Destination: United Kingdom

Finishing the 21sts off :(

Thu, 5 Apr 2007 | By sveney | Views [366]

This trip will be one of the last to celebrate a 21st birthday. Welsh Dave and Black Andy will be intoxicated for the entire weekend. Hopefully gonna go visit the Nou Camp and chill on the beach too. Most of us stayin in a hostel on Las Ramblas, while ... Read more >

Tags: Friends

Day #18 (3-Apr-2004)

Thu, 5 Apr 2007 | By phoebe2007 | Views [660]

  Day #18   We woke up to the best breakfast (9am) that I have had so far in England (it was still a Full English Breakfast - standard menu in B&Bs in this country).   Then we set off to our next tourist stop - the Laundromat.   During that time ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Day #17 (2-Apr-2007)

Thu, 5 Apr 2007 | By phoebe2007 | Views [709]

Day #17    Train We got a taxi from our guest house at Haworth to Keighley station, then a train to London.   We arrived at Paddington Station, and we realized that we had to go to Charing Cross to get the next train to Hastings (one of the weaknesses ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

unemployment!

Wed, 4 Apr 2007 | By moley | Views [503] | Comments [1]

1st april not only april fools day but also the day I became unemployed.............what joy! spent most of the day shredding documents which I will no longer need and looking at travel books. looking forward to saying goodbye to friends will be travelling ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Doppelgangers

Mon, 2 Apr 2007 | By mradventure | Views [966] | Comments [14]

So everywhere I look I see these doppelgangers. Not ones of myself (which would portray my own death) but of others (not ones that speak of illness or death of friends). Basically I see people I know come alive in other people. It's like, I see someone, ... Read more >

Tags: People

Day #16 (1-Apr-2007)

Mon, 2 Apr 2007 | By phoebe2007 | Views [847] | Comments [2]

  Day #16   Breakfast   Oops! We woke up too late for our "free" breakfast (part of the room charge).   These (st/d)ody British wouldn’t give us a discount in a fit.   When we mentioned that the clock they provided wasn’t set for summer ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Day #15 (31-Mar-2007)

Mon, 2 Apr 2007 | By phoebe2007 | Views [696] | Comments [1]

  Day #15   Walk around York   This hotel does not server breakfast which makes things easier for us.   We get up late   and starting exploring York.    We first go to the Post Office to unload.   While there the public phone box inside rings ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Day #14 (30-Mar-2007)

Mon, 2 Apr 2007 | By phoebe2007 | Views [589]

  Day #14   Breakfast Breakfast at this place was just a continental breakfast, in fact it was mini-packets of cereal that you opened yourself.   They did however make tea + toast for us so it wasn’t too bad.   We were in rush to get the 9:26am train ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Home Base: London

Sun, 1 Apr 2007 | By athousandmiles | Views [2945] | Comments [6]

London is a hub of culture, excitement and good times so it seemed like the best place to base 'A Thousand Miles'. If you've ever been to London then you'll know that it is a melting point for lots of cultures, hundreds of languages and millions of ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Gallery: Singapore

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 | By jamesanddan | Photo Gallery

Day #13 (29-Mar-2007)

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 | By phoebe2007 | Views [569]

  Day #13   Breakfast We woke up and went down to the Dining Room for breakfast.   It was a nice affair and we had the usual bacon+sausages+eggs+baked beans+tomato (it is just starting to get a little boring now).     Amy decided to indulge and ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Day #12 (28-Mar-2007)

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 | By phoebe2007 | Views [622] | Comments [2]

Day #12 (28-Mar-2007) Leaving St Buryans We got up early (5:30am) because our train was leaving Truro for Bath at 8:26am.  Amy cooked scrambled eggs for breakfast (the best I have tasted so far in England - I have eaten quite a bit of it - I am ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Day #11 (27-Mar-2007)

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 | By phoebe2007 | Views [630]

Day #11 After the disturbed nights sleep we wake up at about 9am reasonably refreshed.  Because we had to self-cater for breakfast (holiday speak for "made it ourselves" ;)  we just had some toast and then hit the road looking for castles.... Read more >

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Poop

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 | By mradventure | Views [680] | Comments [5]

You're probably wondering why the hell the title of today's entry is poop, well let me tell you. Today has been a poop day for the kids, two days ago was a poop day for Zach. He's going to be embarassed as hell if he reads this some day. Two days ago, ... Read more >

Tags: Work

Kruger National Park

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 | By reachteam | Views [523]

We headed from Jo'burg to Kruger National Park were we stayed in self catering huts.  A 4.30am start for a safari ensured that we saw 4 of the big 5 (missed the lion) and also giraffes and zebras.  We then relaxed in the afternoon and headed to Nelspruit ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors