Destination: United Kingdom

August 11th

Sun, 27 Aug 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [826]

August 11 - Friday Funny how all dorms seem the same. Same type of furniture, same smell. It was nice to have the kitchen and eat off of real plates, bowls, and glasses. It was also nice to use a spoon and a knife and not have to use the handle of ... Read more >

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August 8th

Sun, 27 Aug 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [841]

August 8 - Tuesday When we woke up there were clouds in the sky but it didn't look like rain - at least not immediately.  You could see the gray clouds coming in off the coast.  I went to the laundry room to get some our clothes that were hung up to ... Read more >

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August 7th

Sun, 27 Aug 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [865]

August 7 - Monday I am staring at the grill of an old rusted unused/unusealble tractor.  It's drizzling, and a rooster is walking around outside our tent.  We decided to stop in Harlech for the night hoping to find some place to do our laundry which ... Read more >

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August 5th

Sun, 27 Aug 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [754]

August 5 - Saturday We were at CAT at 0930 and were at the front doors to the information center to pick up our free audio guide before they even opened.  The weather was overcast but no rain - yet.  With our guides we slowly walked from station to ... Read more >

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August 4th

Sun, 27 Aug 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [808]

August 4 -  Friday We were up and packed without incident.  We weren't in a big hurry knowing we had less than 30 miles to go but we did know that it would be pretty hilly before we got to the valley and to the town near CAT called Machynllyth.  It ... Read more >

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August 3rd

Sun, 27 Aug 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [514]

August 3 - Thursday Telford to somewhere just past Cyfronydd The Welsh language is interesting.  Lots of consonants not many vowels.  We  passed through a small village where the name (which I've completely forgotten) had no vowels in it what so ever.... Read more >

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Gallery: Scotland tour

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 | By mel | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Europe trip with Mel

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 | By mel | Photo Gallery

Gallery: For Mum

Thu, 24 Aug 2006 | By robin | Photo Gallery

August 2nd

Wed, 23 Aug 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [878] | Comments [1]

August 2 - Tuesday Wolverhampton to Telford We were up early and then decided to take a little nap before leaving. I had my little cup of instant coffee - sadly, this is what my caffeine source has come to. Everything in the UK is expensive - everything ... Read more >

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August 1st

Wed, 23 Aug 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [715]

August 1 - Monday Chalfont St. Giles to Wolverhampton I was feeling a little bit better but still taking the Tamiflu and herbal throat rinses that Pam made for me with improving results. We decided to leave for Wales and just take our time getting ... Read more >

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July 31st

Wed, 23 Aug 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [563]

July 31 Sunday Chalfont St. Giles I don't feel good. I woke up with a bad sore throat and now I'm congested. I took some Tamiflu that was prescribed to us from the travel clinic back home in case we were to catch the Bird Flu. I don't think this ... Read more >

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July 29th and 30th

Wed, 23 Aug 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [420]

July 29-30 Friday-Saturday Chalfont St. Giles We walked from the bus station with all our bags to Pam's house about 3 miles away and arrived in the early evening. We had dropped Mary off at the bus station mere seconds before the next train to Heathrow ... Read more >

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July 24th thru 28th

Wed, 23 Aug 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [413]

July 24-28 Monday through Friday London My sister had found us a studio in Bayswater just bordering Nottinghill. It's called the Vancouver Studios and we thought it was going to be air conditioned but when we walked in the only thing resembling cool ... Read more >

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Gallery: A little riding through South East Scotland

Sun, 20 Aug 2006 | By the_nomads | Photo Gallery