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a little advice…5 tips to plan a uk backpacking trip
Blog: A Little Adrift - A RTW Travelogue - 21 September 2009
The kids are out of school, many businesses in Europe are closed, flights are packed in elbow-to-elbow…ah, it must be August. Late summer in the United Kingdom is a very rough time of year; I’ve just learned this lesson and the stress it caused trying to travel around the country on a backpacker budget was [...]
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£5 Chinese Buffet Dinner at London Chinatown
Blog: PassportChop.com Travel Blog - Reviews, Travel Experiences - 21 September 2009
London’s Chinatown is the best place for home-sick Singaporeans craving for chicken rice or any other Chinese food. However, at £8-10 for a plate of chicken rice, it is quite expensive to eat in some of these Chinatown restaurants. Fret not because while walking around Chinatown, we saw 2 all-you-can-eat buffet Chinese restaurants! We wanted to [...] Related posts:Budapest
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Shilpa Indian Restaurant, Hammersmith
Blog: An American in London - 20 September 2009
Last Friday, Jon and I met our friends at the Lyric Hammersmith for a performance of “Punk Rock” (which, by the way, was pretty forgettable). The show ended at 9:30 pm and I needed food, stat. Thank goodness for Tamarind & Thyme’s July post on Shilpa Indian Restaurant. The restaurant is near [...]
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The Compass Pub, Islington
Blog: An American in London - 18 September 2009
Despite the good number of tasty gastropubs in Islington, it’s still nice when a new one opens in the ‘hood. The Compass has been open about three months, and for a place that doesn’t want to be known as a gastropub (they insist they’re a pub that happens to serve food – whaaat?), the place [...]
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Souvenir Shopping in London
Blog: PassportChop.com Travel Blog - Reviews, Travel Experiences - 18 September 2009
One of the must-do activities during London weekends is to visit the various types of markets selling all sorts of knick-knacks and enjoy interesting performances by buskers around these markets. However be prepared for huge crowds everywhere, especially at Tube stations (see picture below). Also check train service availability before leaving your accommodation – some Tube [...] Related posts:Best F
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Octopus Octagon
Blog: No Hurry Curry - 17 September 2009
9/11/09: London, England [Editor's Note: We are finally able to post pictures! We have gone ahead and updated our latest three posts as well... enjoy!] I know Kevin just wrote about our morning in London Heathrow, and I know he told me I wasn’t supposed to write about what he already wrote about, but I have this [...]
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Toilets and Customs
Blog: No Hurry Curry - 16 September 2009
9/11/09: London, England I’ve noticed London is much more direct than the United States. Things that lift you from one floor to the next are called lifts. Since you are a customer at a restaurant, the check says “thank you for your custom.” Machines that you can withdrawal cash from are called cash machines. Rooms with [...]
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Best Fish and Chips in London: Rock and Sole Plaice
Blog: PassportChop.com Travel Blog - Reviews, Travel Experiences - 16 September 2009
London Rock and Sole Plaice According to the owners of Rock and Sole Plaice, this Endell Street eatery is the 3rd Fish & Chip shop to open in London since Fish & Chips was introduced in 1861 and serves the “Best Fish and Chips” in the area. I didnt know that there are so many different types [...] Related posts:£5 Chinese Buffet Dinner at London Chinatown
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May I Pinch Your Pen for a Bit?
Blog: No Hurry Curry - 15 September 2009
9/10/09 – 9/11/09: London, England If I’m going to get mugged on this trip, please let it be by a British person. I’ve never been so happy listening to strangers say mundane things as I have been the past 24 hours. Why? All the strangers have been British. While Zhou and I were standing in the [...]
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Review of Hilton London Euston Hotel
Blog: PassportChop.com Travel Blog - Reviews, Travel Experiences - 15 September 2009
Hilton London Euston Hotel After staying in the tiny room of easyHotel Earl’s Court London 2 weeks ago, we decided to pamper ourselves with a real branded hotel stay – where better to stay than Hilton! There was a special promotion where you can stay in Hilton for just £68.43 per night, with buffet breakfast + [...] Related posts:London easyHotel Earl’s Court Review
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a little tour…the lake district
Blog: A Little Adrift - A RTW Travelogue - 14 September 2009
To finish up this series on the Lake District let’s go on a little tour of the region. The series this past week covered a few touristy things I did in the region – but there is just so much more to see if you can stay for more than three days! I met some amazingly [...]
