Part 1: UK & Cambridge - Overview



Its been awhile since I last posted but here I am to pen down my 50 days UK experience spent last June-August 2016. It has been 8 months since the trip, but those memories remained vividly in my mind. Till date, I still feel very fortunate to have explored UK, more than a tourist.

In my remaining posts, I am segmenting these 50 days experience into 2 parts:
Part 1: England & Scotland Free & Easy Tour (20 days)
Part 2: The Cambridge University Experience - Summer Exchange (30 days)

Motivation to blog:
1. According to Pennebaker research, it was found that writing down your feelings and experiences actually increases one's subjective well-being
2. Simply missing the days in UK
3. For any readers who are curious on spending 3 weeks in UK and how campus life works in Cambridge University

The top question many would ask when travelling is.. "How many days should I spend?"
To be honest, UK has many wonderful sights and even spending three weeks would be insufficient. However, I suggest to do a wide genre of activities that captivates UK's essence of culture. Eg. you might consider visiting either lake district or isle of skye (Scotland) as I found both of them in the same category for landscape and scenic views.

Route Map of my 50 days of Happiness Trip :)

Day 0: The Preparation

Day 1: Singapore - Dubai - London

Day 2: London: Westminister Abbey, Big Ben, Burgers & Lobsters, Buckingham Palace, Natural History Museum, Hyde Park, London Eye

Day 3: Bath: Bath Abbey, Sally Lunn's Bun, Bath Town, Cotswold Village, Stonehenge, London

Day 4: London: Wall Art 'hunt', Tower of London, Tower Bridge, Borough Market, Trafalgar Square, Chinatown, Les Miserables art play

Day 5: London: Harry Potter Studio Tour (Whole day) + Poppies Fish and Chips + GWR Night train to Penzance (Cornwall)

Day 6: Penzance: Mousehole, Minack Theatre, Penzance town, Euro Cup

Day 7: Penzance: St Michael's Mount, Seafood Feast, Euro Cup

Day 8: Oxford: Zheng Chinese Restaurant, George & Davis Ice Cream + Euro Cup

Day 9: Oxford: Covered Market, Oxford Castle, Radcliffe Camera, University Church of St Mary the Virgin + climb 124 steps, Christ Church (Harry Potter scene), Bridge of Sigh, Bodleian Library Divinity School (Harry Potter scene) + Euro Cup

Day 10: Manchester: Hike @ Peak District - Castleton, Cave Dale, Limestone way, Mam Tor, Great Ridge, Back Tor.

Day 11: Manchester: Old Trafford Stadium Tour, National Football Museum, John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Dining @ Fumo

Day 12: Lake District: Hike @ Ambleside - Rydal, Loughrigg Fell, Skelwith Bridge, + Euro Cup

Day 13: Lake District: Windermere, Langdales & Blea Tarn, Wastwater, Ennerdale, Loweswater, Crummock water, Surprise View, Buttermere, Ashness Wood, Castlerigg Stone Circle + Euro Cup

Day 14: Edinburgh: Edinburgh Castle, Calton Hill, Nelson Monument, Dugald Stewart Monument

Day 15: Scotland Lowlands: Loch Lomond, Trossachs National Park, Kilmartin Glen, Dunadd Hill Fort, Temple Wood Stone Circle, Oban

Day 16: Scotland Highlands: Glen Coe, Jacobite Steam Train (Harry Potter train), Mallaig, Isle of Skye

Day 17: Isle of Skye: Cuilin Mountain, Black House, Kilt Rock Waterfall, Old Man of Storr, Trotternish Peninsula and Portree.

Day 18: Scotland: Eilean Donan, Inverewe Garden

Day 19: Scotland: Lochness, Battlefield of Culloden

Day 20: London

Day 21 to Day 48: Cambridge Summer Exchange

Day 49: London

Day 50: London - Dubai - Singapore

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