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Lochgilphead (and a large part of Scotland) – My final stop
I stayed with family friends for a few days in Lochgilphead. We ended up travelling
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Glasgow
I thought Glasgow would be a bit more impressive than it was. It wasn’t exactly
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Edinburgh
It was tough to decide if Edinburgh was my favourite place I had visited. In
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Berwick-upon-Tweed
I spent most of my time in Berwick-upon-Tweed sitting by the river. There weren’t really
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Alnwick
I ended up timing my stay in Alnwick perfectly as it allowed me to watch
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Newcastle (And Surroundings)
I decided to spend a few nights in Newcastle as the hostel was cheap and
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Middlesbrough
I had higher hopes with Middlesbrough over Hull. I figured that because it was larger
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Hull
I didn’t expect much from Hull. I mainly visited just to see what it was
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York
I decided to spend a few nights in York as the hostel was very cheap
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Manchester (Deansgate and Blackfriars)
Whilst I managed to visit much of Manchester on my first night I didn’t manage
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Chester
When visiting Chester I debated about going to the zoo. But I decided to fully
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Liverpool
I always thought fairly negatively of Liverpool. Not sure why. But upon visiting it’s a
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Manchester
After a long train journey I arrived in Manchester. I didn’t explore too much of
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Back at home temporarily
Whilst my parents are on holiday for a week I’m looking after the plants and
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Belfast
I decided to go to Belfast to use up an EasyJet voucher I had left
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Norwich
I went to Norwich to visit my sister whilst she was at university (free accommodation!).
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Doncaster
I went to Doncaster to save on accommodation costs. It wasn’t originally on my list.
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Leeds
I spent 2 days in Leeds (I had to kill time before I had to
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Sheffield
If you want to reach the main city centre from Sheffield, you have to climb
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Nottingham
I wasn’t really sure what to expect with Nottingham. It’s a fairly modern city as
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Peterborough/Leicester
Peterborough I didn’t spend long in Peterborough as I only had just over an hour
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Cambridge
Cambridge was a long journey from Birmingham. Nearly 3 hours (there isn’t a direct rail
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Northampton
I didn’t get up to much in Northampton. I mainly wanted to rest up for
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Wolverhampton/Birmingham
I decided to visit Wolverhampton for the day as it was nearby to Birmingham and
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Birmingham
Today I finally got to explore Birmingham properly. I always thought of Birmingham being very
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Gloucester/Cheltenham (GCHQ)
On my way up to Birmingham I decided to make a day stop in Gloucester
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Back home for Easter
I decided to avoid all the high Easter costs and decided to come back home.
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Slough
When I mentioned that I was visiting Slough I got a few confused responses. A
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Reading
I decided to visit Reading to get an idea on what the tech sector looks
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London
I decided to visit London as my sister was originally going to pick up her
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Bodiam/Middlesbrough
Bodiam Middlesbrough After finishing at Bodiam and getting my bus back, I was on my
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Hastings
I didn’t explore Hastings as much as I have other places. I just had more
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Southease/Newhaven/Eastbourne
Today all my plans went out the window (this is becoming fairly common). I had
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Brighton
When I first started out on my journey I had intended to skip Brighton as
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Isle of Wight
I decided to visit the Isle of Wight for a short trip to Ryde. I
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Portsmouth
Now we are in full journey mode. Southampton was great but Portsmouth seems to have
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Southampton
Starting off with my first official stop in Southampton. I had considered attending university here
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Wales
Starting my journey out with an unscheduled visit to family in Wales. They have a