The Chronicles of Stonehenge: The Long Road Home

by Alex in United Kingdom, In Transit

Previously, on The Chronicles of Stonehenge: Our intrepid heroes walked to Stonehenge - and it was kind of underwhelming. They crossed over the motorway, stopped to take some completely free photos, and went on their merry way.

And now, the thrilling* conclusion...
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Pop quiz: How long do you think 14 miles is? You're wrong. It's longer. (Unless your answer was "14 miles" or "22.5 kilometers", in which case you are technically correct, smartass.) It's also the distance from Stonehenge to Salisbury Cathedral, which we were in Salisbury specifically for the purposes of walking.

The Chronicles of Stonehenge: The Barrow, the Bitch and the Motorway.

by Alex in United Kingdom, In Transit

Ever since I was a kid, there's been this thing I wanted to do. I've always wanted to walk from Stonehenge, across the Salisbury Plain, and to Salisbury Cathedral. I loved the idea of walking between these two major stone centres of worship, both monumentally impressive in their own ways, from pre-Roman pagan to medieval Christian. Yes, this was when I was a kid. No, I didn't get beaten up much, thanks for asking.

When we got off the bus at Salisbury at 8pm, it was raining. I mean Raining, with a capital R. Possibly even a capital A, I and N as well. The floodgates of heaven had been opened, dowsing us mortals on the ground with a deluge of heavenly stormwater. (See what I did there?) We walked into town, weighed down in equal measure by our bags, the weather and our (apparently!) not-so-waterproof jackets. Finally we arrived at the inn where we spending our nights, and with a few brief words from the barmaid, my hopes of completing the walk while we were here began to waver.

"Oh yeah, the rain's been like this for weeks. Not sure when it'll stop."

Top Ten Photos of the United Kingdom

by Tasha in United Kingdom, Photos

Now that we are settled for a little while in Ireland, I finally have caught up with the backlog of UK photos. So here we go - two months in England, Scotland and Wales. As always feel free to link to your own faves in the comments and/or on facebook :)

A Question of Moral Ambiguity

by Tasha in Epigrams and Interludes

DISCLAIMER: 

This post asks questions.

This post does not give answers definite or otherwise.

This post does not state that any given belief is fundamentally right or fundamentally wrong.

This post does however ask  - where do you draw the line?

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Wisdom before Beauty: Dangerous Beliefs

by Tasha in Wisdom before Beauty, Nerd

What a treacherous thing it is to believe that a person is more than a person

                                                                                     - John Green