Destination: United Kingdom

Aberdeen, or City Fatigue

Wed, 3 Sep 2014 | By kakimono | Views [468]

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 [387]

  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 [314]

  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 [244] | 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 [601]

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 [404]

Tags: atlas, marrakech, morocco, north africa

Morocco in a Tajine Pot

Sat, 30 Aug 2014 | By harrisonjj | Views [408]

Tags: atlas, marrakech, morocco, north africa

Victorian Castle with the Heart of an Ancient Keep

Thu, 28 Aug 2014 | By kakimono | Views [655]

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 [455]

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 [205]

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 >

Inverness

Wed, 27 Aug 2014 | By kakimono | Views [660]

The train to Inverness was crowded. Extremely crowded. My sister and I spent most of the ride standing. There might have been other seats farther down in the train, but when we looked through the window to the next car, there were people standing ... Read more >

Tags: castle, clothing, food, train

The City of London

Tue, 26 Aug 2014 | By schmodude | Views [729]

I ended up at a pub crawl last night with friend from the hostel, Philippe. It was rainy and a holiday, so it sounded like something good to do. However, nobody else in all of London had that train of thought.  We were the only two people on this ... Read more >

Tags: bank of england, brockley, england, family, gold, harrods, hyde park, london, uk

Calandar to Stirling, Stirling to Perth

Tue, 26 Aug 2014 | By kakimono | Views [578]

As we were leaving Edinburgh, the GPS that came n the rental car kept sending us on crazy routes, like down High Street, or in a lane for buses only. We ended up ignoring her and just heading west out of Edinburgh. Once we'd managed to get on a road ... Read more >

Tags: gps, musicals, train, train station

Photos: London

Tue, 26 Aug 2014 | By laurenstrong | Photo Gallery

Tags: england, experience, london, royal

Rainy Holiday

Mon, 25 Aug 2014 | By schmodude | Views [461]

England’s rainy stereotype can remain intact.  It’s been raining all day and will not likely stop. Besides the rain though, it is quite pleasant outside. I was out and about sometime around 10 am and the holiday combined with the rain ... Read more >

Tags: england, london, national gallery, rain, sainsburys, tate modern, uk