Destination: United Kingdom

MOSI

Tue, 12 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [635]

Yesterday I went to the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester.  I was there for 4 hours or so. I learned that many things we're invented in Manchester, such as the steam press for making clothes, as well as the first all-steam railroad. ... Read more >

Tags: museum, piss

Postcard-Perfect (For A Zombie Apocalypse)

Tue, 12 May 2015 | By traveller_lyn | Views [126] | Scholarship Entry

I was sick, there was no doubt about it. Some small child on the 25-hour flight from Brisbane to London had infected me with alien influenza. Sneezing, sniffling and literally coughing up blood, my Euro gap year was off to a miserable start. But everything ... Read more >

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Orange Jacket

Mon, 11 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [883] | Comments [1]

Another pic at the game-by the way, the most intriguing person to me in  the stadium wasn't Sergio Aguero, or some other player on the team, but more the guy in the orange jacket sitting at the front of each row. Now matter what happened on the ... Read more >

Tags: football

The Devils Pulpit

Mon, 11 May 2015 | By frampi | Views [210] | Scholarship Entry

As an enthusiastic photographer with an ambition to get the shots that other photographers won't or cannot, I am always on the lookout for new and unique locations to visit and explore. My travel treasure is not set in a particularly exotic location, ... Read more >

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Werewolf Land

Mon, 11 May 2015 | By lupusdei | Views [277] | Scholarship Entry

I only choose United Kingdom because I love it more than France, but actually, the werewolf land in my story is Gevaudan. I guess that the fact that this city may have the first report of werewolf in the modern world called a lot of my attetion. I would ... Read more >

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Manchester the Game

Mon, 11 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [659] | Comments [1]

Yesterday I went to a football game. It was exciting. I have never been into sports. I have seen a few baseball games, minor league hockey game at home, and one football game. The baseball games we're tolerable for a few innings and then got boring. ... Read more >

Tags: football, sports

Hidden path in a Poet´s Corner

Mon, 11 May 2015 | By lapalabraperfecta | Views [157] | Scholarship Entry

Without a single glimpse of hope to find something interesting, lost in another huge queue of ordinary tourists, there I stood, waiting my turn to get inside the so-called Westminster Abbey. In my heart, a hungry desire to discover some sort of unexplainable ... Read more >

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Photos: The beautiful lakes

Mon, 11 May 2015 | By copperowl | Photo Gallery

Photos: Profile

Mon, 11 May 2015 | By wanderlustme | Photo Gallery

Manchester UK

Sun, 10 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [764] | Comments [2]

Well yesterday was my first day in Manchester, UK. I have never been here, but I have been to London a few times. So you may be asking, why am I here? Well I read about Manchester a few years ago, when I worked for Gruntal and Company, a brokerage ... Read more >

Tags: arriving, manchester, uk

Finding the Golden Egg

Sun, 10 May 2015 | By golden_kim | Views [276] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry

In front of me, at long last, was the legendary Golden Egg. And it was all mine. From the left, right and top, I examined my prize, undecided whether to first crack the gold-dusted chocolate shell or scoop the riches inside—vanilla cheesecake with a mango ... Read more >

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Photos: The House of York

Sun, 10 May 2015 | By copperowl | Photo Gallery

Emblazon Beach, Craster

Sat, 9 May 2015 | By helenfrances | Views [166] | Scholarship Entry

After contemplating my favourite place for quite some time, I remember one location that makes all others secondary, and I think in fact that it is only after my travels that it has occurred to me the immense beauty and peacefulness of this place. After ... Read more >

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Trafalgar by Bus

Sat, 9 May 2015 | By copperowl | Views [319]

With the overseas contingent of my family returning to Australia later in the year, I won't have that motivation to brave the long flight again. This may be my last trip to Europe and to my beloved England. So the last week of this trip has been - in ... Read more >

When it rains it pours

Sat, 9 May 2015 | By thegirlinthedocs | Views [252] | Scholarship Entry

It was our first full day in Tuscany and instead of getting a bus to Firenze my sister and I decided to go on a walk around the outskirts of San Giminagno. In all fairness I didn't really mind what we did as I had dragged my sister to the fortified city ... Read more >

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