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a little waterfall…quaint charms of england
Blog: A Little Adrift - A RTW Travelogue - 9 September 2009
The Lake District in England is the perfect place for “just a bit of a wander” as all of the hostel owners and locals have called it. This quaint phrase is just one more example of the differences between the US and England…and I have to say, framing a walk with the idea of “having [...]
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a little green…playing in sheep pastures
Blog: A Little Adrift - A RTW Travelogue - 7 September 2009
The green sheep pastures of the Lake District in England were so stunning that they actually caused me to go into spontaneous dances of joy. I mean, if you know that you’re completely and truly alone with only a sheep as witness is there really anything else you could do? I reckon not. I made a [...]
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A walk around the harbourside in Bristol - Video
Blog: Heather on her travels - 6 September 2009
You’ll remember I wrote about how to film your travel video in Bristol’s harbourside and gave you some tips from my video making experience. Well, the video itself is finally here, thanks to the efforts of my friend and filming collaborator, Marie-Cécile Embleton. There’s plenty to enjoy as I take you on a walk around the [...]
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a little water…cruising the lake district
Blog: A Little Adrift - A RTW Travelogue - 6 September 2009
The sparkling lakes glistened with the setting sun as my train sped through the Lake District National Park in England; I couldn’t help but admire the spectacularly green rolling hills dotted with small white sheep that were in turn spotted with a dot of blue or red color to mark their owner. After the hustle and [...]
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a little wander…mind the gap
Blog: A Little Adrift - A RTW Travelogue - 4 September 2009
Are there any three words that are more indicative of London than the phrase “mind the gap?” Surely you could name drop the major sites, Big Ben, the London Eye, Westminster Abbey, but for anyone who’s actually been to London the incessant chant of “mind the gap” from the anonymous overhead voice should bring you [...]
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The ‘Bed and Breakfast’ rip off
Blog: Travellerwill's blog - 2 September 2009
I often spend weekends away with my partner, travelling around and seeing Britain’s outstanding countryside and cities. We often stay in that great British institution the B & B, the Bed and Breakfast, where you are in effect a guest in someone’s home. Many of these are very elaborate and comfortable, often in historic houses [...]
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Elland House, Glinton Road
Blog: Trail of Ants - 1 September 2009
The grey, veinlike road would have been perfectly straight, if it weren’t for a curious kink. Although it was a fantastic kink; it reminded me very much of a giant’s finger knuckle; especially as it doubled as a rare and joyous bump in the road. Towards one end of this mile-long strip, crumbled a derelict [...]
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London calling
Blog: Justin and Lauren's travels - 26 August 2009
Portobello Road markets, Notting Hill, London
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The ‘London Review of Books’ Bookshop
Blog: Travellerwill's blog - 24 August 2009
Walking around Bloomsbury in London on Saturday I came across the ‘The London Review of Books’ Bookshop, which is in Bury Street just opposite the British Museum. It’s a place where the books on display are chosen not because they’re part of some 3 for 2 publishers promotion but because they’ve had good reviews and [...]
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Lonely Planets’ Great Britain Guide
Blog: Travellerwill's blog - 24 August 2009
The new edition of Lonely Planets ‘Great Britain’ guide finally arrived in my hand yesterday. Its launch is always good for a headline, good or bad, towns slagged off voice their indignation, others glow in the warmth of the praise. Driving through Shropshire a few weeks ago I saw a billboard outside a village shop [...]
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Caphe House, London Bridge
Blog: An American in London - 23 August 2009
Last Friday, Jon and I had tickets to see Romeo & Juliet at the Globe (and obviously, Jon was very excited, because what man doesn’t love R&J?). And because the show started at 7:30 pm, the challenge was finding a quick, tasty, nearby place to eat dinner. (Much as I love the South [...]
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Proof that Australians are harder workers than Brits
Blog: MatthewGain.com - 22 August 2009
Having worked overseas, one of the questions I often get asked is where do you work harder, in The UK or Australia? The opinion if it is a Brit asking is that Aussie’s are lazing on the beach most of the time and if it is an Aussie asking, they are convinced that those lazy [...]
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Punting in Cambridge
Blog: Atlas Parasite - 18 August 2009
(Note: this post will be better read with an English accent. Turn on the little Brit chap/lass in you) J.K. Rowling forgot to include something in the Harry Potter world while mimicking the Oxbridge academic environment: Punting! They could even punt with their brooms in some sort of canals full of magic ectoplasm or some other [...]Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)
