Travel Journals, Travel Blogs and Travel Experiences of IEP Travelers

Youll Never Walk Alone (Liverpool)

by: jbright

created on: May 18, 2010 | Liverpool, England

(Ok, so to avoid confusion, we actually went to Liverpool on Friday 14th May.) Liverpool was fantastic. After being there a day, it tops my list of favorite cities only tying with Venice for number one. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- So the first thing we did in Liverpool, was a walking tour with one of the men who works in the International Office at Edge Hill. He had a lot of great information about the town …
Bank Holiday Weekend

by: jbright

created on: Jun 02, 2010 | Ormskirk, England

Saturday, Day 1: We finally got to sleep in and it was fantastic! Then Mimi, Steve and I went to get brunch. I think it was around 2 before we actually left Ormskirk for Liverpool. We went and hung out with Adam again for a good five hours. Unfortunately, it was raining for the majority of the day, so the weather kind of dampened our visit. While we were in Liverpool, …
Day 32: Culloden and an Overload of Information

by: jbright

created on: Jun 26, 2010 | Scotland

Today was our first real day touring with our guide Michael and bus driver Keith but from now on, I’m pretty sure we’ll be getting to know them pretty well because we’re going to be in a different hotel nearly every night. On our drive to Inverness, I learned quite a few interesting facts from Michael: · University is free in Scotland. And one of the schools, Fettes College, Tony Blair and …
Day 42: Cliffhangers

by: jbright

created on: Jul 14, 2010 | Ireland

We got on the bus this morning and said farewell to our hotel rooms in Galway (and in the case of Mimi and I, MEGABED). On our way to our new destination, Bunratty, we made two stops. The first stop was kind of the middle of nowhere. We did get to climb rocks though, which I always appreciate. It was a nice climb, kind of steep, but there was a …
Day 41: Aran Sweaters

by: jbright

created on: Jul 13, 2010 | Ireland

Today we visited the Aran Islands, where the infamous Aran sweaters come from. I can see why they’d need these obscenely warm sweaters, as the day that we went was quite dreary and cold. However, the locals were quite happy with the misty rain as apparently they were in the middle of a draught. The island was small, about the size of the military base I used to live on, with …
Day 40: Trad on the Proms

by: jbright

created on: Jul 13, 2010 | Galway, Ireland

We started the day by leaving Derry and visiting the church where the poet Yeats is buried. It wasn’t really all that interesting to me as I’ve never been big on poetry, and I’ve never heard of Yeats. BUT the best part of the day was after we got into Galway and got to see ‘Trad on the Proms.’ Tom had told us that he had arranged a night full of …
Day 39: Ireland Rocks!

by: jbright

created on: Jul 12, 2010 | Derry, Northern Ireland

Rocks. Lots and lots of rocks. That’s what I remember most about today. We started out by leaving Belfast (thankfully. I’m not going to say I wasn’t a little scared by all the warnings we received by Tom the day before) and starting to make our way to Derry. On our way, we got to stop by Giant’s Causeway. Mimi (being the nerdy environmentalist that she is :)) was really …
Day 37: You Take the High Road

by: jbright

created on: Jul 12, 2010 | Scotland

These past two days have been somewhat of a blur. We visited the castle of the Duke of Argyll, which was pretty cool, but after hearing that story about the Argyll soldiers, I’m frankly surprised there’s still a castle standing! We also arrived in Glasgow today, and it’s such a cool place. Michael wasn’t lying when he said that it had the best shopping in all of Britian. I liked it …
Day 33: Dragons and Stones

by: jbright

created on: Jun 30, 2010 | Scotland

The ride from Inverness (‘inver’ means ‘end of’ so Inverness translates to at the end of the river Ness) to Orkney was very interesting. The more time we spend with Michael, the more I’m just amazed at his knowledge at anything having to do with Scotland. On the way to the ferry, we passed through a place called Black Isle. Though it is not an island, it is surrounded on three …
Day 27: Edge Hill Reunion Day

by: jbright

created on: Jun 20, 2010 | London, England

So to start the day, Mimi and I made our way down to the post office to mail stuff home. It was aggravating and expensive (£110 for me!) but I’m so glad it’s done. Then, right before 3 we made our way via underground to Victoria Station to meet some friends from Ormskirk, Dom and Marcus. It was really great seeing them again! We weren’t the only people to have an …