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England Travel or England My Home?

By Jimmy McIntyre on February 16, 2012 ]

In this travel guest post for 2Backpackers.com, Jimmy McIntyre of Strange Lands, shares his awkward experience coming back home to Newcastle, England after traveling long term. Returning Home I sat and watched the houses pass by – familiar yet different. The people getting on and off all had faces I’m sure I once knew. The [...]

Travel in London – Soho District

By Jason Castellani on September 26, 2011 ]

London Travel We decided to travel to London for the first time as a couple. I had once been here on business, but this time was hoping to see more than the changing of the Royal Guard. After landing at London Heathrow airport we arrived to our hotel around 1pm in the afternoon. Still tired [...]

Glastonbury Festival Pictures

By Josh Aggars on July 15, 2011 ]

Josh Aggars of flip flops city shares his experience and photos of the magic and wonder that is the Glastonbury Festival. Glastonbury Music and Arts Festival The Glastonbury Festival is like no other music festival on Earth. It is the biggest and best in the UK, a self-policed world where you forget about regular life for a few [...]

Edinburgh in Pictures

By Luis Cicerone on June 24, 2011 ]

Luis Cicerone of Las Aventuras del Cicerone shows us Edinburgh through his lens. They call it the “Athens of the North” for a reason. For centuries Edinburgh, (pronounced Edin-bra), has been one of the most prominent hotspots for the arts, culture, literature and enlightment in Britain and Europe. Edinburgh – Athens of the North For [...]

Neolithic Presence in Jersey, Channel Islands

By Ana on October 26, 2010 ]

Jersey (Channel Islands) is a small island off the coast of Normandy in the English Channel. It has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Nowadays, one can see traces of those first dwellers almost anywhere. One of the things I loved doing the most during my time there was to put on my walking boots, grab [...]