Blogs from United Kingdom, Europe - page 3002

Hello I have just spend a day hiking in Fort William and it was amazing. The staff at the Fort William Backpacker are great, the were able to supply me with suggestions, maps and were just fun to hang out with. I had intended to climb Ben Neveress, the largest mountian in the UK at around 4500 ft, but due to the thick fog that crept up in the morning I decided to do something less life threatening. I hiked up to the Steel falls, which were breath taking and a pleasent 7 hour round trip hike. I then jumped back onto the MacBackpackers bus to head to Oban, where I enjoyed my last real night in Scotland and went to the pub and had some snakebites, which are half lager beer, half hard apple cider ... read more

I took the MacBackpackers bus from Inverness to Kyleakin on the Isle of Skye and yesterday was able to bag my first Munro. For anyone who doesn't know what a munro is, it is any mountian in Scotland that is over 3000 ft. in height. I first took a bus to the Cuillin mountian ranges, which were beautiful. There are the red Cuilins, which are capped with red granit and the black Cuilins, which are capped with black granit. The scenery was amazing. I first hiked up the Marsco, a 736 m hill. Since it was such a nice day and such a great view I decided to hike across the vally and climb the Bla Bheinn, a 928 m hill which was a spectacular view since it was a rare sunny day in Scotland. Although ... read more

Day 6 - Manchester (If your not a Manc, your a Wank!) London was great. I met a lot of cool people, a few who are doing the same thing i am...in a way. This one guy has been traveling for 2 years now, having already gone to Spain and South Africa. Going back to Spain for a year and then on to Greece. They move to a country for 6 months to a year, get a job teaching English or working in a hostel, and travel. What a life.I learned a lot about the Brits. Friendly and courteous, but they also tend to mind their own business. In a rush to catch the "Tube" or just walking to work, earphones glued to their ears, hardly any of them made any eye contact. I saw many ... read more

Scotland is picturesque. Edinburgh (pronounced edin - braugh) is the capital city. Green valleys line the countryside. Old architecture dominates the city. the street is swarming with people and shops. and what can i say about the women, Scottish women are amazing. i think i tweaked my neck from lookin around too much. I walked around for hours, taking in the fresh air, the bagpipe melodies, and ancient buildings. you thought armani suits were expensive, try £700 (about $1260) for a skirt...i mean kilt. I didnt go out, too exhausted. my average wake up time is about 6am. Well on to Dublin, and the hell out of the UK. The £ is killing me.... read more

......yes its a miracle!!! I finally started work today....eckkkk....took me an hour and 45mins to get to work..... I was supposed to get up at 5.30am....but this morning my Aunty comes running into my room....and says Tina! Tina! Get up its 6.30am!!! So I jumped out of bed...thinking oh shit..I'm gonna be late for my first day!!!....But once I had fully woke up, I realised that she was a couple of hours aheadof herself and it was actually 4.30am LOL!!! Anyways first day was awesome...made some new friends...so all is gravy! Spent a few days up in Edinburgh last week!! Absolutely loved it!!! The Scots are mad! But dead friendly and down to earth! Although I couldn't understand a word any of them were saying!!!!!! Went to Edinburgh Castle which was quite cool!! Also went to ... read more