Destination: United Kingdom

My Rosetta Stone

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [2666]

It may be a long way from being the real thing, but my own wooden Rosetta Stone is here with me in the British Museum, right in front of the plexiglass that protects the real Stone! The real Rosetta Stone is thousands of years old and used as the key ... Read more >

Tags: mementos, museums

Sorry for my delay

Thu, 3 May 2007 | By mradventure | Views [1437] | Comments [8]

Ok, I know it's been a while and I should have a lot to write down but I think the highlights would be appropriate. In order, Waterford Crystal factory...cool if you're old, a woman, or gay. It wasn't that bad, maybe I'm getting old or gay or a woman.... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Don't Bank On It!

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [1150]

It never seems to stop raining, only a minor annoyance to intrepid travelers like yours truly.  We splashed our way to Jersey Boys in Soho, visited the Tate Gallery and even viewed London from the "Eye," that giant ferris wheel on the Thames.... Read more >

Missin The Hostel

Mon, 25 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [769]

I spent a quick night in London in a hotel. As you probably know by now, if I am staying at a Marriott, Hilton, etc, it is by accident. I can't afford those places so mine are much more economincal. (plus the UK is expensive period).  And after ... Read more >

Heathrow Travel Chaos

Sat, 23 Dec 2006 | By kezza | Views [690]

The British media generally lack imagination. Every serial murderer is dubbed the someplace-shire ripper. Politians never have affairs, only steamy romps. And when Heathrow is virtually closed by fog, it is nothing short of "travel chaos" and the TV breakfast ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles

Safia's additions to Kim's story

Tue, 1 Apr 2008 | By kimbobimbo | Views [565]

Having read Kim's story below, you may feel that we have been slightly extravagant in having three massages and a pedicure in the space of less than two days, but allow me to say in our defence that this is our equivalent of the hard partying that we ... Read more >

Milan to Edinburgh 11.1.2012

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 | By frenchflower24 | Views [521]

So my accomodation included 'breakfast' which was a custard filled croissant and a cream sponge finger - rather unusual to me, but perhaps quite a common breakfast for the Milanese! I opted to wait and have breakfast at the airport,although the closest ... Read more >

Tags: edinburgh airport, kinross - scotland., milan airport

5 Days to Go!

Wed, 25 May 2011 | By whitesa | Views [516] | Comments [1]

With this entry, I hereby christen this Journal.  It's 5 days until I leave for a very long flight to Phnom Penh, and there is still quite a lot to do.  Jabs, check; malaria tablets, check; mosquito repellent, check; laptop--currently being held ... Read more >

Hanoi

Wed, 19 Apr 2017 | By walkersgowandering | Views [481]

Friday 14th April   Arrived in Hanoi at around 5am. Got off the bus to find my bag was missing and in its place another that looked just like mine. No one around had my bag so we though the had got of at the earlier stop of Ninh Binh and taken ... Read more >

Luang Prabang

Sat, 1 Aug 2009 | By chloe_in_asia | Views [418]

Arrived safe and sound last night and stumbled across a lovely hostel. Am sharing a dorm with Tammy, 19 from South Korea who was so happy to have a room mate after being by herself for 2 days. We are meeting up tonight for dinner and might go on a tour ... Read more >

Catching a Moment - Goodbye Scotland

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By hashemgad | Views [370] | Scholarship Entry

The air was crisp. The clouds blanketed the sky, fractured and fragmented by rays of light which seeped like honey over the silent hills. The dew drenched grass seemed to shimmer as the car pulled up by the pavement. I walked down the gravel path, treading ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013

Appreciating the English Lifestyle

Tue, 13 May 2014 | By | Views [226] | Scholarship Entry

The time I went to England is unforgettable! By 2000, I imagined passengers in the plane wore suits. So I put on one! ‘Welcome aboard the Emirates Air Bus’, the hostess said. ‘Thank you’, I answered as I entered. ‘She must be admiring my attire!’ I thought.... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Gallery: Liana's 25th birthday

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 | By sean_and_liana | Photo Gallery

Photos: Kent, the county

Wed, 12 May 2010 | By nomad_kiwis | Photo Gallery

Photos: Last week in London-part 2

Sat, 21 May 2016 | By shire_girl | Photo Gallery