We were treated with an unexpected Bank Holiday after the Queen’s death. However, I was in Bristol at the time, so I decided to find some activity that would be open on such a day. I settled on hiking. I asked one of my hostel buddies to come with me, and off we went, across … Continue reading Wandering Through the Meandering Wye Valley
Everywhere you look in Birmingham, you will find steel. From it’s skyscrapers to it’s history, Birmingham is an industrial city of metal, glass, and oppressive architecture. General Impressions Rain is something us Brits are used to, but it nonetheless heavily marred our visit to Birmingham. It made the already grey and dreary atmosphere all the … Continue reading Travel Guide: Birmingham
Bristol is a modern, multicultural, and extremely liberal city, both in the social sense, and the artistic sense. Street art lines the walls of many buildings in central Bristol, much of it is of a very high quality, and many of Banksy’s most famous works are found in Bristol. It’s also a very accepting city, … Continue reading Travel Guide: Bristol
Right in the centre of the industrial heartland of England, the great city of Leeds stands as a testament to the ability of a city to change, develop, and grow. It is a fusion of it’s Victorian heritage, with modern and attractive style. General Impressions I liked Leeds. A lot. There’s a little bit of … Continue reading Travel Guide: Leeds
Colchester’s iconic water tower, affectionately called Jumbo by the locals, is the first landmark of Colchester one sees as your eastbound train pulls into Colchester proper. It has been a part of the Colchester skyline since it weas constructed in the 19th century to provide running water to the inhabitants of the city. Since then, … Continue reading Climbing Colchester’s Water Tower
Edinburgh was the other half of mine and Tayla’s trip to Scotland, and was a far cry from the rugged beauty of the Cairngorms. Most of our time was spent in the rustic and medieval Old Town, which enchanted me with its cobbled roads and stone buildings. General Impressions Scots are incredibly friendly. From being … Continue reading Edinburgh: Rocks, Cobbles, and Stones
Our trip to Scotland was just over a week long, but we managed to cram in adventure, history, and mountains in that short span of time. Perhaps my favourite part of the trip (though I can’t say the same for Tayla) was the beautiful Cairngorms National Park. Located in the North-Eastern corner of Scotland, we … Continue reading The Cairngorms National Park, Scotland
Thanks to the now-God-awful weather, we decided that, rather than try spend time outdoors during a Scottish downpour, we would take an earlier train out of the Cairngorms and stop along the way in the rather small city of Perth. I say that, as it has a population only a quarter of that of Colchester’s, … Continue reading Perth
Not a hike we expected to do, but one we (or at least I) enjoyed nonetheless. Initially we wanted to reach Coire an t-Sneachda, which is a small horseshoe-shaped valley surrounded by cliffs, created by receding glaciers. We started off by taking a bus to the Cairngorm Ski Centre, the starting point for most hikes … Continue reading The Northern Corries
This was to be the very first walk we embarked on in the Cairngorms. The very helpful website, WalkHighlands, recommended this as one’s first hike in the Cairngorms, which turned out to be very good advice indeed. The walk started gently, through thick forest, which provide welcome relief from the blazing sun (a rare sight … Continue reading Meall a’ Bhuachaille
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