Destination: United Kingdom

Double Gloucester

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 | By nadscol | Views [601]

Ok for a start i'm just going to explain the title. Double Gloucester is a cheese- it is very nice actually. I like cheese and thus thought it would be a nice title for my trip to Gloucester......yeah shut up i know i'm strange. But cheese is nice. ... Read more >

Tags: day trips

Cheltenham- Initial thoughts

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 | By nadscol | Views [619]

So, i've moved to Cheltenham. Another new job, another new living arrangement, new everything pretty much. When i first moved here i must admit i had absolutely no preconceptions. I hadn't even really heard of Cheltenham- I knew it was near Gloucester ... Read more >

Tags: cheltenham

globe trotters

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 | By victoriadanny | Views [323] | Comments [1]

testing testing

only 9 days to go

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 | By victoriadanny | Views [438] | Comments [4]

Being organised and checking this journal thing actually works!!

Tiger Leaping Gorge

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 | By manjinder_nagra | Views [329] | Comments [1]

After a glorious two hour bus ride through mountains from Lijiiang I arrived at the start of a 2 day trek to Tiger Leaping Gorge (the deepest canyon in the world) We unfortunately started around 11.30 which meant that as we were reaching higher peaks ... Read more >

testing

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 | By jeffersonvictoria | Views [240]

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Perfect day for skydiving!

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 | By hannah_on_her_travels | Views [412]

We did it!!  Very excited that today we did our skydive over Lake Wanaka! To date, this has to be the most exciting thing I have done.  The views were amazing, the mountains all topped with snow, clear blue lakes - couldn't have asked for a better weather ... Read more >

The Championships.

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 | By nadscol | Views [642]

Well the tour ended, i had a bloody early flight back to London from Berlin, and most importantly- I was off to Wimbledon! It has always been one of those things i always wanted to go to if i had the chance so when it finally came up, no hangover, lack ... Read more >

Tags: tennis

Lijiang

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 | By manjinder_nagra | Views [330]

Lijiang is in the Yunnan province which unbeknown to me before I got here is one of the most stunning provinces in the whole of China and people from all around the world come to china simply to visit this province。 Nothing like doing your research huh! ... Read more >

Jaisalmer - ville du desert

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 | By bixente | Views [573] | Comments [2]

Apres Jodhpur, nous embarquons le train de nuit pour Jaisalmer, ville situee plus a l'ouest dans le desert de Tar. Re n contre assez improbable avec un couple Suedo-bresilien v ivant a Milan depuis 23 ans... Notre hotel est situe juste en ... Read more >

Chengdu

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 | By manjinder_nagra | Views [336]

Leaving tomorrow which is a shame as I really have enjoyed it hear. Stayed at the most amazing hostel (best so far) and met loads of people who I met early in my trip in Beijing including my 2 travel companions (the sisters) and the ozzie couple which ... Read more >

Gallery: enchanted forest

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 | By jess_dan | Photo Gallery

¿Porque no?

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 | By shelleytravels | Views [762] | Comments [5]

Since when has chocolate been political? I spent a few more days in Mexico City, clutching my bag on the metro and seeing more sights. The anthropological museum was fascinating, especially the Mayan room and the section on Teotihuacan as I´d been there ... Read more >

Gallery: Cardiff

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 | By aptyson | Photo Gallery

Cardiff

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 | By aptyson | Views [492]

With the end in sight to this year's stint in Europe I thought it was probably a good idea to have a quick look at Wales given I hadn't made it up that way at all up to this point. I decided that a quick day trip up to Cardiff was probably my best bet.... Read more >