Destination: United Kingdom

Fancy a punt?

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 | By wandering_jess | Views [575]

Well one sunny wednesday this month I got to try my hand at punting.. what is punting you may say? well google defines it as: definition: An open flatbottom boat with squared ends, used in shallow waters and usually propelled by a long pole. Cambridge ... Read more >

Gallery: Royal Armouries, Leeds

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 | By ronsan | Photo Gallery

29 July, Tuesday

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 | By ronsan | Views [292]

This morning Ron and I got up early to drive to Huddersfield, to pick up Jeremy at 7am. He had travelled by bus from London, taking 7 hours!!! We decided to leave Sam in bed as she had her interview in Manchester in the afternoon and needed to be bright ... Read more >

Gallery: Old Trafford

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 | By ronsan | Photo Gallery

28 July, Monday

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 | By ronsan | Views [309]

We left early today, for our much anticipated trip to York. The first part of the journey was picturesque and then, of course, we ended up on a motorway! Not too bad and we'd been advised not to drive right into York but to park at the Park and Ride ... Read more >

Photos

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 | By lockers | Views [295]

For those not on FB, links to photos: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=50646&l=00db9&id=577824611 http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=50925&l=c6982&id=577824611 Commentaries to follow at a later date.

Gallery: York

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 | By ronsan | Photo Gallery

final countdown

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 | By ella_out_there | Views [452]

Right, here we are, just one more week to go. And I have very mixed feelings about this. On the one hand I am very much looking forward to my washing machine, my hot shower, decent public transport (you can imagine how tragic the local one must be ... Read more >

You better sit down for that one

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 | By ella_out_there | Views [483]

…which will you be doing anyway, considering you’re reading this online. Anyway, I’d advise you to sit down as this is a truly astonishing and, sadly, very nasty one: When you wonder through Moshi you see quite a few albinos. And to be fair, ... Read more >

INDIA!

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 | By danielle_bergman | Views [620] | Comments [1]

I figured, why try to make an interesting title for this story, when simply saying India should bring enough excitement to all! Although Ive realized an intense and deep love for Nepal, both the people and the land, the colors are already brighter ... Read more >

27 July, Sunday

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 | By ronsan | Views [292]

Today we decided to have a Sunday drive - years ago, it was The Thing to Do on a Sunday afternoon, so we decided to revive the tradition. We drove from Netherthong to the Peak District, in Derbyshire - home to some of the most incredible views we've ... Read more >

Gallery: The Peak District

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 | By ronsan | Photo Gallery

26 July, Saturday

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 | By ronsan | Views [252]

On this day, in Netherthong, West Yorkshire, nothing happened! We deliberately set today aside as a lay day in order to catch our breath, for me to do a bit of laundry and for Ron to mow the lawn! Dave had been quite busy in the days leading up to their ... Read more >

25 July, Friday

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 | By ronsan | Views [257]

We left Allan and Dot's around 11.30am for our journey to Netherthong and our "holiday within a holiday". After having left the M62 and M60 motorways, we wended our way from just outside Manchester, through parts of Derbyshire and skirting ... Read more >

Gallery: Holmfirth

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 | By ronsan | Photo Gallery