesey street and play heaps of cricket together. Anyway, he was taking an early morning trip to Rye, a small and extremely ... Read more >

London again

Mon, 3 Aug 2009 | By david_vanessa | Views [735]

Hi All, Stop press. A day without rain in the UK. I think the statisticians have gone for the record books to see when this last happened.  Brazil day today so we went out to Elephant and Castle to watch the parade and get a little brazilian energy.... Read more >

Gallery: Goodbye London!

Sun, 2 Aug 2009 | By jmmal2 | Photo Gallery

Elephants

Sun, 2 Aug 2009 | By chloe_in_asia | Views [378] | Comments [3]

Only got 5 mins to tell you all about another completely awesome day. Took a minibus out to the elephant camp. Rode on the elephants around the jungle for about an hour. It felt weird at first but was really fun. They are nothing like how you expect ... Read more >

Countdown...

Sun, 2 Aug 2009 | By miriamexplores | Views [264] | Comments [1]

Less than 2 weeks to go until I jet off and begin my travels!  I'm scared and excited all at the same time, almost like i'm about to jump off a cliff (well, maybe jumping on a horse is a more realistic analogy!). Watch this space for more stories and ... Read more >

UK Road trip notes

Sun, 2 Aug 2009 | By david_vanessa | Views [821]

Hi All, Back in the writers rather than drivers seat. Quite an adventure. Already forgotten most of it without adding too much alcohol, so at least will be able to recall it without any accuracy or resemblance to the truth at all to make it more intersting ... Read more >

Gallery: London

Sun, 2 Aug 2009 | By david_vanessa | Photo Gallery

Luang Prabang

Sat, 1 Aug 2009 | By chloe_in_asia | Views [393]

Arrived safe and sound last night and stumbled across a lovely hostel. Am sharing a dorm with Tammy, 19 from South Korea who was so happy to have a room mate after being by herself for 2 days. We are meeting up tonight for dinner and might go on a tour ... Read more >

Gallery: London Paris

Sat, 1 Aug 2009 | By jensen12 | Photo Gallery

The Home of Golf

Sat, 1 Aug 2009 | By dan_and_anna | Views [535] | Comments [1]

St Andrews is all about Golf, Golf and more Golf... So I was absolutely at home... It was amazing to be standing at the course where this silly sport began.. Although we were both inspired we didn't feel up to a ... Read more >

Trip Six: The Long One

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 | By willd | Views [785]

Trip Six:   The Long One Clifton Hampden – Reading The last trip of a languid ½ hour jaunt along the Thames was one of enjoyment and pleasure for the two adventurers.   The problem is that enjoyment and leisure do not equate too many miles ... Read more >

Tags: kayaking, reading, thames

Airport

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 | By chloe_in_asia | Views [381] | Comments [2]

Very weird to be at the airport - feels like i should be going home! Happy to leave Hanoi as I felt I had seen everything. Sad to leave Vietnam as I have really settled into the culture and the country. Definately a place to come back to in the near ... Read more >

Ha Long Bay

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 | By chloe_in_asia | Views [429] | Comments [3]

I'm back :) Had such an amazing time on my tour. Unfortunately I don't have much time to blog as I want to go to this museum before I catch my bus to the airport this afternoon. Basically it was incredible. No picture can convey how stunning Halong ... Read more >