Destination: United Kingdom

Departure Time

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 | By ride-earth | Views [543] | Video

Finally, after months of planning, paperwork and 25-hour days, we’ve left on our epic journey round the globe! We’ll be posting regular updates on this blog, as well as making video podcasts available throughout the journey. Make sure you subscribe to ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Nonstop Action!

Sat, 16 Jun 2007 | By mademal | Views [706]

So this is my 3rd full day and London and we have been going nonstop! After the ten hour flight, which wasn't too bad...minus the fact that it was extremely cramped, we hopped on the underground and made our way to the stop closest to our flat. We ... Read more >

Tags: Lost!

Nice Grass

Sat, 16 Jun 2007 | By kristinandchris | Views [443]

I spent yesterday at Wimbledon!!!!! Lined up for about an hour and a half to get in (by myself as Chris had to work) and got in at about 1pmish. And didnt leave until 9pm. I can honestly say I spent the entire time watching tennis. I didnt buy ... Read more >

Street/Bristol

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 | By wick | Views [819] | Comments [2]

We spent a night in a car park in Street, a village just south of Glastonbury (and where some Bockett’s lived in the 1400’s) ready for our morning balloon flight over Glastonbury. But alas, it was cancelled due to icky weather. Street has ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

Glastonbury

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 | By wick | Views [720]

After breakfast with Vic and Peter we headed to north with a detour through The Wallops. I’ve always wanted to go to Nether Wallop since a comedy festival was televised from there in the 80s (fundraising a new church spire or similar). We then headed ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Southampton Beer Festival

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 | By wick | Views [6000] | Comments [2]

We arrived back in Southampton at went straight to the festival where we were issued with a pass to allow us to park right outside J After a supply top us at Asda we checked in for our shifts and were immediately issued with a name badge, meal ... Read more >

Tags: Work

The New Forest.

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 | By wick | Views [5514]

Not being needed at the beer festival for a few days we headed just a few miles away to the New Forest. We’d both read Edward Rutherfurd’s book ‘The Forest’ so it was interesting to finally visit the places mentioned therein. The forest looked exactly ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Southampton.

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 | By wick | Views [621]

The next day we continued on to Southampton and drove around until we found a street to park in for free. We then wandered downtown for a few more supplies and to help out for a few hours with the setting up of the beer festival. This was pretty interesting ... Read more >

Tags: Work

Gallery: First Week in London

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 | By missy83 | Photo Gallery

Stuck in Swindon.

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 | By wick | Views [684]

We headed the next day in the direction of Southampton but just a few k’s down the road Nick said ‘this isn’t right’. The accelarator pedal had broken = no acceleration. Not great in the middle of a roundabout over the M4. We hobbled to the next ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

The Vale of the White Horse.

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 | By wick | Views [4403]

The day after the festival we headed to Wiltshire to see the White Horse etched into the hill. I’ve been wanting to see this for years and it was pretty amazing. A couple of other features in the area, including Waylands Smithy, kept us busy for ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

London

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 | By s-sandra | Views [575]

Well already when I was in Australia I decided that I wanted to go to London. Never been there before and it's only and hour and a half with plane. After beeing in Australia and see all those distances which might be normal down there, like 12 hour drive ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: Los Angeles

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 | By lineh | Photo Gallery

15th May - 2nd June: USA

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 | By andyandsam | Views [1097] | Comments [1]

We left Peru on a 4.20am flight and landed in Toronto around 1pm before needing to wait for our 6pm flight to Los Angeles .   As you can imagine, we were feeling the strain but managed to keep the engines running with a few of beers – “kel ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

A day in the Garden

Sat, 9 Jun 2007 | By lani | Views [1136] | Comments [1]

So, I hear the weather back in Australia is haywire at present.... storms, floods, rains and winds! Its a different story here in Leeds at the moment, where the sun is shining and the weather is sweet! Today I have been practicing my portugues (for ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors