Destination: United Kingdom

A Quick Guide to a Weekend’s Break in Glasgow

Thu, 20 Jul 2017 | By chrissilb | Views [856]

A Quick Guide for a Weekend’s Break in Glasgow Whether you’re visiting Glasgow for some serious shopping, a stopover to the highlands or an enjoyable weekend getaway, the charming city is not short of things to do and see for the perfect ... Read more >

Tags: city, glasgow, shopping

Winding down

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 | By chloe | Views [775]

Well, The sun has gone, the hills are copper coloured and the Disco is only on Friday and Saturday nights....yes, the season is winding down on Scilly. Its been a rubbish summer, theres no other way of looking at it, mostly rain or mist or wind or ... Read more >

Five things I learned about London this week

Thu, 11 May 2006 | By garyspaz | Views [774] | Comments [1]

1. As far as I can decipher, London has no native insects. None. Presumably the legendary fierce wrath of the English summer might lure a few stragglers, but I can't really see myself rushing out to track down mozzie coils and aeroguard any time soon.... Read more >

Tags: Culture

This post is brought to you by the letter B for Bureaucracy..

Wed, 4 Nov 2015 | By the_life_of_lady_laura | Views [613]

I am currently a serf and the UK Home Office is my Feudal Overlord. Pete thinks I am a being a bit dramatic, but it is beginning to feel like it. The UK Home Office have had my passport to reissue my VISA for 2 months now and without it I’m stuck ... Read more >

Tags: bonded labour, coronation street, holidays, manchester, parentals, serfdom, tour guide, uk, uk

Friday 26th May - Another Day At Sea

Sat, 27 May 2017 | By paulfirman | Views [414]

A bit of a slow start today as it is a day at sea and we have no rush to go ashore. Again, as every morning, so far, the curtains were pulled back to reveal a glorious sunny day with a calm blue sea. Marco's breakfast of Poached Eggs Royale and Buttermilk ... Read more >

Theatre Review

Thu, 17 Apr 2014 | By cfleisch10 | Views [332]

Due to the plethora of exciting things I have been doing – and my unending mountain of work – I have realized that I have shamefully neglected my civic duty to my faithful readers: relating to you the nuances of every amazing production that ... Read more >

Tags: theatre; play; ghosts; 1984;

Yangshou

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 | By manjinder_nagra | Views [332] | Comments [1]

After not really doing much in Kunming (another city like any other really) I headed off to Guilin to get a bus to Yangshou. I arrived in Yanshou around midday and soon enough met a scottish girl who was also travelling on her own and with whom I was ... Read more >

Winds of change

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 | By ceri_russell | Views [253]

Winds of change have blown across the English countryside.   Trees of autumn leaves ablaze with colour have slowly been transformed into icy leafless wonders.   As I type this newsletter at 4:42pm it is pitch dark outside, a fact that is not too appealing ... Read more >

Photos: Me

Fri, 5 Jul 2013 | By effyau | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Cotswold Wildlife Park

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 | By tregenza_family | Photo Gallery

Gallery: snow day

Sun, 17 May 2009 | By wandering_jess | Photo Gallery

Photos: Japan Faves

Sat, 17 Apr 2010 | By bofner | Photo Gallery

Photos: Morzine_August_2010

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 | By elsie_moon | Photo Gallery

Photos: Melaka Melaka

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 | By dancinnadz | Flickr Photo Gallery

My Photo scholarship 2010 entry

Sun, 17 Oct 2010 | By tushna42 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: #2010wnphoto, travel photography scholarship 2010