2012 Exchange to London, England

a trip by Elysia and Mike

Starting in January 2012, Mike was studying while on an exchange semester through King's College in London. After 140 days, over 36,200 km, more than 60 new friends and travels through 13 countries, the semester came to an end. It sounds like a lot, but it flew by. What a ride it was. Thanks to all of our new friends for being such great people and travel buddies! While Mike returned to Canada, Elysia continued to travel in Europe for two more weeks (through Romania and Portugal) before coming back to Canada at the end of May.

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Trip Length: 5 months
Blog Entries: 54
Photos: 1152
Words: 47160

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December 30th 2011	Alle goede avonturen beginnen in Nederland (All Good Adventures Start in The Netherlands)	Europe » Netherlands » Province of Utrecht » Utrecht
December 31st 2011	The Last Day of 2011	Europe » Netherlands » Province of Utrecht » Utrecht
January 1st 2012	Happy New Year!	Europe » Netherlands » South Holland » Katwijk
January 3rd 2012	So Long to The Netherlands... Until Next Time	Europe » Netherlands » South Holland » The Hague
January 4th 2012	Welcome to London!!	Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Camden Town » aa
January 10th 2012	Oxford - The Land of the Smartie Pants	Europe » United Kingdom » England » Oxfordshire » Oxford
January 14th 2012	Relaxing in Hyde Park and Venturing Through the Camden Market	Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Camden Town
January 15th 2012	Tackling the Myths and Legends of Western England	Europe » United Kingdom » England » Somerset » Glastonbury
January 20th 2012	Off to Wales We Go!!	Europe » United Kingdom » Wales » Cardiff
January 21st 2012	Into The Welsh Countryside	Europe » United Kingdom » England » Shropshire » Shrewsbury
January 22nd 2012	A Day of Epic Failures, But Some Good Surprises!	Europe » United Kingdom » Wales » Vale Of Glamorgan » Penarth
January 27th 2012	Visiting the Edinburgh Castle: Defender of the Nation	Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Midlothian » Edinburgh
January 28th 2012	Edinburgh by the Heel, Toe Express	Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Midlothian » Edinburgh
January 29th 2012	Travelling through the Highlands	Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Inverness-shire » Inverness
February 3rd 2012	Windsor Castle and Beyond!	Europe » United Kingdom » England » Berkshire » Windsor
February 10th 2012	Journey to the Land of Ice and Snow	Europe » Sweden » Stockholm County » Stockholm
February 11th 2012	Exploring the Stockholm Harbour and Palace	Europe » Sweden » Stockholm County » Stockholm » Hagersten
February 12th 2012	Sunken Ships, Ikea and Exotic Pizzas.....	Europe » Sweden » Stockholm County » Stockholm » Hagersten
February 19th 2012	Weekend in London With a Day Trip to Dover	Europe » United Kingdom » England » Kent » Dover
February 24th 2012	Costa Del Sol really does mean the Sunshine Coast	Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Málaga » Malaga
February 25th 2012	Gibraltar: Stop....... Monkey Time!!!	Europe » Gibraltar » Gibraltar
February 26th 2012	Ronda: The Oldest City in Spain (And, Finally, Some Great Paella!)	Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Ronda
March 2nd 2012	Buses, Trains and Ferries - An Unconventional Way to Travel to France via the Roman Baths in Bath	Europe » United Kingdom » England » Somerset » Bath
March 3rd 2012	We Arrived in France!! Now Onto Mont Saint Michel!!	Europe » France » Lower Normandy » Mont Saint-Michel
March 4th 2012	The Chateaux Finding Mission in the Loire Valley	Europe » France » Centre » Blois
March 5th 2012	Bridges, Haunted Castles and Bears... Oh My! (Okay, so there were no bears)	Europe » France » Midi-Pyrénées » Millau
March 6th 2012	Roman Aquaducts (Pont du Gard) and Curvy Roads	Europe » France » Languedoc-Roussillon » Nîmes » Lasalle
March 7th 2012	Carcassonne: More Than Just a Board Game	Europe » France » Languedoc-Roussillon » Carcassonne
March 8th 2012	The Day That Started On A Good Foot, But Would Never End...	Europe » France » Languedoc-Roussillon » Carcassonne
March 9th 2012	Conquering the Mountains of Andorra.... On Rental Skis	Europe » Andorra » Pas de la Casa
March 11th 2012	The Return Journey.... Andorra to St Malo to London	Europe » France » Brittany » Saint-Malo
March 16th 2012	Northern Ireland, First Stop: Giant's Causeway!	Europe » United Kingdom » Northern Ireland » County Antrim » Bushmills
March 17th 2012	St. Patrick's Day in Northern Ireland	Europe » United Kingdom » Northern Ireland » County Londonderry » Londonderry
March 18th 2012	A Brief but Titanic Visit to Belfast	Europe » United Kingdom » Northern Ireland » County Antrim » Belfast
March 24th 2012	A Weekend of Hiking and Shakespeare	Europe » United Kingdom » England » Warwickshire » Stratford-upon-Avon
March 31st 2012	A Hop, Skip and a Jump to Paris	Europe » France » Île-de-France » Paris » Sarcelles
April 7th 2012	Ryde the Catamaran in, and Ryde the Hovercraft out: Our Visit to the Isle of Wight	Europe » United Kingdom » England » Isle of Wight » Ryde
April 14th 2012	Camping with the Sheep in the Peak District	Europe » United Kingdom » England » Derbyshire » Castleton
April 15th 2012	Hiking through Sheep Fields and Sliding Down Mountain Sides in England's Peak District	Europe » United Kingdom » England » Derbyshire » Edale
May 2nd 2012	It takes 20 people and the threat of exams to bring us all to Croatia!	Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Split
May 3rd 2012	To the top of the Croatian mountains and back down, and back up again!	Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Podstrana
May 4th 2012	If we have to almost drown somewhere, Krka National Park is the prettiest place to do so	Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Sibenik
May 5th 2012	Split by Day... and Night	Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Split
May 6th 2012	Hunt for the mysterious horn beach on the island of Brac	Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Bol
May 7th 2012	Parking on the wrong side of town in Mostar, Bosnia	Europe » Bosnia & Herzegovina » South » Mostar
May 9th 2012	From Croatia to Bosnia to Croatia: Reaching the beautiful city of Dubrovnik	Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Dubrovnik
May 18th 2012	Bucharest: Get in and get out!	Europe » Romania » Muntenia » Bucharest
May 19th 2012	Escaping to the Transylvanian town of Brasov	Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Brasov
May 20th 2012	Touring the Castles of Transylvania, Including "Dracula's Castle"	Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Brasov
May 21st 2012	An Unexpected Turn of Events in Sighisoara: A Medical System Experience	Europe » Romania » Transilvania » Mures
May 25th 2012	An Unexpected Trip to Prague and an Unexpected Friend!	Europe » Czech Republic » Prague » Old Town
May 26th 2012	A fantastic first day in Lisbon!	Europe » Portugal » Lisbon & Tagus Valley » Lisbon