Destination: United Kingdom

First Impressions

Tue, 2 Oct 2007 | By ozzi | Views [957] | Comments [7]

Hey Everyone, Finally made it to Sydney. It felt like a very very very long trip!! But I was quite lucky as none of my flights were delayed. My first stop was in Dubai, Landed @ 07:15 local time and it was 27c. So I stayed inside the Airport. Dubai ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Hanoi Centre

Mon, 1 Oct 2007 | By daniel | Views [308]

Got a taxi into the centre and walked around the old town for a while. I didn't have a clue where I was in the city, but the guys at Hanoi backpackers hostel helped me out and even gave me a map, looks a pretty good place to stay ( http://www.hanoibackpackershostel.... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles

Dorset, Devon and Cornwall

Mon, 1 Oct 2007 | By wick | Views [1215]

After a rest for a week or so at our favourite campsite in Glastonbury (including a visit from Bill and Amanda and an epic walk through neighbouring Somerset countryside one day), we headed down to Dorset for the Sturminster Newton Cheese ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: Tring

Mon, 1 Oct 2007 | By wick | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Wales

Mon, 1 Oct 2007 | By wick | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Cornwall

Mon, 1 Oct 2007 | By wick | Photo Gallery

Gallery: St Petersburg

Mon, 1 Oct 2007 | By chrisdews | Photo Gallery

St Petersburg!

Mon, 1 Oct 2007 | By chrisdews | Views [610] | Comments [3]

St Petersburg is an awesome city. So many incredible buildings and monuments and great looking girls everywhere! The roads are crazy, the first day we were running across crossings all the time, even if the lights are red some cars will come at you.... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Where is the time going?

Mon, 1 Oct 2007 | By kristinandchris | Views [337]

Well since I last wrote a lot has happened, including us going to Cardiff to watch the ABs bomb out of the World Cup which was quite frankly horrible and a pretty grim drive back to London on a bus full of upset kiwi's. I have never seen Chris ... Read more >

Gallery: Gomez

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 | By spongey | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Bday night!

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 | By dana-b | Photo Gallery

Gallery: 1st Chelsea Game

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 | By dana-b | Photo Gallery

Harry Potter and the magic roundabout

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 | By catherine_and_james | Views [3967]

If you are a Kiwi travelling to the UK, it is seriously worth signing up to the NZ Historic Places trust before you go ( www.historic.org.nz ). For around $50 for a family membership it will get you into all the National Trust (NT) places (and some of ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gomez and The Day of Days

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 | By spongey | Views [584]

The day has finally arrived, this should be my last entry from home, and from England, tomorrow its Denmark and then the world. All week people have been asking me if i'm excited yet, or worried or scared, and its finally sinking in, the mixture ... Read more >

Tags: Philosophy of travel

I'm leaving on a jet-plane...

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 | By blueskydreaming | Views [278]

After many months of planning I have eventually entered the final stage of the planning phase, and can now actally start packing my bags. I've had my jabs, purchased guidebooks and phrasebooks, tried to learn how to use chopsticks, and handed in my notice ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase