Destination: United Kingdom

Swaziland to Pretoria

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 | By jeffbrad | Views [3109] | Comments [2]

Sun 23rd Sep (day 10) - up early for a walk in the bush with our guide Stu. Lots of wildlife to see: Impala, burchell's zebra, warthog, nyala, blue wildebeest, blesbok, velvet monkey and a 5metre python! Lots of bird species. Interesting uses of termite ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Welcome to the Jungle

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 | By mazystar | Views [2240] | Comments [2]

An over dramatic title perhaps? On Tuesday evening Georgia and I were sat in a nice Indian restaurant chatting over a curry; when a man casually walked in, grabbed my bag and RAN out the door. This restaurant had two heavy glass doors (to keep in ... Read more >

Trying desperately not to write an Ode to Steak. Entry may not be suitable for Vegetarians.

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 | By amy | Views [814] | Comments [1]

  It´s become difficult not to feel slightly philosophical about the amount of red meat i have consumed in the last three weeks. After a slightly disappointing bout of food in Rio (a girl's digestion system can only handle so much rice&... Read more >

Greetings from Upover

Wed, 4 Jul 2007 | By sophieollie | Views [780]

Hey Everyone, We have left Vietnam now and are in London - like every good kiwi on their OE but we left on Monday for Devon, South-West England to stay with my Grandma. London was a bit overwhelming. When we arrived we had to catch the tube to Ol's ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles

Day 3: Shakespeare Shakespeare Shakespeare, 'Lend me your ears', bloody death and mahem

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 | By livy | Views [761]

So we left Stoford. Cute little Stoford with its cute little bridge over its willow-strewn river and majestic white swans. The Swan Inn was awesome. Such good grub and nice rooms and sweet people. Wonder how much a little Stoford or Greater Wishford ... Read more >

Tags: theatre

Pre-departure

Mon, 24 May 2010 | By mattsafrica | Views [547] | Comments [11]

Hi, I leave for South Africa tomorrow; and my family and friends have persuaded me to create a blog! I'm not sure how often I will have the opportunity to update this, and whether or not I will choose to anyway as it's the first blog ... Read more >

Blog 11 - On The Road to York

Wed, 11 Jan 2017 | By mighty10 | Views [508]

I want to get off the bat early that driving around Scotland is stunning. Even in the depths of winter words and pictures do not do justice to the pure beauty you will see. We couldn't even imagine what it would look like come Autumn. I'm very lucky ... Read more >

From Plays to Debates...

Thu, 23 Jan 2014 | By cfleisch10 | Views [504]

St. Lawrence pays for it all! The best part about this program is that doing fun things in London are considered "classes." So instead of sitting in a classroom, this week I got to go to a play in the West End. Entitled Mojo , it was one of Jez Butterworth's ... Read more >

Northern Ireland

Sat, 7 Aug 1999 | By javolsteedt | Views [264]

The first time it snowed in Scotland

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [153] | Scholarship Entry

I was present the very first time it snowed in Scotland. Scottish mountainsides powdered in a fine white film, Sure to manipulate the ever green scenery into an inspiring winter wonderland, an unexpected arrival indeed. My uncle had assured me the day ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Gallery: Yorkshire Dales & Scotland (Easter 07)

Wed, 9 May 2007 | By claireg | Photo Gallery

Photos: My Photo scholarship 2011 entry

Sat, 5 Nov 2011 | By anne-maree | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: #2011wnphoto, travel photography scholarship 2011

Photos: Connecting with the Highlands of Scotland

Thu, 24 Jul 2014 | By harrisonjj | Photo Gallery

Photos: Wharfedale, Cotswolds and Lake District

Wed, 20 Aug 2014 | By joanimil | Photo Gallery

Photos: Cornwall's Beauty

Thu, 1 Mar 2018 | By nabz | Photo Gallery