Destination: United Kingdom

Beware the Cockney Chinwagger

Tue, 6 May 2014 | By moresbbb | Views [713]

Making a beeline past the hipsters and young professionals of trendy Hackney, deep into East London, towards regional Essex, you will find a slice of the old school. Yet to be gentrified and still, on a London scale, fairly affordable to live in, boroughs ... Read more >

Tags: chinwagger, cockney, east london

Empathising with Icarus

Sat, 3 May 2014 | By madocflynn | Views [418]

Thursday 17th April 2014 I didn't feel nervous until I was kneeling in the plane, leaning my bodyweight forwards to help the duct tape covered plane take off. A breeze passing through its chasis as the greyed pilot told us we could lean back ... Read more >

Tags: sky diving

The library

Thu, 1 May 2014 | By hetahannaloviisa | Views [402]

The story begins from the library.   Yes, I know this is a travel journal. Each one has its beginning. Mine begins from the library. I am stuck in what people may call a glass zebra, the Duncan Rice Library in University of Aberdeen, Scotland.... Read more >

Tags: boredom, exitement, soon-to-be-travels, stand-by, university

A State of Gaiety and Trance

Wed, 30 Apr 2014 | By pneuma | Views [641] | Comments [17] | Scholarship Entry

It’s nearing dawn and it suddenly feels as if the trials of life have reached its peak. City life gets rather sedentary and redundant after a point that to cool off we automatically confine ourselves to the man-made vices of television and alcohol to ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Photos: The Romantic North

Wed, 30 Apr 2014 | By verolix | Photo Gallery

15, London, One week

Mon, 28 Apr 2014 | By missmax | Views [476]

  For my 15th birthday, my family and I went to London for a week - and I know what you're thinking, what kind of posh nancy family goes to Europe for a kids birthday? (and not even a milestone  birthday, mind you)   Well, to put the ... Read more >

Tags: birthday, charity, dream, limo, london, make a wish, travel

One in a group of millions

Mon, 28 Apr 2014 | By jc_carpenter | Views [303] | Scholarship Entry

The summer of 2011 was the first time I went out of the country. Through the history program at Flagler College, I went to Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and England. It truly was an eye-opening experience. Although I traveled extensively throughout ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

The end of an Era

Sun, 27 Apr 2014 | By peterlee54 | Views [399]

Well folks my health has beaten me, and with a sad heart I returned to the UK early and quite ill! I have taken the hard decision to sell the van as I now feel unable to comit to long journeys and roughing it!. I managed to visit over 20 countries ... Read more >

Photos: My van for sale

Sun, 27 Apr 2014 | By peterlee54 | Photo Gallery

Why to love rainy UK?

Fri, 25 Apr 2014 | By gazetheworld | Views [301] | Scholarship Entry

travel to UK I was 17 years old, and the very first minute when I landed it was raining. Of course, what's England without rain? But I have to tell you that even with that weather, I loved it. I love the way the street and the parks smell with the rain, ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Mundane matters

Wed, 23 Apr 2014 | By imaoptimist | Views [205]

I  had an interview today with a nursing agency, Asked if things worked out and I stayed in France until November,  if they would take me on as a hca as my skills would be rusty. Answer was no ... I  did not have enough experience. C'est ... Read more >

Last laps

Mon, 21 Apr 2014 | By imaoptimist | Views [165]

Keeping in Yorkshire, Headed for Harrogate and a cooked breakfast to spoil myself, Noticed sea scout bands tuning up and signs saying roads would be closed from 10:30 so after refuelling headed west again towards Skipton which was just as posh and a ... Read more >

London

Mon, 21 Apr 2014 | By irenecabay | Views [456]

My son has lived in London for 15 years. I have traveled there to visit him at least 8 times, possibly more, I don't know for sure. I have never thought to write about it. I was just visiting my son and his wife. In hind site, it really has been an adventure.... Read more >

Photos: beamish

Mon, 21 Apr 2014 | By imaoptimist | Photo Gallery

Le Tour de les Dales

Mon, 21 Apr 2014 | By imaoptimist | Views [269]

Anybody north of Sheffield is well aware that Le Tour (French bike race in July) is kicking off in Yorkshire this year. From Richmond I headed down Wensley dale - stupid me thought it was Heartbeat country, but thats the Moors- meeting cyclists by the ... Read more >