Great Britain

Hello! We've set up this travel journal so friends and family can follow our two week adventure through Great Britain. We'll start in and around London, will travel to Scotland, Wales and England - ending up back in London. Hope you enjoy...feel free to ...

... as to where I would go for my summer vacation, I quickly realized that there was only one choice:  go back to Great Britain.  The reason was simple:  my good friends, Kelly and Denise Kafeyan, were still there.  Kelly and Denise had ...

The girls and I bought really cheap tickets ($15AUD) to see a TriNations Rugby League game, Australia vs. Great Britain! Becky, Elisa and I cheered for England (of course!) and the rest of the girls cheered for the Aussie Kangaroos. I still don't think ...

Countries visited since last entry: England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales Wanting to explore the mother country, Spud heads to Great Britain and can't resist a side trip to ...

Visiting Great Britain in 2003 my first international trip. Left Denver May 24 for my 10 day stint. Landed at Heathrow and stood in line at customs for 3 hours keep in mind this was not long after 9/11 military with machine guns everywhere even had tanks ...

... realized soon that it couldn't be far - we saw the rock and a huge cloud hanging over there of course it was rainy - damn it - Great Britain and the perfect rainy weather for a trip to GB! Tracy kept telling me to bring my passport - but then in the end ...

... of London's Gatwick Airport through and through, we passed out the gates of customs and eagerly shook the waiting hand of Hunter's Great Uncle Mike Theis.  Standing behind a steel railing in a cotton fisherman's hat, he's the spitting image of his ...

... of other exciting new York type attractions as well! Managed to get the Statton island ferry to see the Statue of Liberty which was great (and free!) and on the way back go to Ground Zero. We went round the museam which was pretty emotional (luckily we ...

... were swimming over coral reef. The Great Barrier Reef actually, which in its entirety covers an area well over the size of Great Britain. You can’t really miss it. It looks nothing like those pictures you associate with coral reef – dazzling ...

... We had a walk in the beautiful Botanical gardens as well, and then spent the rest of the day in the Old city which is great! The New Town started in 1767 to ease overcrowding in the Old Town and there are some of the finest architecture in Europe there ...

... .fairrigg.co.uk), a very clean and nicely decorated guesthouse with English breakfast provided, our room is all purple like a Lavender field,  great value for money TIP: If you use Garmin GPS to get there, it will lead you to the wrong way. Don`t ...

... it means SO much to be able to spend the holiday with a family in a home.  We all spent Christmas Eve at Nicole's Dad's house and Christmas Day at her mum's in Whales.  Great memories were made...we will always remember our Christmas abroad ...

... could buy souvenirs, send postcards or sample some home distilled Ukrainian-Russian Vodka, we chose the latter and it reminded us of great memories of our Russian trip as we downed the excellent Ukrainian-Russian Vodka :-) A short Zodiac ride away was the ...

... FLEXIPASS BritRail Passes allow unlimited travel in England, Scotland and Wales on any scheduled trains over the whole of Great Britain's National Rail network during the validity of the Pass without restrictions. Heathrow Express, Gatwick Express and ...

... FLEXIPASS BritRail Passes allow unlimited travel in England, Scotland and Wales on any scheduled trains over the whole of Great Britain's National Rail network during the validity of the Pass without restrictions. Heathrow Express, Gatwick Express and ...

... a country: Italy (7.5 weeks) Shortest stay in a country: Lesotho (4 hours) Cheapest country: Laos Most expensive country: Great Britain Hardest language: Vietnamese Easiest language: Spanish Best city: Rome (Italy) Worst city: Bombay (India) Best ...

... of the ferry alone. The sun kissing my face, the winf playing with my hair. The last few moments in the royal island of great Britain. It really is great in many ways. Actually ever since my last entry 2 weeks ago, so much has happend. ...