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Sun, 3 Jan 2010 | By whereintheworld10 | Views [1057] | Comments [3]
South of Thailand is red hot at the min and sunny. Been to most of the islands around Krabi on our own Long Boat. We had the same driver and named him Pongo as obviously has never seen the ball end of a roll on deoderant. We sailed or motored our way ... Read more >
Sun, 17 Jan 2016 | By wanderlustgail | Views [844] | Comments [3]
I wanted to write earlier, but this week has been an emotional roller coaster, and I could not bring myself to put much into words. Who knew that following a dream could make one so sad, afraid, anxious, guilty, and full of self-doubt? I did not expect ... Read more >
Tags: sabbatical, solo, travel
Tue, 16 Jun 2015 | By chloebruce | Views [648]
We were only in Milan for the day before we had to catch our train to Turin late in the afternoon. We were meeting our other friend in a few days but rather than stay in Milan, which I was warned was underwhelming and had to agree at least a little, ... Read more >
Tags: catholicism, italy, relics, shroud of turin, turin
Wed, 26 Dec 2007 | By melissa | Views [538] | Comments [2]
Aidan and I have had a wonderful Christmas holiday at Cathy's house. It was a very relaxing and quiet, with just Aidan, Cathy, Rowena, and I to celebrate (Edwin, the brother, was a no-show). Two days before Christmas we started our celebration with ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Fri, 14 Aug 2009 | By chloe_in_asia | Views [494] | Comments [4]
Spent two great days in Kanchanaburi and off to Bangkok tomorrow for shopping at the weekend market! The Bridge on the River Kwai is in Kanchanaburi so I have been learning all about the death railway which is really really interesting. Yesterday I ... Read more >
Tue, 15 Sep 2015 | By shire_girl | Views [490]
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 >
Wed, 8 Jul 2015 | By shire_girl | Views [430] | Comments [2]
It's been 24 hours since I left home. Within that time I've had about 4 hours of sleep, and gone through seven time zones. Now it's 23:00 as most clocks will read here in the UK. I had written more, but when I was timed out it went away. So it's time ... Read more >
Tags: jetlag
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 | By chrissilb | Views [386]
The last year and a half have been tough on all of us for a variety of reasons. While it might not be at the very top of your priority list, many of us are missing the chance to enjoy international travel. Being able to see the world is something that ... Read more >
Tags: elderly travel, travel
Wed, 29 Mar 2017 | By zee | Views [289]
left fort william around 11
it was 2 hour scenic drive
view from my car window was mesmurizing
it was my first time in the isle of skye
i could see why most people sa skye is the most beautiful place in the uk
i stopped at sconser ferry ... Read more >
Tue, 26 May 2015 | By | Views [189] | Scholarship Entry
I had six hours before catching the last train back to London. The forecast in the valley was poor; heavy frost, low cloud, no visibility. Typical Cumbrian Christmas. We could have stayed in, but I was desperate for a bit of snow and the only way to get ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Mon, 25 Oct 2010 | By rainbowcrow | Photo Gallery
On board PO Oceana across the Atlantic!
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Wed, 1 Feb 2012 | By martin_rix | Photo Gallery
The historic city of Winchester
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Thu, 10 Jan 2013 | By giordana | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I never know what to say when I have to write about myself for something I really care about , maybe because I do worry to much about words to use when it should be so simple, let's try..
I'm Giordana, from Rome, 28 years old, I moved to London 18 months ...
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Tags: travel photography scholarship 2012
Mon, 3 Nov 2014 | By alexkyri | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Hi,
My 9.00am - 5.00pm job is photographing products for company websites around Europe and the UK. You may think this is a great job but it's really sad to say this has killed my enjoyment and passion for photography. I want to feel like that excited ...
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Tags: 2014 Travel Photography Scholarship
Mon, 4 Jun 2018 | By taylortreks | Photo Gallery
We started our 2018 UK tour with a 2-day stopover in London. This allowed us to get over the worst of the jet lag and catch the Flying Scotsman (express train from London to Edinburgh) on our way up north. We visited Greenwich, the British Museum, the ...
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