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A Local Encounter that Changed my Perspective - Next stop, Home.

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By | Views [1355] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry

The train pulls onto the platform whilst a dishevelled, agitated and belligerent me pushes my way to the front of the rush hour scramble. I have mastered the art of ‘sway-dominance’ – the ability to refrain from touching anything or anyone in the sardine ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013

Leech bite...

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 | By alyx | Views [1265] | Comments [4]

(Picture - At the "Hotel in the clouds") Hi everyone, So, on Friday morning I awoke after an eventful night of sickness. I have now decided that my body just refuses to like the street bought somosas, even if they are amazing and cost ... Read more >

Quintessentially England

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [1218]

An easy day trip from London, the southeast is what Americans come to see, the quintessential English countryside. It's an area of wonderful green landscapes, formal gardens, Leeds Castle, the White Cliffs of Dover and Hastings where, William started ... Read more >

"Is Ohio in the US?"

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 | By craigbyer | Views [1213] | Comments [10]

Cheers! My first full day has passed as a foreign exchange student in Swansea, Wales. I am in love with this place and am entirely convinced that I am exactly where I should be. By far, my favorite part of this experience is the element ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Homeless At Last

Wed, 6 Jul 2011 | By vagabonds | Views [1001]

We have been quiet for fear of jinxing the deal but our house has been under contract for several weeks. The deal was done yesterday! I am not sure what other “homeless” people feel but we feel fantastic! No more worries, no more ... Read more >

Ebbs and Flows

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 | By taroso | Views [960]

Beneath London's streets the water pipes leak; they were installed the century before last, and are showing their age. All across London the roadworks continue; the water pipes are being dug up and replaced. By 2010, proclaim the signs, another Victorian ... Read more >

New group, new adventure

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 | By drmitch | Views [769]

I’d decided to take a 5-day bus tour as it seemed the cheapest and easiest way of getting a look at a large area of Scotland in a short period of time. Although my pet hate about organized tours is being in large groups and being rushed through tourist ... Read more >

Tags: culloden, loch ness, scotland, the hermitage

Jersey - Channel Islands Feb 2012

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 | By shaz | Views [729] | Comments [1]

I had a fleeting visit to one of the Channel Islands this February only because I didn’t have the money for a full on organised trip. It was low season but it's what I wanted as there would be empty hotels, no screaming children and the places ... Read more >

High on the Hebrides: (Golden) Eagles of Death Metal and other stoner rock

Tue, 27 Aug 2013 | By katescarlett | Views [610] | Comments [2]

I think alot of places lend themselves to a particular soundtrack. Cycling the wide open planes of Lewis with the wind at your back is Josh Homme's Desert Sessions. There are small villages on the edges of the island, which are handfuls of austere concrete ... Read more >

Racing through Central America

Tue, 11 May 2010 | By rsweet | Views [427]

It's been a long time since I last wrote, and no one wants to read an epic essay, so I will try to be as entertaining and brief as possible (both quite feats for me to achieve). It wil get more interesting towards the end as I remember more! I have discovered ... Read more >