Destination: United Kingdom

Damascus to Egypt via Jordan

Fri, 8 Jun 2007 | By jeffbrad | Views [1359] | Comments [2]

Day started off Friday 25 th May with a walking tour of Damascus . The Hammideyi souk is very old and shows it but different than previous souks I have seen. Went to see the Umayyad mosque which is really something – had to done the usual sarong ... Read more >

Tags: I should have known better!

At Home in Hyde Park

Thu, 7 Jun 2007 | By kristinandchris | Views [333]

I have a horrible cold and no work for 3 days, so its not so bad. AND Wimbledon is on and I can watch it at the time it is supposed to be watched ie in the daytime. Actually I am on my way there now to see if i can get a ground pass today. Wish me luck.... Read more >

8th May - 15th May: PERU

Wed, 6 Jun 2007 | By andyandsam | Views [1010] | Comments [5]

OK guys, I apologise for this being such a late update but I have tried twice to update the log and twice the net has crashed on me so gave up in the States trying, particularly given internet access difficult to find unless you need a wireless connection ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Gallery: Leeds & Liverpool

Wed, 6 Jun 2007 | By worker | Photo Gallery

Life in a Northern Town

Wed, 6 Jun 2007 | By worker | Views [17965] | Comments [4]

Another weekend has passed us by and, as my time to leave the UK gets closer, I do what most antipodeans do; try to cram everything I could have done in a few years into a month. This trip would once again be about family, in particular visiting ... Read more >

Tags: Family

Wychwood Continued

Tue, 5 Jun 2007 | By wick | Views [882]

As two of our shifts are in the Pit or Backstage on the Main stage we had to go to a special briefing in that area. We were instructed on how to lift distressed persons from the front of the crowd into the pit. Nick got to be one of the people ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Wychwood

Tue, 5 Jun 2007 | By wick | Views [638]

After another brief stop in Cheltenham for wellies and beer glasses (both essential pieces of equipment at festivals) we found our way to Cheltenham racecourse through a combination of Nick’s memory and sense of direction. He is well known for ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

The Cotswolds

Tue, 5 Jun 2007 | By wick | Views [1161]

We headed off the next day after a bit more supply shopping, to Cheltenham for the first festival. Our route took us right through the Cotswolds and gave us a healthy fix for our old stone building addiction. Every scene is a postcard and the ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Picking up Vinnie

Tue, 5 Jun 2007 | By wick | Views [664]

After another trek to the end of the tube (Zone D – who knew there was a zone D on the tube!) we arrived with our packs at Chesham to take possession of Vinnie. Then we were on a mission to replace the gas bottle and mattress they’d stripped out.... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: South of England

Tue, 5 Jun 2007 | By wick | Photo Gallery

Half Empty or Half Full? Pt.2

Tue, 5 Jun 2007 | By edd_powell | Views [649]

Previously on A&A (said in J-Bauer voice) Ed has survived his birthday karaoke, leaving do and ran the gauntlet that is the Almoundsbury Interchange on bank holiday weekend and survived. beep-beep-beep-beep-beep (beeps with massive intense reverb) ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Welcome to the jungle, urban jungle.

Tue, 5 Jun 2007 | By wasi | Views [433]

Birmingham, undiscovered for years, until a recent expedition from the Dr.Selfridge and his team, has opened up this unusual diverse culture. Different people. Strange uncatologued wildlife. Alien architecture. A land of many gods, Birmingham hopefully ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Gallery: Dining down under

Tue, 5 Jun 2007 | By jonnygo | Photo Gallery

And so it ends

Tue, 5 Jun 2007 | By craigbyer | Views [1101]

As I write this I am at a Subway in Bristol, England. I just got back earlier this morning from the first round of my travels in England and Scotland. I spent a few days in Kettering, England with my good buddy Jamie Hurd and then went off to Lodon for ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

well, its been a week

Tue, 5 Jun 2007 | By sfau | Views [363]

Well I spent the last week traveling from Wokingham down to Weymouth. During that time I’ve managed to roll the trike, put a hole into one of the panniers (which aren’t waterproof by the way even if the manufacturer says they are) sleep rough on ... Read more >