Destination: United Kingdom

Prognosis: World Cup Fever

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 | By garyspaz | Views [1673]

Yes that's right, it's the obligatory world cup post. I'm sure ever blogger sitting on his or her purdy white iBook is currently waxing poetic about "the world game" and that I am only adding more salt to the wound, but god damnit at this point I'm far ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Edinburgh exercises in homelessness

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 | By hotnoodle | Views [1144]

I'm a bum. The definition of a bum is someone who wanders around the city looking for opportune places to sleep. Alex left for a football match in Croatia this morning, shortening my sleep by a good few hours. I hauled my ass down to the street corner ... Read more >

Getting Sophisticated in Argentina

Mon, 2 Aug 2010 | By rsweet | Views [694]

We're in the final month of our trip, and have some creature comforts for the first time in months! It's lovely to be simultaneously warm AND dry! Last time I wrote was from La Paz; highest city in the world. An amazing place but reeeally cold. The ... Read more >

Blog 9 - On the Road to Newcastle

Sat, 31 Dec 2016 | By mighty10 | Views [446]

NOTE - this is being posted 2 days after I wrote it.  Happy New Years everyone   After a quick pit stop at the Peterborough service centre on the way up to see Raff in Newcastle I have been relegated to the back seat and decided to whip ... Read more >

Outward Journery & arrival

Fri, 5 Oct 2007 | By allthehalls | Views [428]

Well, that was the shortest flying time ever. We had a 100min delay in Glasgow, and the pilot managed to speed in the air to get to Dubai in 7 hours, however we did have to sprint to the gate to get the connection to Perth. It was quite a sight - carrying ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Yellowstone 3

Thu, 15 Oct 2015 | By steveturpin | Views [377]

  Up early today, we are going to visit Old Faithful. No breakfast so we could get away before light in the hope of seeing wildlife. Stepped outside and it was sooo cold, the car outside temperature showed 31F, just below freezing. We headed ... Read more >

Testing! (preparing to chase rabid raccoons!).

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 | By john_hockley | Views [353]

Well here is a quick tester to see if I can still remember how to add stories to these World Nomad on-line Journals. It is now nearly three years since the Appalachian Trail Trip and I am now preparing for the next one! This trip is going to be ... Read more >

24 and 25 June - leaving our Aldeburgh home and first day of Dad's Army adventure

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 | By musicaladventures | Views [262] | Comments [2]

  Yesterday we bid a sad farewell to Aldeburgh. We were there so long, it had become our home! We set off in the bus to Ipswich (about an hour and a half, which goes through several villages and picks up passengers along the way. Rob sat behind ... Read more >

Wed 26 June - more Dad's Army and some beautiful gardens

Thu, 27 Jun 2013 | By musicaladventures | Views [195]

  Today we set off for Bressingham which consists of 17 acres of wonderful gardens which were absolutely beautiful and manicured to perfection. The gardens are renowned worldwide for their horticultural excellence.    There is ... Read more >

The West Highlands of Scotland

Sun, 17 May 2015 | By | Views [144] | Scholarship Entry

Last year, I had the great pleasure of traveling to the magnificent West Highlands of Scotland on my inaguaral trip to Europe. While I had dreamed of England my whole life, it was greatly eclipsed by the beauty and wonder of Scotland. We took a long ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Photos: Kuala Lumpur

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 | By dancinnadz | Flickr Photo Gallery

Photos: Wedding in Scotland

Sat, 3 May 2008 | By adammacisaac | Flickr Photo Gallery

Photos: London

Tue, 15 Aug 2017 | By bstess | Photo Gallery

Richmond Park - Nature within a Megacity

Mon, 27 Oct 2014 | By | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

The ability to capture a moment forever, and to share this moment is what is most captivating to me about photography. From explaining the life cycle of a ladybug to the developments of a political protest, I dream of a career where i can capture and ... Read more >
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Tags: 2014 Travel Photography Scholarship

Gallery: UK - London

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 | By burrellian | Photo Gallery