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
I learnt about the Blackwater Trail in one of our first Geocaching expeditions: a quick 4-cache trail along what used to be the railway line from Witham to Maldon. As I’m a bit of a train nerd, I wanted to walk this trail ever since. Unfortunately, due to it’s length (about 12 kilometres), Tayla was … Continue reading The Blackwater Trail – Witham to Maldon
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