Category: UKBy traveltripz on Oct 26, 2007 in UK | 2 Comments
One of the great things about travelling apart from meeting new people and observing other cultures, is re-visiting the places where you grew up.
While Wal was in England he went to visit the family home in Hilperton, Wiltshire where Paula was born.
Paula is the youngest of 5 children so by the time she came along […]
By traveltripz on Oct 17, 2007 in France, UK, Europe | 1 Comment
Paula’s brother Wal has just returned from Europe where he went to see the World Rugby Cup played in various venues around France and the UK.
I haven’t caught up with him to hear all his tales as yet so will just put up the pictures that Paula has sent through and I will give you […]
By traveltripz on Dec 26, 2006 in London | 0 Comments
Take a relaxing boat ride on the Thames down to the Tower of London.
Here is a small section of the armoury room.
One thing you really must do when your are in England is to go and see the crown jewels, what a magnificent collection.
The Crown Jewels of England are considered to be the most valuable […]
By traveltripz on Dec 25, 2006 in London | 0 Comments
If you are heading into London then make sure you make some time to go to Madame Tussauds.
For those that don’t know, Madame Tussauds is where you can see all your favorite stars, both old and new, replicated in wax. The figures are so lifelike that you often find yourself apologising to someone you bump […]
By traveltripz on Nov 12, 2006 in London, UK | 0 Comments
The London Eye is a great way to get a birds eye view of London. For those that don’t know the London Eye is an observation ferris wheel.
We went on it on a fairly overcast day…it is London after all…but we still got a great view of the city. The trip takes about 30 minutes […]
By traveltripz on Nov 7, 2006 in London, UK | 0 Comments
The day we arrived in London the temperature was over 30c so the trip to our hotel was a bit uncomfortable. Coming from Australia where the summers are hot, hot, hot means that everything is air conditioned so when you get into a mini-van in London with NO air conditioning with 10 other people […]
