Destination: United Kingdom

A flying visit home to Scotland

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 | By alistair | Views [940]

So it’s back home to Scotland for almost two weeks. I have missed the place I now regard as home. I’ve been a bit nomadic over the past year or so and it’s great to be able to catch up with family and friends all over. The Nigerian aspects of the job ... Read more >

Tags: carnoustie, edinburgh, fraserburgh, scotland, stirling

Cambodia...Crossing the boarder at Koh Kong

Thu, 8 May 2008 | By claire-winder | Views [747] | Comments [1]

..6 Buses and alot of hours later I arrived in Hat Lei which is the boarder for Cambodia from Thailand, it was very starnge and being on my own was a bit scary, I had to get my visa...I took one step over a painted line in the middle of the street and ... Read more >

A State of Gaiety and Trance

Wed, 30 Apr 2014 | By pneuma | Views [682] | Comments [17] | Scholarship Entry

It’s nearing dawn and it suddenly feels as if the trials of life have reached its peak. City life gets rather sedentary and redundant after a point that to cool off we automatically confine ourselves to the man-made vices of television and alcohol to ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Settling in Sydney

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 | By dancinnadz | Views [548] | Comments [2]

Thought i would give you all a quick update as things have become a bit more settled for me in just the last week or so. After a great 3 weeks travelling the East Coast and a good Festive blow out i eventually had to knuckle down and find myself a job ... Read more >

Pre-departure

Mon, 24 May 2010 | By mattsafrica | Views [543] | 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 >

I'm getting funny looks!

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 | By peterlee54 | Views [513]

Hi guys Well what a day. I keep getting funny looks from all those around me.   thinks it's because I got a silly grin on my face all the time. I just cannot believe that I'm really in RIO!! Took my life in my hans and when to see Sugarloaf Mountain ... Read more >

Helvellyn June 2016

Sat, 11 Jun 2016 | By andywu217 | Views [476]

Crazy day as I woke up at 6:00 am in the morning to catch a train to Penrith to ride a bus to Glenridding due to me reading a bus schedule wrong. The ride on the bus was actually magnificent as it cruised along Ullswater lake in the different villages.... Read more >

Tags: helvellyn, hiking

Still Job hunting!

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 | By kath_and_kim | Views [393]

Well we are still looking for jobs, it's getting a bit boring now. I have had a few temping agency registrations, aswell as a catering agency where I have to buy a lot of uniforms before I even get a job from them (seems a bit silly really).  Kathryn ... Read more >

Passing Time With A Video Camera

Tue, 25 Aug 2015 | By deeperchallenge | Views [294] | Video | Scholarship Entry

I'm 27 & I have some experience of travel and some experience of film making. Though life has thrown me some tough challenges, I have learned to deal with them. I would be a passionate member of any production team, keen to learn about the subject ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia

The adventure begins/ L'aventure commence

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 | By lnboulon | Views [275]

It was a cold winter day of December when we started to talk about taking 6 months off and have the trip of our life! A year and 1/2 later, here I am, ready to leave for the big adventure. For the first time in my life, I don't have a plan. I'm quitting ... Read more >

Chasing the light

Thu, 16 Apr 2015 | By | Views [199] | Scholarship Entry

Riding Viking horses through the mountains at sunrise…Check Paying £6 for a pint of local Reykjavík beer…Check Ignoring that I’m pre-hypothermic whilst Whale (not)spotting…check Floating in hot natural spring water from the blue lagoon, watching Mt ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Photos: Feb 13 to Feb 14

Wed, 5 Feb 2014 | By dawnnbrian | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Liverpool

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Photos: Scotland in the winter time

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 | By mccartgemm | Photo Gallery

Photos: Farewell London

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 | By thekiwireporter | Photo Gallery