United Kingdom Travel Blogs - Page 2

We are down to the last real day of the tour and today we get to take in the Blenheim Palace.  A one hour tour through the palace itself and then the gardens.  Again there are no pictures allowed inside but we did take lots outside in the gardens and stopped in the gift shop to buy a book…

Last day in London for the semester before I head home for Christmas, and then come back for another crazy four months. Today I wanted to sit and reflect on my time here thus far, but instead had to run a bunch of errands, pack, AND go to class. Oh well. 

Since I am a child, I want to go to England and experience life there. In October 2006, I left the suburb of Paris to go to West Berkshire. I spent 8 months there, I was living in Newbury. The area of Berkshire is located in the middle south of England. From one hour to London, it is the deep coun…

took the night bus yesterday from trafalgar square to swiss cottage, where im staying (good match, hm?)relaxed my eyes and when i opened them again i was still on the bus in some neighbourhood that looked strange to me. checked with the driver to find out that swiss cottage was some 20 minutes ago.…

After two years of planning and saving I'm finally here in England! The weathers not nearly as terrible as I thought it would be, but considering when I left OZ it was a sunny 35 degrees celsius, it is a slight shock to the system! I'm really looking forward to seeing snow but am told it might not …

I happen to agree with the two British gentlemen (Dr. Samuel Johnson & Mr. Boswell) but with today’s travel made so easy, going to London for the day is a bagatelle.Besides, it is nice to have the best of both worlds- such as living in the country, by the seaside and have London within arms reach…

Landed almost on time...England showed its 'weird' face again. I was looking for luggage claim and finally found a place, that barery could fit into this definition.I was looking for some screens with the information which belt was supposed to be for the flight from Berlin... and the screens were d…

I never seem to be able to sleep on an airplane for very long, or very comfortably. Part of it has to do with the seats, but I think the whole experience of flying is an uncomfortable one. I was hoping that this one would be different. The bulk of my travel itinerary was a 8.5 hour flight from M…

I woke up.. got out of my top bunk.. check if the girl below me was sleeping topless again.. (yes) and started to get ready to pack up cause today was the last day of us being in london... once i got everything settled.. i went down stairs with my bags and got my breakfast.  a few minutes late…

Mark and I got married in my church in the village of Bothwell, about 20 miles outside Glasgow. We had some photos taken at Bothwell Castle and our reception at Glenskirlie House, an amazing restaurant in a place called Banknock. An amazing day...wish we could do it all over again! :D

London baby yeah, what can I say about London that hasn't already been said, well probably nothing enlightening so I won't bother at this stage but what I will say is this is soon to be my home for the next few months as my other half has got a transfer with work from Amsterdam to London for s…

6.30. I'm having my tea with my parents. Mobile goes. It's Marion - "What are you doing ringing me on a Saturday?" "What are you doing tonight? I've got free tickets to see the Arctic Monkeys at the Leadmill. Do you want to come?" Do I ever. Watch Doctor Who: "Daleks in Manhatten". Possibly…

I had to get out of the house today - my new attitude, don't waste a single day. Although this attitude comes with a larger price tag since petrol in the UK is currently £1.18 /litre. Checking the weather forecast revealed heading South West from Portishead had the best chance of sunshine. So I lo…

As much as I want to stay in London and see if I can survive (possibly not) I am still desperate to come home. The other night was really stressful, I kept waking up every 15 minutes checking up the internet to look up for flights and even jobs in London if I can''t manage to get home.  I…

Leaving my dorm in the morning was really stressful. It was almost impossible for me to cram everything into my bags... I couldn’t believe it. I had given half a suitcase to my sister, and a full suitcase to Josh, and I STILL couldn’t fit everything. I was extremely stubborn about throwing stuf…