 | Scotland
2007-10-30, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: kates08 | | Our flight took off at 6:50am. That meant a 4:00am wake up and cab ride from home in order to make it to the RyanAir airport in time. Needless to say I was a very tired and exhausted girl!!
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 | prayer request!
2007-08-25, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: kjkerr | | Hey Guys!
Just a short update - Last night we got word that Mikes Granny - ie the one we stayed with a little while ago - has been taken to hospital and undergone urgent surgery on her stomach - She ... |
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| Why halloo there wee laddies and lassies!
2007-08-22, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: kjkerr | | That is how Pete speaks. bonafide scottish. its really cool! Allow me to introduce you to Pete and Liz. I can't really explain the link past that Liz and Mike are related on Mikes mothers side. Past t... |
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 | Edinburgh, Here We Come!
2007-06-05, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: elimatt | | After six weeks of relief teaching slog, we finally made it to another mid term break. On the agenda this time was an exploration of our heritage, a seeing of the sights, a road tour and wee dram or t... |
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 | Edinburgh, Scotland
2007-07-24, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: kkulbis | | On Thursday, July 19, I set off for Edinburgh, Scotland. After a delayed connecting flight in London, I finally arrived in Scotland and was greeted by Alex at the airport. We had coordinated this tr... |
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 | So Very Cold
2007-05-11, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: kirmish | | On the Friday morning we packed up from Greenock and we all headed to Edinburgh.
Word's can not explain how cold it was but apart from being 8 degrees we had a fantastic time. As soon as we arrived... |
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 | hello again
2007-03-22, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: kateymay | | hahaha i decided to update this a tiny bit! seeing as the only entry i've done was one before i left.
anyway i'm at my aunt and uncle's house at the moment. we went to dynamic earth today which was... |
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 | Just for Uncle Michael
2007-02-08, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: adubowec | | So, I made an entry for Auntie Teresa and I guess some people got jealous (cough, Mike). Michael's question you ask - well, and I quote, "Forget Aunty Teresa's questions about the education piece and ... |
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| Just for Auntie Teresa
2007-02-06, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: adubowec | | Well, I noticed that Auntie Teresa posted on my guestbook asking about classes, so in her honour I will devote this entry to education in Scotland.
First things first, school is just far more relax... |
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| I thought I left yesterday
2007-02-05, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: adubowec | | It is definitely hard to believe that my one-month anniversary just pasted. My time hear just completely flies by but I completely love it - and I haven't really done much travelling yet.
So, last... |
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| David, send some help
2007-01-28, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: adubowec | | Yeah, so I thought I'd write briefly about the fact that the Canadian dollar is doing horribly relative to the British Pound. We have officially cracked the $2.40 for 1 pound barrier - not cool Dave, ... |
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 | O how I love to run...
2007-01-26, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: sevilla06 | | So the 26th of Janurary has been the longest day ever! We literally travelled for 25 hours straight. And that makes for some good stories, so here it goes:
We had to leave the hostel in Edinburgh... |
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 | Almost done!
2007-01-25, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: sevilla06 | | So today is the last official day here! I can't believe it! I've had soo much fun and defintely NOT ready to return. The group has been amazing and I love them all lots!
So I'm not really sure w... |
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 | Website
2007-01-23, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: sevilla06 | | It you go to [url]www.whitworth.edu[/url] and click on the right side where it talks about Jan term trips, you can read blogs by other students in my class and see a picture of me putting my feet in t... |
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 | Scotland, yes please
2007-01-21, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: sevilla06 | | We made it to Scotland!
But first, On Friday, the group travelled to Durham, which is about 1 hour from York by train. It's this great college town with a beautiful Cathedral and Castle on the hil... |
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| Two Weeks
2007-01-21, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: adubowec | | Well it has been two weeks so far, and the days are starting to pass by very quickly. Since I don't have much class (which we established earlier) I have joined soccer - the last entry - and Roller Ho... |
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| Soccer (actually, I guess it's Football)
2007-01-16, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: adubowec | | Today I had a soccer game - I played for my residence team. To be honest, the skill level was nothing special and pretty comparable to what I've seen back home in intramurals. The one thing I noticed ... |
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| So, a week has finished
2007-01-14, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: adubowec | | After one week in Edinburgh, the first thing that comes to mind is the food - meat, gravy, and 3 or 4 types of potatoes. I know I mentioned it earlier, but I thought I should one more time to drive it... |
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| Finally in Edinburgh
2007-01-11, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: adubowec | | The flight over really wasn't too bad. I flew with Zoom Airlines which was actually decent (well, mostly because I was in their premium section). But I got a leather seat with more leg room, a meal, a... |
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 | zurich - edinburgh (in 3 easy steps)
2006-10-20, edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: lizzie | | 21.5 hours of transport in the last 33.5 hours...
Nothing like passing thru 4 countries in under 2 days and seeing nothing because you're stuck on the train, metro or bus.
