United Kingdom Travel Stories

Traveling With a Clear Plastic Bag - London, England Jennifer L. Price recounts her experience of flying to Germany out of London the day after the terrorist arrests. She has a few questions about the effectiveness of the procedures, and what more can be done.	Solsbury (Silbury) Hill - England, United Kingdom Jessica Spiegel joins the Mystic Society and ends up traipsing through an English cowfield in the dark of a November night. And yes, she had a great time.

The Living in Working Abroad - Brighton, England Work-abroad challenger Addoley Dzegede struggles to find a home in Brighton.	Stray Dog Days - The World Philip Blazdell rushes around the world, clenching his phone and dashing off love letters, one text at a time.
Hostile Hostel - London, England Laurie Hahn tells this tale of naivety in action - not knowing how hostels worked, she and her friends quickly found out.	Travels Through Northern Ireland - Belfast, Northern Ireland David Wilkening avoids The Troubles and discovers Belfast to be a vibrant, welcoming city.
The Freud House - London, England Freud had only been in London for a year, not nearly enough time to really saturate the house with ghosts. Nevertheless, as Eric Lehman entered, evidence of his interests abounded: the strange African fetishes, rows of dusty books, and the famous couch.	Pimm's and a Good Pillow - London, England, UK Staying with friends can be a down comforter sandwiched between the rented sheets of hostels.
Encounter with Nessie (Bob) - Inverness, Scotland Ed Thompson makes friends with good ol' Ness.	After the Bombs - How Terrorism has Affected Travellers - London, England Matthew Shorrock interviews travelers about their take on backpacking in the post-9/11 world.

How an Irish Fender Bender Can Land You in a Belfast Jail - Belfast, Northern Ireland On a trip to Belfast, Rebecca Cook hardly expects a minor fender bender to land her husband in jail.	What Goes up, Must Come Down - the Return Home - United Kingdom Abi Herron discovers that returning home after a year long RTW is as much of a culture shock as the rest of her travels.
London Revisited - London, England You can tell it's Xmas time again in London because Selfridges have put up their famous decorations, more than 50% of the tube escalators are out of action and Leceister Square is awash with chunder.	In Love With Derry - Derry, Northern Ireland In Ireland it's hard not to feel Irish. You feel compelled to riffle through your family tree, desperate to find even the faintest Celtic connection.
On the Road to Ruin with David and Victoria Beckham: A Message from India - UK and India For a foreigner, the newspapers in India can be fascinating. There is just so much happening in terms of politics, religion, and economic and cultural change. But what can you expect in a country of over a billion people, so many languages and such diversity?	Holiday in May, Part 1 - London, England Anissa Allen decides to surprise her husband with a trip - but where should they go?
The Gold Panner - Scotland While traveling around the world for free, Ramon Stoppelenburg met some interesting characters.	A Celtic Solstice - Belfast, Northern Ireland Kathryn Preston embarks on a quest to learn more about her heritage, her people and herself.

A Hole in Time - Sark, Channel Islands Denni Schnapp struggles with hangovers, gale force winds and navigation, but finally makes it to Sark Island.	English Macrophages and Sevillian - London, England and Seville, Spain Enduring a 15 hour bus ride without air filters, sleep on a wood floor and an airport scamper, Libby Batten finally reaches Seville.