Destination: United Kingdom

Preparations

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 | By fozzy | Views [470] | Comments [3]

Well last day at work today can't believe it!! Relaxing to start thursday with a visit to the spa with lizzie! But need to pack first, sorry Tress not done it yet!!! Practising my new IT skills before I set off!! Keep in touch guys I will miss you ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

hOLy cARniVaL

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 | By grifnizzle | Views [667] | Comments [3]

The British know how to rage, dear lord Ive been to my fair share of festivals, but Ive never seen anything like this. The Notting Hill Carnival: London's perennial summer bonanza, Caribbean style. Translation: Kingston moves to ... Read more >

Tags: Party time

Hide and seek

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 | By paul_byrom | Views [608]

So, did you ever play hide and seek as a kid?  Did you ever actually count to one hundred or did you "miss a few"? Well, this is one of those occasions.  Lisa tried to throw me off the scent by saying something about Wales.  I went down the ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Oxford

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 | By loza3210 | Views [634] | Comments [1]

Work lead me out to Oxford to help out on the mobile scanner up there for a day and seeing as it was a Friday I decided to stay up there for the weekend. Was a long day left home at 6:30 and didn't finish up till 7ish then had to find the hostel. Dropped ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Im Off

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 | By ozzi | Views [919] | Comments [12]

  After many years of wanting to go travelling but never had to courage to go. I’ve finally decided to hand my notice in and book myself a ticket to Australia. I finish work on the 14th September and flying from Gatwick on Wednesday 26th September.... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Two weeks in Suffolk and another weekend in London

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 | By sophieollie | Views [1721]

For the past two weeks we have been staying with Ol’s aunt and uncle in Suffolk. Staying with three, then two, cats, as, unfortunately, one of them had a mishap on the road, 11 chickens, then 10, as one passed on due to natural causes (we did not eat ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Big Green Gathering

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 | By wick | Views [770]

Following the disappointment of Latitude and its distinct lack of hippies and the like, we’d signed up at the last minute to do Big Green Gathering (near Cheddar) for a different stewarding group, Green Stewards. It was interesting to see ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

WOMAD/WOMUD

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 | By wick | Views [2653] | Comments [1]

After yet another balloon flight cancellation in Marlborough we headed for the WOMAD site, near Malmesbury. Avebury is one of our favourite places, being a much larger stone circle that Stonehenge, so we made a detour through it. The stones ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: Big Green Gathering

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 | By wick | Photo Gallery

conseguimos internet!

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 | By rodri_y_adri | Views [1984] | Comments [9]

Hola! bueno, no podemos dar noticias enseguida porque aca es muy dificil conseguir internet, y si conseguis es suuuuper caro. No existen los c7ybercafes y esas cosas. En fin, no recuerdo bien hasta donde contamos, creo que lo ultimo fue el ultimo dia ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: WOMAD

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 | By wick | Photo Gallery

London Homespice

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 | By grifnizzle | Views [646]

I just arrived in London yesterday afternoon and I have found family already; a family of fellowship.  Im staying at Kate D's house, a beautiful woman Ive never met.  She welcomes me into her home with open arms. we change, make dinner, and pack our ... Read more >

Tags: Family

Where I'm going

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 | By miss_tanzania | Views [737]

For those of you who want to make yourselves sick with envy :-) or just want to know where I'll be over the next 3 months...here is what I will be doing. I leave rainy London on Sunday 26th August at 10pm and fly via Dubai to Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania.... Read more >

Tags: adventures

First mission to Rugby!

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 | By dana-b | Views [363]

First weekend here we managed a mission, pretty good for us small timers! Got on a train, sounds easy, was a bit of a mission! Headin up to Rugby from London, to visit the one and only Pomm. Picked us up, straight for beer! Was a bloody hot weekend and ... Read more >

Tags: Friends

Victoria Falls Zimbabwe to Swakopmund in Namibia

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 | By jeffbrad | Views [2598]

Monday 13th August (day 30) - Off to Botswana after lunch so need to make sure that everything is upto date this morning. Tried to contact indian embassy but will have to wait for e-mail response. Lunch off the truck before packing up tents and heading ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing