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european escapade
Really was just a stopover! ...one night in Tokyo ..spent the night reading a book in my hotel room, then attempted to see Tokyo the next day ...quite a failed attempt. ..spent 2 hours on a train (very expensive train, I might add!) ....got lost in a...
Member: MCCLURE
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Holidaying with Alf and Ben - South of France 1998
My first holiday with Alf...you really think I would have learnt from this experience... but then it was long ago and I was so very young and innocent back then... In fact, I was so young, and it was so long ago that I've largely forgotten what we d...
Member: Matt
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Travelling around England
So last wednesday, I finally decided to go and see our "sister institution" in england - oxford (those there would call it mother institution - whatever...) A bigger city, certainly...
Member: Nikhilesh
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Summer triathlons 2006
This was the second tri I'd ever done and didn't end up being nearly as good as the first (Bournemouth). Firstly the swim was horrible. It was in a lake that was full of weeds (and I mean FULL). You kept getting tangled up in them and the water wa...
Member: Kate
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Italy, March/April 2007
Still feeling the effects of a few birthday drinks the previous night, Antonia and I escaped a half day of work bound for Italy. NAPLES 29/3/07 – 1/4/07 Our first impressions of Naples were fairly low: run down buildings, rubbish filled streets and...
Member: Ian
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FreeMegan
ok.... so ive been slacking on the whole travel journal thing... but thats probably becuase i havnt been doing much actualy traveling out side of home....work...pub...home...work...beach...pub... and it goes on... heres the updates anyway. -didnt m...
Member: Megan
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Christmas 06 - North Yorkshire Moors
As we did last year, we decided to stay within England rather than trying to deal with airports and expensive hotels in Europe. As it turned out it was a good decision as most people flying out of Heathrow didn’t get anywhere because of the fog. ...
Member: Si and Cathy
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First London trip April/May 2006
On Friday afternoon we caught the Tube to Richmond where Helen met us at Costa's for coffee. She presented us with the most gorgeous flower bedecked box of choccies from Whittard's of Chelsea. We walked along the river while we waited for Claudette to ...
Member: Johan and Cathy
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South America Adventures
Ok guys, can´t remember where I left you, but I now have friends! Horray! My room mate is called Liz, not Elizabeth Rose as I 1st feared... she´s got a great sense of humour and I´ve threatened to call her by her official title from h...
Member: Nicky
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Barcelona weekend
What a city, some much to see...
Member: David
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Brasil
Great train trip however get more sleep the night before as both Roz and I fell asleep on the trip. And take the 2nd class train quick and goes all the way to Paranagua... the 1st doesn't and isn't worth the extra. Ilha Do Mel was the stop and relax...
Member: David
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Amsterdam
The reason I called it the FIRST time in Amsterdam is simple. Amsterdam is AMAZING. I am sure you already knew that, but I only realised that two days ago. Therefore, I am sure I'll visit Amsterdam soon, in few months. Gil, Maya, Orly and myself spe...
Member: Oded
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3 weeks to go in London
Starting this off 9 months into the trip probably seems a bit strange but I've decided that I would like to have some type of memory like this that is official rather than lots of bits and pieces and scribbled bits of paper all over the place when I do...
Member: Natalie
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London Study Abroad 2006
Okay, while I know that I did not participate in any debauchery in Scotland (despite my claims that one MUST drink whiskey if in Scotland), I did participate in minimal amounts in Ireland...because honestly I wasn't going to two famously drunken countr...
Member: Rachel
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Trip to New Zealand, USA and Canada
Skiing at lake Lousie was pretty sweet with me and matty enjoying a massive dumping while jezza was at home resting a sore ankle. Poor guy, we ate burgers there too. We also spent waitangi day there skiing which turned into a morning side for life fre...
Member: Steve
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England
Arrived in England More later ...
Member: paul and kathryn
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Our 'European Vacation' 2006
Phew! Finally made it to Paris after a gargantuan effort packing up our lives in London. We were working 16-18 hour days just trying to sort through all the crap we've accumulated over the past 4 years. But we managed to get the boxes packed and sent o...
Member: Steph and Hamish
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Contiki Tour 2004
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Member: Jessica
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Katchafire Jul 06
So we went along to watch Katchafire live in London! Had a small crew....Ma, wees, keri, andy, bonnie, mel and a couple others. It was in a suburb called Elephant & Castle which is total bronx so luckily we were totally surrounded by Maori's (hah...
Member: Louise
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London
We have had a wonderful year in London. Here are a few pics form the last 12 months or so....
Member: Lara and Grant
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Maya's Inca Venture
Well, its one week into our project, and we are getting along well. From the photos you can see we have already got the structure of our beautiful green house up (dubbed the love shack!!). Starting from monday, we arrived at our school, after our tr...
Member: Maya
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London - Notting Hill and beyond! Feb 2007
Although this section isn't exactly "travelling" I thought I had better include it...Greg and I have found a cute little (little) apartment in Notting Hill..all our furniture has arrived, and the only thing missing was a "shoe solution&q...
Member: Lara
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My Life, Work, and travel in the UK 2003 - 2006
I arrived in London on a 2 year Working Holiday visa, I flew in from the USA with no plans, no job and no accomodation, but London is very accomodating and you soon make friends and get settled in to the life of London. Useful places to look to star...
Member: Conli
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Life in the U.K
V was our first experience of a big festival here in the UK - and it was awesome! One of things I found funniest was watching unequipped people drag their gear across 1-2 km of farmland to the campsites...we're talking girls in stilettos, teetering ...
Member: Danielle and James
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To the Isle of Man - where?
I’ve since moved out of the first B&B and into one of Hil’s friend’s place in Ballakillowey. Elaine’s an 80 year English lady and she’s a character. She’s cooking dinner for me every night, but she’s on this blood group diet because she has a lot o...
Member: My Trinh
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Ukraine 2004
Our plan landed in Kiev in the early moring. Our train ride to Simferopal didn't leave till dusk so we had the day to tour the city. I was awstruck to look at a city over five hundred years old. In the United States, the oldest cities we have are on...
Member: Chris
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First day
when i enter to uk in heathrow airport...
Member: ANEEZ
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My Flat....in the Ghetto!
Well I thought I would let you see my humble little flat that I share with three fab people in Wandsworth. I live with another Aussie girl, Kirstin, a nurse for a plastic surgeon...SO interesting. A South African guy, Jean Paul (JP) who works at Virgin...
Member: Annabel
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Traveler's Trade
This was my first time leaving the States. My plane left San Francisco and was heading to London. I was so excited. The flight actually went by quick. London is amazing. I was shocked when I seen the variety of ultures and their different way of speaki...
Member: James
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Work Xmas Party
Cafe de Paris here we come! For our end of year party we hit the classy Cafe de Paris in Leicester Square for a three course meal, lots of champagne and a dance! ...
Member: Annabel
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