Dep. Zurich 11pm
Ar... |
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| so now here we are... in edinburgh!!
2006-10-21, edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: lizzie | | after 9 and a half of the most painful hours of transport out of all my trips (squished on a full bus) i arrive in edinburgh at 8.30am, Clare and Han arrived the night before me and were responsible f... |
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 | Climbing Arthur's Seat
2006-09-13, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: meredith22 | | So this is an extinct volcano that is a really popular climb around here because of the amazing views. I don't have much to say about it except that it was amazing. I'm finding myself at a loss for w... |
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 | Study Abroad
2004-07-29, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: tamtam31 | | Edinburgh is by far my favorite city ever visited. The city built itself around the historical buildings, so everything has an old, historical feeling to it. The Royal Mile, or the street leading up... |
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 | Day Two
2006-09-03, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: cairney06 | | DAY 2- Sunday 03 September
Edinburgh
Weather: mix of sun & cloud
Sites: Edinburgh Castle, Old Town/New Town Bus Tour, Fireworks with the Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Hotel: Royal Terrace Hotel
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 | Day One
2006-09-02, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: cairney06 | | DAY 1- Saturday 02 September
Arrived Edinburgh
Weather: drizzle
Sites: Royal Mile
Hotel: Royal Terrace Hotel
Supper: unremarkable pub in Edinburgh
Notes: Great city to visit, easy to get around
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 | Aye!
2006-07-17, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: thewilsons | | Scotland at last! As everyone has told us already, it is a beautiful country here. We were fortunate to get sunny days on our visit, and enjoyed walks to the sea, cathedrals & grass, and trips to the ... |
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 | so...whats under that kilt?
2006-06-16, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: jenlynarm | | so i made it to scotland safely. Unfortunately the internet person came around and said i only have 5 mins so i have to make this really fast eeks
its been two weeks since i left aberystwyth (WOW)... |
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 | Week traveling with my folks
2006-04-11, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: kliebert | | Sorry it's taken me a while to write this, but I was exhausted when I got back from Scotland. I had an entire month of people here, and it may not seem like a hard task, but 2 of my friends were livin... |
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 | edinburgh!!
2005-04-05, EDINBURGH, United Kingdom. By: kimee | | moved to edinburgh in july,, started work at a place called the ark.. a drop in centre/cafe for homeless ppl in edinburgh!! lived in a flat with 5 uni students,,(typical student flat)for a while..the... |
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 | Hogmanay!
2005-11-31, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: timbo | | G'day Trendsetters!
Can't even remember the last time I bothered to update you all on my activities over here. It's pretty damn cold at the moment, maximums of like no more than 2 or 3 some days. I... |
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 | Driving on the other side is a must for everyone!
2005-08-26, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: katesnow | | Hellllllloooooooooo one and all! I had an unbelieveable day....the driving went so well I think I am going to by a car with the steering wheel on the right side when I get home! It is perfect because... |
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 | For those who need to know!
2005-08-25, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: katesnow | | TODAy...I found SPORK!!! YEs, he lingered deep into the endless abyss that is my backpack...when in search for warmer clothing I pulled a shiny, lightweight item from the darkness and couldnt have bee... |
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 | I've gone to plaid
2005-08-24, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: katesnow | | Ha...best title yet I think. Halo everybudy....I've made it to Scotland....home of the Bruce and William Braveheart Wallace. It is pretty chilly up here and I am not even in the highlands yet!! Fant... |
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 | Aye! Plaid and whiskey and other scottish things
2005-06-30, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: Morgan | | hello!
Yesterday we saw the D Day beaches. we took a tour that showed us omahaugh and these cool leftover german bunkers with the guns still in em! we saw the place where they built the temporary p... |
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 | 6 Nations Cup
2005-02-13, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: exchange | | Well, I attended my first Rugby match today and it was well worth it. The match was part of the 6 Nations Cup which occurs every year. The 6 Nations include England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Franc... |
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 | Visit with Megan Peach!!
2005-02-24, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: exchange | | Well Megan and I certainly had a fun and full week. We managed to jam in as much as possible. Here are a few hightlights. We visited the Edinburgh castle, the Royal Mile, the White Hart (oldest pub i... |
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| Snow!
2005-02-24, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: exchange | | Well, Edinburgh finally got some snow this year and when it came, it came big. So what to do with this new found snow...why climb Arthur's Seat! The climb was a bit more difficult than last time, but ... |
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 | Day 1
2005-02-05, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: celtsorcha | | We arrived on time around 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2005, in Edinburgh and entry through customs was easy. After changing some dollars into almost half as few pounds (terrible exchange rate!) an... |
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 | Black Tie Ceilidh
2005-01-29, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. By: exchange | | There's nothing better then getting all dressed up and going to a ceilidh, so that's what we did! This was my first formal ceilidh and it was loads of fun. Lots of fast dances with energetic music. T... |
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