Destination: United Kingdom

Day 25 - A few passing moments in London

Tue, 25 May 2010 | By escape | Views [1033]

I must admit, I’ve never been a huge fan of London. It’s one of those places that people either love or don’t. Overpriced dirty hotels mixed with densely packed and polluted sidewalks are not my thing ( ironic since I was just in Antananarivo!) ... Read more >

Tags: london

30 Minutes to Battle

Mon, 26 Jan 2015 | By the_life_of_lady_laura | Views [638]

Sometimes smart phones are smarter than you and sometimes they are just ironic. Knowing I like history and knowing the area I was going to live in, my British pal Gary had told me that to see the site of the battle of Hastings, I'd need to visit the ... Read more >

Tags: brighton, eastbourne, hastings, london, polegate, settling in

The Shroud of Turin

Tue, 16 Jun 2015 | By chloebruce | Views [635]

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

Saturday in Bath

Sun, 11 May 2008 | By tregenza_family | Views [607] | Comments [6]

We drove over to the town of Bath yesterday. It is such a beautiful town. Very busy on a Saturday which created a nice "buzz". We were a bit disoriented at first - nothing that a nice lunch and a couple of strong coffees couldn't fix. Always ... Read more >

The final phase - fun and frolics in Thailand and Laos

Wed, 14 May 2008 | By angelas_away | Views [576]

Wow the last couple of weeks have really flown by, as time does when you`re having fun. The jungle trek in Chiang Mai was brilliant. Twelve of us travelled in a truck for a couple of hours to the start of the trek, and spent a couple of days walking ... Read more >

Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 | By t_w_d | Views [508]

With Christmas 2006 steadily approaching, the chanting began. It started as a whisper, far-off and barely audible. “You better watch out, you better not cry,” angelic voices decreed from afar. Sitting poolside we strained our ears to hear the divine ... Read more >

Story of the Highlands

Sun, 1 Dec 2013 | By jporath | Views [500] | Video

When I was in Scotland, I fell in love with the country and the Highlands. I went with my group and a guide who told us a story of the Highlands. Its sad and terrible, but very much part of the Scottish history. There is a video you can watch if you ... Read more >

South of England

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 | By emily_witenden | Views [478]

  After a short hour train ride I arrived in pulborough, near horsham..beck picked me up and it hardly felt like 5 years had passed! We weren't even the closest of friends in Kenya but clicked instantly, she made me feel very welcome..we drove ... Read more >

4th Day Museums

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 | By jac995 | Views [414]

Started off a bit later today after some family Skype calls and breakfast which was much needed after our 2 mega walking days previous. After a bit of reseach all the places we planned to see were either closed or the tube had problems so decided to ... Read more >

Alp D'Huez

Tue, 8 Apr 2008 | By melissa | Views [363]

Pictures from our ski trip in January

The Old Man of Storr, Ile of Skye, Scotland

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By | Views [141] | Scholarship Entry

Suddenly, as we approached the destination of our hike, the vast dark-green mountainous horizon started to transform. “It has to be alien-origin,” I thought. There couldn’t be any other explanation. How can nature create something so profoundly fictional? ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Photos: London Baby!

Thu, 23 Apr 2015 | By marciekiwi | Photo Gallery

Photos: A typical winter day in London

Fri, 4 Jan 2013 | By stochastic | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 | By eol | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012

Photos: Scotland in the winter time

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 | By mccartgemm | Photo Gallery