Destination: United Kingdom

Stuck in the UK

Wed, 8 Aug 2007 | By thorn | Views [690] | Comments [3]

Greetings from London! (I was going to begin with 'I'm in London Still' but I thought some of you might complain about gratuitous use of song titles in my posting.) I arrived in London at midday on Monday. Getting here was quite a trial, what with traffic ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Bath - Our Fav Place so far

Tue, 7 Aug 2007 | By jamie_candice | Views [757] | Comments [2]

VERY SORRY WE HAVEN'T WRITTEN IN A WHILE BEEN TO EXPENCIVE TO GO ON THE NET AND WE HAVEN'T HAD TIME...SORRY. Tuesday 7th August We arrived in Bath and LOVED IT! The rolling green hills in the background and the clean air were enough ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

st martins

Tue, 7 Aug 2007 | By chloe | Views [541]

mmmmmm....lovely day off....not a cloud in the sky or breath of wind! got the boat to st martins, did a bit of walking, saw cornwall on the horizon but mostly lay on the white sand beaches, oh, and ate a yummy pie from the st martins bakery....mmmmm! ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Parties, Mansions and BMW's

Tue, 7 Aug 2007 | By crowie | Views [748] | Comments [7]

How much is your life worth? I guess I have never put a dollar figure on it, but I have been in situations when I have asked myself “am I prepared to pay the price?” I have asked myself that question big wave surfing on my clubby malabu board. So to ... Read more >

Tags: Party time

Gallery: Scotland '07

Tue, 7 Aug 2007 | By katynuts | Photo Gallery

Liverpool - home of the Beatles!

Mon, 6 Aug 2007 | By jamie_candice | Views [3180]

Sunday 5th August We got the bus to Liverpool only an hour away and found a awsome backpackers hostel. We had our own room instead of sharing and we had a bunk bed, so we were little kids again! After checking in we went for a walk around the town.... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

We're off!

Mon, 6 Aug 2007 | By vien_and_shaz | Views [1125] | Comments [12]

Yeah!..finally the day has arrived. Tommorow Vien and I start our 8 month trip around Europe and Asia. We're a few days late setting off but now everythings been sold, shipped and packed so there's no turning back. The build up was busy but we've had ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Lesley and Dan's journal entry

Sun, 5 Aug 2007 | By gentlesue | Views [3087] | Comments [11]

Well, we chose to visit Britain during its wettest summer on record!   The south of England has flooded twice, and the Thames River has burst its banks in Oxford.   We were in Paris when that happened, and fortunately had only one day of rain when ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: Leaving UK

Sun, 5 Aug 2007 | By vien_and_shaz | Photo Gallery

Counting down . . .

Sun, 5 Aug 2007 | By george | Views [1174] | Comments [6]

Hello! This is really just a test post & picture, as I've not actually left Edinburgh yet. Got just one week left at work, and then just over a fortnight in Scotland before I hit the road, getting the ferry from Newcastle to Bergen (Norway) on ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Manchester

Sat, 4 Aug 2007 | By jamie_candice | Views [448]

Thursday 2nd August We caught the bus to Manchester only taking a couple of hours to get there. We got directions from a really nice security guard if where we could find our hotel. We ended up finding the street, but walked in the the wrong direction.... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Tanzania to malawi

Sat, 4 Aug 2007 | By jeffbrad | Views [3087]

Sunday 29th July (day15) - Got the 1pm ferry from Stonetown to Dar es Salaam as planned. These fast ferries are superb and smooth. The movie this time was a bit more appropriate. They played 'Congo', about a gorilla that communicates with an electronic ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: Northern England

Thu, 2 Aug 2007 | By sean_and_liana | Photo Gallery

LONDON!!!

Wed, 1 Aug 2007 | By jamie_candice | Views [726]

(Still in China)Sunday 29th July: We both got up early still feeling the effects of the flu and caught a taxi to Beijing airport. We then checked in early and got the seats in the emergency exit so we had heaps of leg room. We first caught a flight ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: London

Wed, 1 Aug 2007 | By catherinehobbs | Photo Gallery