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The whole point of this here Blog...

Sat, 1 Dec 2007 | By sl0ggs | Views [1098] | Comments [2]

Ok, I'm going to waffle a bit here, so brace yourself now, or look away! First some background on myself and these so called 'blogs'... it won't take long as there is no background on that subject. I've never read them and never attempted to write ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Sh*t! I've just quit my job

Thu, 30 May 2013 | By lambotte | Views [929] | Comments [9]

Am I absolutely barking mad? I'm leaving my 9-5 job in this current economy to travel the world with nothing but my backpack and a one-way ticket. Surely, this must mean I have a screw lose and quite possibly require counselling? But wait a minute, ... Read more >

Tags: backpacking asia, backpacking the world, my travel blog, one way ticket

UK - Windsor, Stonehenge & Bath

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 | By burrellian | Views [862] | Comments [1]

Coach picked me up fron the Hotel around 8.00 & we headed straight for Windsor Castle after picking up a few more passengers. Ended up being quite a packed bus with only 2 spare seats, I scored a seat which was cool room to stretch out :-). Winsdor ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Arrival and pick up of Hullabaloo in the UK

Mon, 5 Jul 2010 | By hullabaloo | Views [666] | Comments [1]

Arrived in the UK on 5th July to be greeted at the airport by Martin Bandey, the yacht broker we went through to purchase Hullabaloo. It has to be said that Martin and his wife Liz made the whole rather stressful experience of buying a 13 year old boat ... Read more >

Tags: getting started

Bath

Tue, 15 Sep 2015 | By shire_girl | Views [466]

My last stop in England before departing for the rest of Europe was Bath, the town famous as a Roman spa, and as the place where Jane Austen spent many years of her life. Once again my hosts here were different, and as usual never exactly what I expected.... Read more >

Blog 9 - On the Road to Newcastle

Sat, 31 Dec 2016 | By mighty10 | Views [433]

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 >

Alone time in Boracay 2016

Mon, 4 Apr 2016 | By shaz | Views [427]

I landed in the evening. The MyBoracayGuide met me and after a long transfer and an even longer time searching for my homestay I finally arrived at Boracay. I quickly settled into my room and went shopping for supplies. Headed straight to White Beach ... Read more >

23 June, Monday

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 | By ronsan | Views [320]

Left Sam’s around 11.30am to drive up to Parkgate in Cheshire. This was a special journey, to see someone we hadn’t seen since 1971. After an uneventful trip up several motorways, we reached Parkgate and, with great hugs (and wet eyes) we met ... Read more >

Deacon Brodie’s Tavern in Edinburgh

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By marina_q_lich | Views [270] | Scholarship Entry

Have you always wanted to get the feel of being a writer or a story’s character? Then come to Edinburgh! This is a place full of amazing legends and thrilling stories, and when I tell you that stones can talk here – I mean it! (Don’t miss the stone plates ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Postcard-Perfect (For A Zombie Apocalypse)

Tue, 12 May 2015 | By | Views [126] | Scholarship Entry

I was sick, there was no doubt about it. Some small child on the 25-hour flight from Brisbane to London had infected me with alien influenza. Sneezing, sniffling and literally coughing up blood, my Euro gap year was off to a miserable start. But everything ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship