Destination: United Kingdom

Derby, England

Tue, 26 Oct 2004 | By vagrant | Views [579]

In Derby with Liz.

Tags: Life Update

haunted castles

Mon, 11 Oct 2004 | By stephhef | Views [684]

My last Scotland e-mail was a little rushed, not that this one will be much better, but where I am sending this from a castle, I thought you might all appreciate it. That’s right, tonight I will be sleeping in a castle that has statues in the main hallway, ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

London: Jerry Springer the Operetta and other stories

Wed, 29 Sep 2004 | By princessfeet | Views [194]

Story to come

Favourites

Mon, 17 May 2004 | By matt_bianco | Views [544]

As a few people have asked, in true Nick Hornby style here are my top-5's (and a few top-10's where it's been a bit hard to get it down).   TOP 10 SITES / THINGS TO DO 1.  Machu Picchu, Peru 2.  Iguazu Falls, Brazil/Argentina 3.  Uyuni Salt Flats, ... Read more >

Tags: I should have known better!

Ask the Leyland Brothers!

Mon, 21 Jul 2003 | By stowaway | Views [10338] | Comments [16]

G'day viewers, Mike & Mal Leyland here. We were hoping to be going travelling around our big beaut country of ours with our home movie camera and showing you, the people at home, just what it's like - so you don't actually have to go there yourself ... Read more >

Tags: bath, cheddar, cheese, england, grommit, leyland brothers, mike and mal, oxford, stonehenge, woodhenge

London via Japan

Sat, 28 Jun 2003 | By stowaway | Views [1693] | Comments [5]

Hi Everybody, Well, i'm back in London yet again. Had an overnight stopover in Tokyo on the way here, so now i can say i've been to Japan too! From the air it seems to be covered with either rice paddies or golf courses ... Read more >

Tags: cambridge, cambridge, death by gardening, golf courses, london, madame tussauds, millennium wheel, sunburn, tokyo

Pink Faith

Sat, 4 Jan 2003 | By packlightwalkslow | Views [572]

Pink Faith             “He talked less and drank more.   It was supposed to be the same…the same.”             The subway jolted while snaking its way through the London underground.   I dared a glance at the little woman shuffling ... Read more >

Tags: london, Writings (true or otherwise, poetry or prose)

Back in Old Blighty

Sat, 22 Dec 2001 | By stowaway | Views [2333] | Comments [2]

Departing Vienna for a slightly warmer England and it's straight down south to jolly Portsmouth by the sea. Land ahoy & shiver me timbers, there's some ye olde ships there like Nelson's flagship ‘Victory’ (surely I don't have to explain that one), ... Read more >

Tags: blighty, england, ironclad, mandola, merry christmas, portsmouth, victory

Northern Ireland

Sat, 7 Aug 1999 | By javolsteedt | Views [232]

London Christmas

Wed, 26 Dec 1990 | By readygogo | Views [225]

It was a large heavy box wrapped in green and red paper and felt like a practical gift of pots and pans; or a blender or set of dishes.  Instead, hidden beneath the stuffing and weights was a small envlope with two airline tickets to London for two weeks.... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Western Europe by Eurail

Fri, 4 May 1984 | By w4michael | Views [232]

One of my first solo trips done by train. This was essentially my introduction to Europe by train, from England to Holland, Denmark, Belgium, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Greece, Turkey, and back through to Spain, back to France, back ... Read more >