Jan 2, 2010 - Arrive London

Hi Everyone! Well today we embark on our trip.Hi Everyone! Well today we embark on our trip....

Nov 19, 2009 - If ever down Lambeth Way in South London

You'll find them all doing the Lambeth Walk HEY Staying in a run down area of South London it is hilarious to see the cockney spirit shine through with regualr renditions of the "lambeth Walk" down the rub a dub dub. ... Beer in London is served in Lambeth Walk HEY Staying in a run down area of South London it is hilarious to see the cockney spirit shine through with regualr renditions of the "lambeth Walk" down the rub a dub dub. ... Beer in London is served in Jump to full entry

Nov 18, 2009 - home after a tearful goodbye...

Hello again, Well that's me home, it's good to be back and see my family and friends, although I have to say I haven't seen may of them yet.Hello again, Well that's me home, it's good to be back and see my family and friends, although I have to say I haven't seen may of them yet....

Nov 17, 2009 - Start of the Line

So, start of the line. Went for a wander up the Princes of Wales pier at Dover the day before I leave to take in the sights of a place I rarely visit. ... I`m feeling unperturbed about the trip and I didn`t step in dog-shit on the promenade.So, start of the line. Went for a wander up the Princes of Wales pier at Dover the day before I leave to take in the sights of a place I rarely visit. ... I`m feeling unperturbed about the trip and I didn`t step in dog-shit on the promenade....

Nov 15, 2009 - One day to go

So my flight leave Manchester at 18:45 tomorrow!! My parents have started to panic a little, but they've not affected me yet! Anyway, we've decided I need to send an update out just to check that it works, the real travel journal starts tomorrow and I hope you enjoy following my adventures over the next nine months.So my flight leave Manchester at 18:45 tomorrow!! My parents have started to panic a little, but they've not affected me yet! Anyway, we've decided I need to send an update out just to check that it works, the real travel journal starts tomorrow and I hope you enjoy following my adventures over the next nine months....

Nov 6, 2009 - Uni Visit

Just over a week before I leave!! I'm now on the last of my uni visits, Sheffield and Leicester. ... I'm currently in Ed's apartment in Sheffield and leave for Leicester tonight-there's a lot to be said for megabus(90p Sheffield to Leicester)!! Didn't get to see any fireworks last night because the apparantly famous Sheffield fog was in, but I'm hopefully going to a bonfire tonight so that'll make up for it. ...

Nov 5, 2009 - The Fares/Pricing of Ferries to France

The increase in demand for ferry travel in between UK and mainland Europe has led to a number of ferry operators plying ferries on a number of different routes.The increase in demand for ferry travel in between UK and mainland Europe has led to a number of ferry operators plying ferries on a number of different routes....

Oct 29, 2009 - so much to tell, so little time!!

Namaste everyone, First of all, I met a group of Scottish travellers in Pokhara, thanks to Bruce Anderson who had read an article about me in the Deeside Piper, it was really fun to be with this group who were from Cults (near Aberdeen)I spent a morning with them, having coffee and telling them about my children and our hopes for the future.Namaste everyone, First of all, I met a group of Scottish travellers in Pokhara, thanks to Bruce Anderson who had read an article about me in the Deeside Piper, it was really fun to be with this group who were from Cults (near Aberdeen)I spent a morning with them, having coffee and telling them about my children and our hopes for the future....

Oct 25, 2009 - Classes have Begun

Hello from York! I am sorry for the delay in posting an update. ... On Friday, my Lime & Stone class traveled to the city of Malton, England about a half hour north of York. ... About 30 of us gathered at York House (built around 1590)--the location of the field work, to have hands-on experience in working with lime. ... It was very nice to attend a service, as I have not visited one since I arrived in York. ... Looking forward to the adventures ahead! *I have also uploaded photos from some of the social activities the university sponsored during freshers (welcome) week: karaoke night, the wall walk and York Minster tour, the birthday party, and the field visit to Malton . ...

Oct 21, 2009 - Brilliant happy days

The last few days have been busy, exciting, wonderfully happy and very fruitful.The last few days have been busy, exciting, wonderfully happy and very fruitful....

Oct 17, 2009 - London Trip!

but now i’m finally getting around to writing about my trip to London 2 weekends ago. ... so enough about that, on to my London adventure! So my study abroad program, AIFS (American Institute for Foreign Study) takes us to London as part of the program. ... So there are 29 of us i think and we all got a bus to the airport on that friday morning (the day after Guinness Day) and it was about an hour and a half flight to London. ... We went and sat at the bar and chatted with the bar tenders, trying to find the best place to go for the famous London night life (and I had my first Martini. ... We were just thought it was funny that we managed to come across the one Irish couple in London in a gay bar we just accidentally found. ...

Oct 16, 2009 - Gibraltar

Gibraltar After a few days of lazing around, we were ready to do a little more exploring. ... Gibraltar was only 45 mins down the road, so we decided to check it out. ... Gibraltar has been a been a possession of Great Britain since 1704; but earlier belonged to Spain, the Moors, the Romans, and seems to have been inhabited since the beginning of mankind. ... Not sure about the Neanderthals, but everyone else was very aware of Gibraltar’s strategic position, at the mouth of the Mediterranean Sea, only 9 miles from Africa. ...