Jocelyn Bankson

Day 1: Buckingham Palace and a New Baby

As someone who has been on a number of flights, both international and domestic, this flight in particular, was by far the longest. The 7 and a half hour flight seemed to drag on forever. One thing that really surprised me on this British Airways flight was the fact that they began serving us dinner […]

Mya Burns

Day 1/2: Jet Lag and Mushrooms

After weeks of stressing about what to pack and checking a thousand times to make sure I brought my passport, I finally arrived at the Pittsburgh International Airport. Going through security without any issues made me feel slightly better but I was still very anxious about the flight. Usually my flight anxiety goes away once […]

Diego Febres-Cordero

Day 1: Team No Sleep

One of the hardest things to do is sleep on your way to an exciting destination. It’s highly recommended you get some and it turns out to be extremely vital to your survival of activities on that coming day. We landed at Heathrow airport on, Monday, May 6th and hit the ground running. Landing felt […]

Taylor Lippke

First Day & No Sleep

The last thirty-six hours have been nothing but hectic, but that’s what I get for packing last minute and not sleeping on the flight. I figured I would have some time to rest. I was wrong. The first day has already been overwhelming eventful. I have already done most of the typical London tourist attractions. […]

Kayla Snyder

Day One: We Breathed The Queen’s Air

  After a long (and somewhat painful) nearly seven and a half hours later on a flight from a familiar place to somewhere brand new, we arrived at London Heathrow. Let’s talk math for a second – London is approximately 3,000 miles, one ocean and one seven-hour plane right away from Pittsburgh. We hit the […]

Angela Altieri

Day 1: Landing in London with a Royal Baby

Today officially began the start of what is shaping up to be a great adventure. Arriving at the airport, I was full of anticipation. What if I couldn’t get through customs? What if my suitcase was too heavy? What if, what if, what if… Luckily all of these worries were quelled by the group coasting […]

Kelsey Braun

Day One: Paid to be Here and Paid to Pee Here.

Our plane touched down at Heathrow London Airport, the second busiest airport in the world; no where near as busy as Pittsburgh International Airport, which I saw for the first time. Straight off of the plane, we loaded onto a tour bus, and it was weird to be on the “wrong” side of the road […]

Anna Wolf

Journey Across the Pond: Day 1

Welcome to England The beginning of our trip started when we landed in England at the Heathrow Airport around 10:04 a.m. Jet-lagged and in desperate need of coffee we made our way through the airport, collected our luggage, and met our guide David, before heading into London. Buckingham Palace The first stop on our trip […]