In March 2005 I took an amazing trip to Morocco with my boyfriend Barry. We had never been to a Muslim country nor to Africa and found that we enjoyed the new experiences and had one of our best ever holidays. We started off by flying into Gibraltar. This is a small area of land that actually belongs to the UK but is on the south coast of Spain. A very quirky place, with cheap alcohol, British shops but definitely a Spanish feel (particularly in the accents and mix of languages). We spent some time exploring Gibraltar, taking in 'the Rock' [View Full Entry]

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Went for an excellent trip through Slovenia in April 2004. Wasn't sure what to expect but was very happy with what we found. A very interesting and beautiful country. Here's a mini photo blog... [View Full Entry]

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In the summer of 2003 I spent 2 weeks doing voluntary work at Sachsenhausen concentration camp. I had been struggling to decide what to do that summer, but I knew I wanted to do something different, and something positive. When I saw this chance to volunteer at a former concentration camp, it felt like the best idea so far. And so at the end of July I got a cheap Ryanair flight over to Berlin and spent the night there in the excellent Circus hostel. I went out for some cheap food and got an early night ready for my big [View Full Entry]

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In the summer of 2002, I spent 2 months in California. As part of my degree in Britain I decided I wanted to write a dissertation on Mexican farmworkers in California, focussing in particular on the formation of Hometown Associations (where Mexicans from particular towns in Mexico would group their money together to pay for particular projects in those towns, such as rebuilding schools, churches, or laying new sewerage systems). I was lucky enough to get some funding from my University and so at the end of June I set off on a flight to San Francisco. After an uneventful flight [View Full Entry]

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I am writing this blog 6 years after my trip to China and so my memories are a bit dodgy. Also the photos are quite blurry as they have been scanned in from old prints (which were already quite fuzzy). More than anything I am just trying to make sure I make my travelblog map of places I have visited as red as possible! Anyway... During 2000-01 my brother spent a year teaching English in China and as we couldn't handle the thought of not seeing him for a whole year, me, my Mum and Dad decided to go over to [View Full Entry]

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I spent 3 great years studying for my degree in Oxford. It is a lovely city and well worth visiting if you are in England. It is just an hour or so from London but far enough away to feel like you have entered some strange time warp where you may well find people walking around in tweed, wearing "sub fusc" (gown, mortar board, etc) and speaking in very posh accents! Any trip to Oxford would not be complete without a visit to the colleges. The university is made up of over 30 colleges, which range from housing 50 students to [View Full Entry]

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During my school summer holidays I spent a week travelling around Iceland with my Dad. We saw Reykjavik and then went driving all over the west, south and up towards the east of the island. Great fun!! (even though we were in a little old Nissan Micra...) [View Full Entry]

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I am Welsh, and very proud of this fact! I was born and grew up in Wales (UK) and lots of my family still live there. When I turned 18 I left to go to University in Oxford and then moved to London for some more study and then work. However, I still go back often to see my parents and friends, and love the place. I would recommend it to anyone who is visiting the UK as Wales has a lovely mix of gorgeous countryside, interesting cities, great history, friendly people and the best rugby team ever... [View Full Entry]

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