Destination: United Kingdom

birmingham

Fri, 6 Jul 2007 | By hannah-may | Views [633]

i was pleasntly surprised by birmingham.  on missing out on a ticket to see "bright eyes" in london, i decided to go and see them in birmingham.  not that i was entirely sure where birmingham was.  not exactly known for its cultural sites, and ... Read more >

Tags: Markets

Toe Update

Fri, 6 Jul 2007 | By wick | Views [1477]

In my not-so-professional opinion and with full consideration of the available facts, I’m now pretty confident that the ‘sore toe’ (see Southampton Beer Festival) should be redesignated ‘the broken toe’. Nearly four weeks later most of the bruising ... Read more >

Tags: Doctors, hospitals & health

Gallery: Kent

Fri, 6 Jul 2007 | By wick | Photo Gallery

A Kentish Girl

Fri, 6 Jul 2007 | By wick | Views [1115]

The next day we had our longest drive to date – across to Birchington in Kent to meet up with a long lost cousin, Trevor Brook. He and his partner Irene were very welcoming and had more information about the family than I could take in in one ... Read more >

Tags: Family

London, UK

Thu, 5 Jul 2007 | By tedigeorgieva | Views [522] | Comments [1]

It's been nine days since we left Toronto. An enormous sigh of relief! After all, the posessions are gone to friends and strangers lifting the anchoring weight they've been adding to my life. Still, our backpacks feel heavier than we imagined, and I ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts 2007

Thu, 5 Jul 2007 | By wick | Views [1911] | Comments [2]

We left Bath and headed back to Glastonbury/Street through the Mendips. Vinnie didn’t like the uphill bits and narrow lanes much. We parked up at our favourite spot in Street and did the last minute shopping stuff in Glastonbury itself. Tom was on the ... Read more >

Tags: on the road

Bath

Thu, 5 Jul 2007 | By wick | Views [668]

Bath is a town planner’s victory! Lots of glorious buildings in harmony with each other. We took ourselves on a walking tour starting with the Royal Crescent then the Circus (where I found 2 quid yay!), then the baths old and new. We’d spent that ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: Glastonbury Festival

Thu, 5 Jul 2007 | By wick | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Bristol Bath

Thu, 5 Jul 2007 | By wick | Photo Gallery

cambridge

Thu, 5 Jul 2007 | By hannah-may | Views [672]

how quaint.  but i can't help feeling that it's all a bit exclusive...

Tags: Culture

Back From The Wilderness

Wed, 4 Jul 2007 | By edd_powell | Views [808]

Hello everyone.  I am currently enjoying my last night in Chiang Mai before I head to Chiang Mai.  What can I say, Mai has lived up to what I thought - it's incredible.  A crawling metropolis of activity at a relaxed speed set with hills so big the ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

The time is near my friends for me to come home!!

Wed, 4 Jul 2007 | By missy83 | Views [1020] | Comments [1]

6 Months did not last but the memories will last a lifetime! I am sad but excited to see the ones I love the most. Money is the problem, life style is the other, my journey has been short but exciting and scary, fun and everything you can ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: Missy In London

Wed, 4 Jul 2007 | By missy83 | Photo Gallery

Dublin - Day 3

Wed, 4 Jul 2007 | By juliep2 | Views [782]

Sun. July 1. We let ourselves sleep in a little...9am. We pack all of our stuff into our backpacks and checked out of the hostel. We went looking for a cheap place to have some breakfast at about 10am. Yay right...there's nothing reasonably priced there.... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Greetings from Upover

Wed, 4 Jul 2007 | By sophieollie | Views [789]

Hey Everyone, We have left Vietnam now and are in London - like every good kiwi on their OE but we left on Monday for Devon, South-West England to stay with my Grandma. London was a bit overwhelming. When we arrived we had to catch the tube to Ol's ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles