Destination: United Kingdom

Dunnotar Castle: A Real Castle

Mon, 15 Sep 2014 | By kakimono | Views [578]

My sister and I arrived at the Aberdeen train station a full hour early. Early enough to catch an earlier train to Stonehaven. A station attendant noticed us looking at the destination lists and asked us where we were going, then told us there was ... Read more >

Tags: car, castle, citadel, steps, walking

South of England

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 | By emily_witenden | Views [428]

  After a short hour train ride I arrived in pulborough, near horsham..beck picked me up and it hardly felt like 5 years had passed! We weren't even the closest of friends in Kenya but clicked instantly, she made me feel very welcome..we drove ... Read more >

Photos: Lake District, England

Wed, 10 Sep 2014 | By laurenstrong | Photo Gallery

The Final Stall

Fri, 5 Sep 2014 | By givevoicetolocalheros | Views [305] | Video | Scholarship Entry

Hey, my name is Marta! I should be chosen because I have a great passion for filmmaking and storytelling and I am energetic and extremely curious. As a freelance journalist, I try to travel as much as I can to find meaningful stories from different realities.... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Film Scholarship to Mexico

Block Workout

Thu, 4 Sep 2014 | By dan_and_nate | Views [1442] | Video | Scholarship Entry

Hello World Nomads, Our film shares the story of us as two young travellers looking for a place to work out before embarking on a Eurotrip. We asked people where to go for an ass whooping and heard of a place in Brixton called Block Workout. After some ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Film Scholarship to Mexico

Aberdeen, or City Fatigue

Wed, 3 Sep 2014 | By kakimono | Views [478]

There's a point in any whirlwind tour where the whirlwind becomes tiring. I don't want to wander around a city for a couple of hours as I try and figure out what makes it unique and special. I don't want to have to check out of a hotel in the morning ... Read more >

Tags: hot chocolate, statues, trains

London

Wed, 3 Sep 2014 | By emily_witenden | Views [393]

  Well this morning was just not my morning! I woke in enough time to walk to the bus station but accidentally took the long way and then was on the wrong side of a huge department store, which was between me and the bus station..so I got to ... Read more >

Bournemouth

Wed, 3 Sep 2014 | By emily_witenden | Views [315]

  A short flight (couple of hours) later I arrived in Bournemouth airport..got quite drilled by customs re what I was doing in England etc but eventually got through..waited a while for a bus and then only had euros but was able to get some pounds ... Read more >

Moore

Tue, 2 Sep 2014 | By liylfilm | Views [245] | Video | Scholarship Entry

Filmmaking is a passionate hobby of mine. It's something that I really enjoy to do in my own time. I have experience in filming large events, from all sorts of festivals to wedding videos, but these all tend to be for "mates rates" and don't earn me a ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Film Scholarship to Mexico

Thurso

Sat, 30 Aug 2014 | By kakimono | Views [610]

Depending on the source, Thurso is the northernmost town on the Scottish mainland. Sepcifically, if your source is Wikipedia or the signs around town, you will believe that. If your source is a map, it doesn't seem as likely. In any case, Thurso is ... Read more >

Tags: bagpipes, castle, food, knitting, sea

Morocco in a Tajine Pot

Sat, 30 Aug 2014 | By harrisonjj | Views [411]

Tags: atlas, marrakech, morocco, north africa

Morocco in a Tajine Pot

Sat, 30 Aug 2014 | By harrisonjj | Views [412]

Tags: atlas, marrakech, morocco, north africa

Victorian Castle with the Heart of an Ancient Keep

Thu, 28 Aug 2014 | By kakimono | Views [659]

Between Invrness and Thurso, my sister and I wanted to stop at the impeccably Victorian Dunrobin Castle. As we were at the Inverness train station checking the boards and waiting for a platform to appear, we noticed that Dunrobin Caslte had an asterix ... Read more >

Tags: castle, falcons, oneill, train, train station

Science!

Wed, 27 Aug 2014 | By schmodude | Views [463]

Today I went to the Science Museum. There were a few good exhibits about math, electricity and computers, but I’ll spare most of the details. The most interesting was about James Watt. If you’re not an engineer or British, you may not know ... Read more >

Tags: england, hyde park, london, noodles, science, uk, watt

going home in 2 weeks

Wed, 27 Aug 2014 | By aneczka0627 | Views [206]

Two more weeks and I am going home, just for 5 days. Then I am off to Italy for 8 days. I can't wait for my Italian holiday. So excited!!! I always wanted to go there, Rome was the first city of my wish list. Soon I will find out if it'sas good as I ... Read more >