Trip to New Forest - England

Place: New Forest, England
Mode: Train Trip (London Waterloo Station - Brockenhurst - London)
Date(s) of Travel: July 31, 2010

You can read more about the place(s) here: New Forest, England

My Experience:

1. I heard about the beauty of new forest, so I decided to go there and enjoy the summer. Early morning, I left from waterloo station and reached Brockenhurst which is one of the city in new forest area. When I reached brockenhurst it was drizzling and weather was near perfect for walking/trekking.

2. I went to local tourist information centre and bought a walking trail map and started walking towards Lymington (another city in the area). I would say it is the beautiful ever country side I have seen in england.

3. Then I went to Beaulieu which is a very beautiful place where the National motor museum and the palace house located. It was a very nice experience to see a wide variety of motor cars from olden days till the modern ferrari.

4. Finally I reached Lymington and had few beers. In lymington there is a car showroom which had lot of ferrari cars and maseratis. Just to have a view of black ferrari was like bliss. Hope one day I will have a chance to drive a ferrari.

Thought of Day: Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding. - Albert Einstein

Trip to Brighton - England

Place: Brighton, England
Mode: Train Trip (London Bridge Station - Brighton - London)
Date(s) of Travel: July 10, 2010

You can read more about the place(s) here: Brighton

My Experience:

1. Due to high summer I decided to go to a beach and ended up in brighton. Brighton was filled with lot of student tourists and young people. So it was full of energy. For people who don't know, brighton is the gay capital of UK.

2. First I went to sealife aquarium which was pretty decent. Seeing people feeding sharks was very thrilling and under water walking through glass tunnel was also very exciting.

3. Next went to devil's dyke which is a valley near brighton. Thr bus takes you through brighton city in open top and seeing the green valleys and breathing the fresh air was welcoming. After relaxing for sometime in the valley and watching people flying kites I decided to do a small trek around the valley.

4. After the small trek came back to brighton and went to brighton pier. The pier had lot of gaming shops and fun rides. First time in my life went in a roller coaster and it was thrilling.

5. After a long day travelled back to london with lot of memories.

Thought of Day: A person starts to live when he can live outside himself. - Albert Einstein

Trip to Edinburgh - Scotland

Place: Edinburgh - Scotland
Mode: Train Trip (London Liverpool Street - London Stansted - Glasgow - Edinburgh - Glasgow - London Stansted)
Date(s) of Travel: June 11 - 13, 2010

You can read more about the place(s) here: Edinburgh - Scotland

My Experience:

1. Almost everybody who travelled to scotland tells you that it is a beautiful place. So we decided to experience scotland. We started around morning 7.00 AM from london and reached edinburgh around 3.00 PM after a small break in glasgow city.

2. Edinburgh is a beautiful city with lot of history attached to it. In the evening we decided to do a small trek which is adjacent to scottish parliament. The view from the hill towards the city and the seashore is so beautiful. In the evening we decided to do some pub hoping.

3. Next day we went to South Queensferry and did a boat trip to one small island. After that we did a city bus tour which was so good as they explain lot about the city history. In the evening we decided to go to the edinburgh castle but we were short of time and couldn't go.

4. We decided to climb the Scot monument which is built in memory for a famous scot poet. Climbing the 287 small circular steps till the top is little scary. The view from the top is so nice. Then we went to a pub to watch the world cup match between USA and England. No body in Scotland were supporting England and they were supporting USA just because they hate being part of UK and ruled by England. That was a very different experience.

5. Next day morning we went to a service in St.Giles Cathedral. It was a very old church and we met some scottish people asking about India and the religions we follow. Then we went to National Art Gallery followed by Edinburgh Castle. We spent some four hours looking around the castle which was nice.

6. In the night we left to London. We should have done northern scotland trip but due to time and plan we couldn't do it. But Edinburgh was a nice experience.

Thought of Day:Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. - Albert Einstein

Road Trip to Bath, Cardiff and Snowdonia

Place: Bath - England, Cardiff & Snowdonia - Wales
Mode: Car Trip (London Heathrow - Bath - Cardiff - Dolgellau - Snowdonia - London Heathrow)
Date(s) of Travel: May 29 - 31, 2010

You can read more about the place(s) here:
Bath - England
Cardiff - Wales
Dolgellau - Wales
Snowdonia - Wales

My Experience:

1. Since it was a long weekend we decided to do a roadtrip to wales. We started at 10 AM and after initial glitches with tomtom (GPS) we finally hit the motorway around 11.30 AM. It takes some time to adjust to use GPS. Finally we reached Bath around 3.00 PM and it was little bit cloudy.

2. I should say Bath is a very beautiful city. The landscapes before entering the city and the central city was so good. We went to the roman baths which is a natural warm water spring and its been well preserved till date. The early engineering used by romans were just amazing to see.

3. Then we left for Cardiff. We reached cardiff around 8.00 PM and we stayed in a youth hostel. The hostel was right before the Wales millenium stadium and it was a too good experience. We did pub hoping and it was so much fun drinking till early hours.

4. Next day we went to local market and had some breakfast. In the local markets you meet lot of countryside people and its nice to meet new people. We started at around 11 AM to Dolgellau. The drive from cardiff to dolgellau through lot of hills was simply good. Finally reached dolgellau around 7 PM and we stayed in a country side hostel. Actually it was a camp site with some dorms.

5. We decided to do some walking around dolgellau town and we dint see anybody in the road. Then we went to a pub which had live music and it was so much fun. The whole people in the town was in the pub.

6. Next day morning we started to snowdonia one of the highest mountain in wales. We saw lot of tourists on snowdonia and lot of people were hiking. Mountain railway is a famouns thing in snowdonia but there were no tickets for the whole day. We did the electric mountain trip which is a visit to one of europes biggest hydroelectric powerstation. That experience was so good and thrilling.

7. In the afternoon we started to London and reached in the evening.

Thought of Day:We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open. - Jawaharlal Nehru

Trip to Dover - Kent, UK

Place: Dover - Kent, London, England
Mode: Train Trip (London Bridge Station - Dover Priory - London Victoria)
Date(s) of Travel: May 23, 2010

You can read more about the place(s) here: Dover - Kent

My Experience:

1. In the office some of my colleagues and myself decided to go to some place in the weekend and we zeroed in to Dover. We started at morning around 10 AM from London and reached Dover after an hour. The scenery during the train journey towards dover was so good and the sea at the last 5 minutes is so beautiful.

2. After having Brunch in the city (which is pretty small) we went to the dover castle. The view from the castle towards the sea is too good and one shouldn't miss the underground wartime tunnel guided tour.

3. Inside the castle there were people enacting as the king, prince and princess. We interacted with them and they looked like wax figures for me initially. The prince gave me some tips to woo girls. Yay.

4. Dover is very famous for its white cliffs and we did a small trek on the cliffs. From the cliffs, the view to the Dover port was amazing. Some people were even mountain biking. I envy them, coz they are damn fit. From the cliffs, you can the see the france.

5. After spending some time on the cliffs we went to the beach. In england, there are lot of pebble beaches, so not good. The view from the beach towards the white cliffs are good. It was worth time spending one day in dover.

Thought of Day:A picture is worth a thousand words. - Napoleon Bonaparte