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Wenlock Priory and Hailes Abbey

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 | By vagabonds | Views [1668]

In medieval England, before Henry VIII, when being Christian meant being Catholic, nearly every town had an abbey or a priory. No matter to which order the monks belonged – Cistercian, Cluniac, or other; black, white or gray – they followed the ... Read more >

Last days of UK

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [1306]

It was lucky that we came across from Europe early as the day after our ferry crossing a storm swept down the strait for two days and the seas became so rough that the ferries stopped sailing. It cleared on Saturday and we headed back down to Dover ... Read more >

Samoa

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 | By jes2007 | Views [864]

I am in Samoa for a few days between voyage legs. It is a lovely island. One of my vogaye buddies and myself have hired a car and are touring the island. The main island is 'Upolu, which is a good size taking about 6 hours or so to drive quicky round, ... Read more >

The end of the Trans-siberian

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 | By lmc303 | Views [748] | Comments [1]

Well it is wednesday and I have officially ended my tour of the trans-siberian railway. I completed the 7800 km odd journey over 23 days visiting 6 places along the way. You would think that I would have had enough of long train journeys. Nahh I have ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Brighton and Tate Modern.

Tue, 6 Apr 2010 | By jono_79 | Views [700] | Comments [1]

Brighton - early Jan. As I mentioned in my last posting, Anna and I went to Brighton in January and it kicked arsed. It was a spontaneous trip. It was a pretty uneventful morning when I suggested we take a day trip there. Within an hour, ... Read more >

Hide and seek

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 | By paul_byrom | Views [623]

So, did you ever play hide and seek as a kid? Did you ever actually count to one hundred or did you "miss a few"? Well, this is one of those occasions. Lisa tried to throw me off the scent by saying something about Wales. I went down the ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Mexico City - The Beginning

Fri, 5 Mar 2010 | By rsweet | Views [567] | Comments [2]

So, after our 16 hour wait in Madrid airport we finally boarded our plane to Mexico, complete with an army of Russian athletes! Claire was hugely unimpressed with the lack of good movies, so much moaning and twelve hours later we touched down on Mexican ... Read more >

Week 1: Getting settled in

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By rachthe1st | Views [541]

Wow! I can't believe I've been here for two weeks! It's insane. I've spent most of that time finding accommodation, setting up a bank account, mobile phone etc. And now I think I'm pretty much all set up. It's been a completely change of lifestyle ... Read more >

My life - all 8 kilos of it!

Sat, 3 Mar 2012 | By oliviadj | Views [358] | Comments [2]

8 kilos. Yes, that is right. You read correctly. 8 kilos is what my backpack weighed at the airport. That is all I will have from home as I set off to start my 4.5 month adventure as a newly fledged backpacker. My list - obviously, was rather ... Read more >

Photos

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 | By lockers | Views [317]

For those not on FB, links to photos: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=50646&l=00db9&id=577824611 http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=50925&l=c6982&id=577824611 Commentaries to follow at a later date.

Finding the Golden Egg

Sun, 10 May 2015 | By | Views [279] | 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 >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship