12th March - 16th March "For As long as but a hundred of us remain alive, never will we on any condition be brought under English rule. For we fight, not for glory, nor for riches, nor for honour - but for freedom alone, which no good man surrenders but with his life." The Declaration of Arbroath When I first arrived in Edinburgh (pronouced Edin-braw) at 7pm, Mical (Jerome's friend) greeted me at the train station. As he took me to his apartment (whic...

11th March "In heaven an angel is nobody in particular." George Bernard Shaw When I arrived in Newcastle, it was pretty late. I did not really have much time to do much so I decided to go siteseeing tomorrow. However, I was in mood to go out since the last few nights I did not go out. I was told that Newcastle was known for its crazy nightlife (voted eighth party city in the world). I noticed a flyer in my hostel for a salsa night nearby. I decided to...

10th March "True love is like a psychic experience. Everyone tells ghost stories, but few have ever seen a ghost." François de la Rochefoucauld As soon as I arrived in York at noon, I went straight to my hostel, which was an 18th century building called Micklegate House. This house was built for John Bourchier whose ancester, Sir John Bourchier, was one of the signatories to the warrant for the execution of King Charles I. I was staying in the playin...

4th March - 10th March "Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born." ~ Ana Nin I arrived in Manchester at around 5pm. During the whole bus ride, I talked with the bus driver, Dave. He was a really nice guy and gave me an insight into Mancunians (people from Manchester), as he was one himself. I was couchsurfing in Manchester for the second time. I loved co...

1 March - 4 March "If you are lonely when you're alone, you are in bad company" Jean-Paul Sartre I left London on my way to Salisbury. Salisbury is a small village that resides near the infamous Stonehenge. The bus driver was really kind in arranging that a tour bus come pick me up in a nearby city, and that I got a special discount. Stonehenge is thought to have begun construction around 3100 BC and finished around 2500 BC. Although mysteries stil...