- Gunners v AZ: UEFA Champions League at Emirates Stadium
In the early 1950s, English football team Wolverhampton Wanderers did a tour of Europe playing “friendly” matches. A friendly is a game played between two sides that doesn’t have any league or title consequences. These games are often Posted by GregW in Greg Wesson's Esoteric Globe | Nov 5, 2009
- 5 Days and Counting
Hello!!!
So this is our first blog to let you know that we will be leaving in 5 days Ahhhhhh!
We have done our test pack divided out our toiletries ( which takes up half the bag!) (all essentials!) and all fits Posted by gemchez in Francesca and Gemma's BIG Adventure | Nov 5, 2009
- London to KL
Spending our last day in London.
Going to say goodbye to Nikki and Chris and will see them in Perth in a month. Going to do a bit of last minute shopping to spend our pounds and then catch the Posted by mikey-mich in Mikey & Mich's Scenic Adventure | Nov 4, 2009
- London
Went to Long Tall Sally and bought some clothes. Then caught the train back to the hotel and got ready for High Tea at The Ritz.
The Ritz is beautiful. Gilt gold everywhere. We enjoyed cucumber, chicken, salmon, Posted by mikey-mich in Mikey & Mich's Scenic Adventure | Nov 3, 2009
- London
Slept in and then headed to the Cabinet War Rooms where Winston Churchill and his team “bunkered down” during world war 2. Churchill was also Minister of Defence so it saved a lot of problems between politics and defence Posted by mikey-mich in Mikey & Mich's Scenic Adventure | Nov 3, 2009
- North London to Kingston on Thames to London
Woke up and headed for Kington upon Thames. Traffic was shocking because it was pouring with rain and there were accidents everywhere.
Rang Dad and he rang Sid and Jean to let them know we were on our way but Posted by mikey-mich in Mikey & Mich's Scenic Adventure | Nov 3, 2009
- High Street from Haweswater
The drive over from Shap to Haweswater in the pale winter sunshine revealed that the eastern rim of the Lakeland Fells still held some remnants of snow from the recent cold weather. High Street's eastern crags in particular were patterned Posted by PeteB in Walking in the Lake District | Nov 2, 2009
- North London
Raining and then became fine at about 12 (just in time for the game).
This morning woke up and thought we would have a leisurely morning. Was watching TV and realised that the game was at 12.45 not 3pm like we Posted by mikey-mich in Mikey & Mich's Scenic Adventure | Oct 31, 2009
- Happy Hallowe'en!
In honour of the ghosties and goblins, some creepy shots I have taken...
Egham, Surrey:
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- Cambridge
Had a lovely breakfast this morning and then headed into the Grafton Centre to catch up with my friend from 20 years ago, Lorna. Had a lovely chat catching up on lost time and chatting about travel. Met Posted by mikey-mich in Mikey & Mich's Scenic Adventure | Oct 30, 2009
- Markfield - Cambridge
Had a lovely sleep in until around 11am. Went for coffee and checked emails, etc. Gave Lorna a call and arrange to catch up with her for coffee on Friday. Went to Christine and Keith’s in Cambridge.
It Posted by mikey-mich in Mikey & Mich's Scenic Adventure | Oct 30, 2009
- Liverpool - Ashby de la Zouch
152 miles
Left Liverpool and headed to Bolsover Castle via the Peak District. We were trying to settle an argument about how to hang our tapestry that we bought at Edinburgh Castle. Peak District was beautiful and it Posted by mikey-mich in Mikey & Mich's Scenic Adventure | Oct 30, 2009
- In a strange old land called England.
The first item to note is that I had no problems at the border!!
I have been staying with family and friends. It has been great to see people I know and have real home cooked food.
I have been Posted by Mike Lee in The Trip | Oct 29, 2009
- Flashpacker: a Backpacker with a Hotel Loyalty Card
Last week I took the tube down to Piccadilly Circus to pick up a train ticket. The ticket was for a train from Lisbon, Portugal to Salamanca, Spain on the 9th of November. Those of you who read Posted by GregW in Greg Wesson's Esoteric Globe | Oct 28, 2009
- Esk Pike
The latter part of the ascent had been in an almost eerie stillness through the dense damp mist that clung to this side of the Lakeland Fells. As Dad led the way up the last slope, we became aware of Posted by PeteB in Walking in the Lake District | Oct 28, 2009
- Carlisle to Liverpool
Foggy morning with sunny afternoon 17
187 miles
Slept in this morning and then headed to Liverpool. Didn’t take very long along the motorway. We arrived around 12.30pm and had lunch at the YHA. Then headed to Albert Dock Posted by mikey-mich in Mikey & Mich's Scenic Adventure | Oct 28, 2009
- LONDON: Tube: Bangers: Pub: The Church of Football.
London….miles travelled…3460
We touched down at London Heathrow bright and early the next morning. The only problem with sweet onboard entertainment is that you don’t sleep as much as you otherwise might. This was to cause some problems throughout Posted by tourdeflor in Tour de Floret | Oct 27, 2009
- London TP meetup
Last Saturday there was a small gathering of Travellerspointers in [[London]] that I was able to attend. Originally planned by Hien (http://www.travellerspoint.com/forum.cfm?thread=64112) to coincide with Holly's (soupatrvlr) stay, I got to meet Posted by Sam I Am in Sam I Am's Blog | Oct 26, 2009
- Edinburgh - Carlisle
Caught up with Jess and Mike at breakfast and swapped emails and said goodbye. Hope to catch up with them when we go to New Zealand next year.
Off to Carlisle today. On the way decided to detour Posted by mikey-mich in Mikey & Mich's Scenic Adventure | Oct 26, 2009
- Home of the Football World Cup 2018
Well it's our last full day in the UK and started with a wet morning - but fined up as the morning progressed and ended up a very nice day.
We had a drive around St. Ives before we left this Posted by thomastour in Cathy & Geoff's European Odyssey | Oct 24, 2009
- We're surprised Geoff's relatives ever left Redruth
After a delicious breakfast we set off for St Ives in Cornwall via several interesting stops. First up was Yeovil, listed as a market town. We had decided to send home some Christmas presents and some other items we had Posted by thomastour in Cathy & Geoff's European Odyssey | Oct 23, 2009
- More than just Roman Baths
Our day in Bath started with a visit to the Roman Baths and with the benefit of the audio guide they provided we found out a lot about the history and how it all worked. When you consider Posted by thomastour in Cathy & Geoff's European Odyssey | Oct 22, 2009
- UK in photo's - 1
Cambridge - a university town, where entry to university is through one of the colleges and where college life isa big thing.
[img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/205476/Englan Posted by thomastour in Cathy & Geoff's European Odyssey | Oct 21, 2009
- Sheep encloures in rolling hillsides
After some busy days we decided to rejig the itinerary slightly and spend today travelling through the Cotswalds and then take an extra day to see Bath rather than trying to do both in one day.
To best see the Posted by thomastour in Cathy & Geoff's European Odyssey | Oct 21, 2009
- We will draw the curtain
We awoke early and set off for a quick look at Wales. We got a bit lost on the way but managed to see some interesting small towns, rolling green hills and rugged looking mountain tops on our `Wales experience.' Posted by thomastour in Cathy & Geoff's European Odyssey | Oct 21, 2009