Destination: United Kingdom

Day #10 (26-Mar-2007)

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 | By phoebe2007 | Views [653] | Comments [1]

Day #10 Leaving Mousehole It is a shame to have to leave this place so soon, It was a really nice place to stay at.  I think it is good to move around though when on holidays because we were starting to get used to being at this place and once that ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Back in London

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 | By mel-halden | Views [476]

I'm back in London and I am awaiting my eruope tour which starts very soon. I have met up with old friends and made some new and I did more tourist type stuff. Buckingham palace, Jack the ripper walk and a Davinci walk. I also shopped relaxed and took ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Day #9 (25-Mar-2007)

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 | By phoebe2007 | Views [618] | Comments [1]

Day #9 We had breakfast at the Pilchard Press again,   We get all the local gossip off the guy who works there, who is friendly (and also worldly having already toured Australia).   We enlightened him on the Aus-NZ rivalry (he was already aware ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Day #8 (24-Mar-2007)

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 | By phoebe2007 | Views [609]

Day #8 Breakfast We had breakfast at a place 2 doors down from us called the "Pilchard Press".   Shops here (and in London too) are in buildings that look the same as the residences.   So if you took the signs off them, you wouldn’t ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Photo gallery

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 | By bombers | Views [750]

Hi everyone, I think I ( and Justin) have finally worked out how to include some photos on this website. They come from Scotland and Ireland and there are a couple from our flat (excuse the mess in one of the shots - we were moving in!) When computers ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Read this!

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 | By mradventure | Views [782] | Comments [8]

Ha, I got your attention didn't I. I've got new pics up under Merry Ole England. Check em out. I have to say though people, I'm a little disappointed. My typical viewing has gone from over 200 to less than 100. Is my writing gettting bad? Am I not interesting ... Read more >

Tags: Friends

Day #7 (23-Mar-2007)

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 | By phoebe2007 | Views [661] | Comments [1]

Day #7 Leaving Islington Time to up and move again.   This is the downside of travelling, having to drag suitcases around.   Amy's suitcase weighs nearly 30kg and I have had to carry that up several flights of stairs at various times (expect ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Day #6 (22-Mar-2007)

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 | By phoebe2007 | Views [635] | Comments [1]

Day #6 Woke up at about 6am and ready for breakfast at the refectory (or whatever they call it).   They have rules here about how many things you can for breakfast (6 serves total, up to 2 serves per item).   This is a typical university "... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Day #5 (21-Mar-2007)

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 | By phoebe2007 | Views [541]

Day #5 Leaving Earl's Court Checking out of Earl's Court today.   I wanted to go for a final walk to "discover" Earl's Court before we left.   One thing about London (so far) is that there are no supermarkets anywhere.   No Coles, ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Some of our volunteering plans

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 | By athousandmiles | Views [515]

'A Thousand Miles' is in the planning phase right now so things are a little crazy (no thanks to Jessica who was off on holiday this week!) but it seems like a good idea to be a bit more specific about what we're actually doing on our trip. So here ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

What a weekend we had!

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 | By worldnomads-on-tour | Views [6121] | Comments [2] | Video

Well after much detailed planning (mostly on the back of a fag packet), we finally reached the set up day for the Ordnance Survey Outdoors Show ( www.theoutdoorsshow.co.uk ) 16-18 Mar 07. Thankfully, the UK team consisting of the one and only ... Read more >

Tags: backpackers, expo, free t-shirt, Los Angeles, work, world nomads

Gallery: The Outdoors Show- NEC 16-18 March 07

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 | By worldnomads-on-tour | Photo Gallery

Edinburgh

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 | By mel-halden | Views [410]

After a few days in london I was on my way to edinburgh!! Once again I am soo excited then I found out I have a 10 hour bus drive. Time for a good book and a fully charged ipod so I was set!!  What can one say about edinburgh! The place is cool! I saw ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Why World Nomads?

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 | By athousandmiles | Views [494]

When we decided to take up the challenge of 'A Thousand Miles' we knew we wanted to use a blogging platform to follow our travels. That way, people all over the world could follow our travels with a few clicks of the mouse. Problem is ... there are ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Pre Departure

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 | By michael_chan | Views [686]

First and Foremost, welcome to Michael's Small World, my foray into the world of Blogging...Huzzah!! So here it finally is. It's 3.30, and I am due to be up in about 4 Hours. I'm actually quite tired right now but find myself caught between that zone ... Read more >

Tags: Packing & gadgets