Destination: United Kingdom

The Art of Sending Postcards

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 | By demilo | Views [824]

I love postcards. I love receiving them, I love displaying them, I love finding them cheap from some souvenir/camera/coffee shops. What I hate doing is sending them or, more correctly, finding the right stamps and remembering to have them on hand when ... Read more >

Holiday Road

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [727]

Yesterday morning, I checked out of the hotel in London, and hopped on the underground to a train to Salisbury, which is right near Stonehendge. At the Salisbury rail station, a bus met the train and took visitors to Stonehendge, and two other places ... Read more >

London

Tue, 13 Dec 2005 | By bionicbishop | Views [545]

Hi all, Hopefully I can defy my techonological ineptness and figure out how to put something on here! Anyway, I arrived here in London a couple of days ago courtesy of Gulf Air. The flight went fairly smoothly, managed to catch up with plenty sleep ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

The Loch Ness Monster

Sat, 3 Jun 2017 | By the_koetsys | Views [515]

Rather than drive around Loch Ness, we decided to take a cruise for about an hour. Well worth it as the commentary on the boat was very informative. I can also tell you that a south south west wind blowing down the Loch has one reaching for thick coats.... Read more >

Arrived day of the races

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 | By hannah_on_her_travels | Views [506]

It's been a while since I wrote.  I have spent the past week in Melbourne.  We were lucky enough to arrive on Melbourne Cup Day, which is a horse race that stops the nation.  We took a walk to Federation Square, loads of people watching the race on the ... Read more >

Chelsea Xmas Party 07

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 | By dana-b | Views [480]

Well.... this was a great end to the year of work!! The xmas party was themed - Rock and pop stars. So dress up was essential - but hard! Espec when you dont look like a rock or pop star!! When you look at the photos youll see we kinda just made it up! ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

South of England

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 | By emily_witenden | Views [463]

  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 >

York

Sat, 21 Feb 2015 | By irenecabay | Views [426]

I took the express train to York. It took 2 hours. Not sure where to go first, I quickly made up my mind upon exiting the train station and seeing York Minster tower above every other building. It would be very difficult to get lost finding it. The queue ... Read more >

I am back from Africa

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 | By cass11 | Views [320]

  Last week I went to Africa to spend a 15 days vacation. The place is an energising one.The ideal place for the vacation and animal lovers is Africa.The wildlife and safaries of Tanzania attract nature lovers. The place is full of 3000 lions ,African ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

The Little Shepherd's Hut That Freed My City Soul

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By | Views [217] | Scholarship Entry

'Can you get that gate?' Shit. Is he asking me? Because I'm not the kind of guy who opens gates in the country. I'm the kind of guy who fucks things up in the country. The Great Outdoors makes me feel nervous. The people who live there make me nervous ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Adventures in London

Fri, 2 May 2014 | By | Views [175] | Scholarship Entry

So even though I live in the UK and I have managed to travel to quite a few places with my parents when I was a younger, I have chosen to write about my travels to London. I always seem to find myself in this wonderful place and I will literally find ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Photos: Scotland: The West

Thu, 29 May 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Photo Gallery

Photos: Rowan

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 | By melissa | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Trans-Siberian Train and Ulaanbaatar

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 | By chrisdews | Photo Gallery

SilverFish

Sun, 16 Nov 2014 | By | Flickr Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: 2014 Travel Photography Scholarship