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Background: Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earth's surface. The first half of the 20th century saw the UK's strength seriously depleted in two World Wars. The second half witnessed the dismantling of the Empire and the UK rebuilding itself into a modern and prosperous European nation. As one of five permanent members of the UN Security Council, a founding member of NATO, and of the Commonwealth, the UK pursues a global approach to foreign policy; it currently is weighing the degree of its integration with continental Europe. A member of the EU, it chose to remain outside the Economic and Monetary Union for the time being. Constitutional reform is also a significant issue in the UK. The Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, and the Northern Ireland Assembly were established in 1999, but the latter is suspended due to bickering over the peace process.

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By Korean Homestay
August 11th 2008

Korean Homestay - Day 16-20 - Adventure Activity Week

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Group photo on Torquay seafront

NAME: JI HOON 8.5 I WOKE UP AT 9:00 O’CLOCK. I’M VERYLATE. I DON’T KNOW WHY I’M VERY LATE. KI YEON AND ME, YESTERDAY WE WENT TO BED AT 11:00 O’CLOCK. I HAD BREAKFAST. BREAKFAST WAS BACON, AND EGG. YESTERDAY BACON WAS TOO MUCH SALT IN THE BACON. BUT TODAY WAS BACONIS NOT TOO SALTY IN THE BACON. BACON WAS VERY GOOD. EGG WAS SO SO. TIEM SAID TODAY WAS FREE DAY. I’M VERY HAPPY. I THINK EVERYONE WAS EXTREMELY HAPPY NOW. WE TAKE A BUS. IT’S A LONG WALK TO THE BUS STOP. WE TAKE BUS TODAY. WE WENT TO [View Full Entry]

Shawn and Hugo playing games on Torquay seafront

By Korean Homestay
August 10th 2008

Korean Homestay - Day 13-15 - Adventure Activity Week

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Balance the SeeSaw

NAME: sang hack. 2008, 8, 2, sat I wake up at 7:30. I’m very tierd. I’m don’t eat a break fast. I’m extreme n e r y h u g r y. I take a shower and and wash my hair. I ‘ m ex t re me n e r y clean. I’m ex t re me n e r y happy. We take a train and subway. We take double floor bus. We take bus in five hours. It is an extremely long time. I take a taxi. We go to a swimming pool. It is very deep. Left [View Full Entry]

By gatcatalice
June 10th 2008

before we leave....

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Its two weeks today before we leave and we are both excited and nervous at the same time... do we have everything? mostly. though keep thinking of things we need (when im in the shower and by the time im out i have forgotten what it was we needed, pls can someone invent shower pens or pencils and paper) the only thing we need is the coach tickets to london, better get them soon... [View Full Entry]

By Itchie Feet
May 10th 2008

Road Trip

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Mum in Torquay

As it was my birthday last week, we thought we'd have a little trip away. I've been wanting to visit the Cornwall/Devon area and it's been years since mum has been there, so we decided to hire a car and hit the road. 06/05/08 We left first thing on Tuesday morning and headed towards Plymouth. But as ws we got closer and looked at the map, we realised Torquay was on the way so we decided that would be our first stop. We had already been driving for the best part of the day so by 4pm we were ready to [View Full Entry]

View of St Michaels Mound from cemetery in St Ives

By hellstick
February 23rd 2008

Happy days before the Delhi belly sets in

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zach Jo ,

Hello everyone , well this is the start of the new beginnings , first of all remember I can't spell to save my life and will not have the time for spell check so please remember to use your phonetic dictionary when reading on .......... Ok so far I have been to Tanya , Frazer , Keira & megans house , Dad & Connies , Mum's , Blair Jo zach n Coopers , Angela and Al's , Just about to do a crazy night out in London with Angela , Al , Bo and Sue all the others were away or [View Full Entry]

By Mary in Gloucestershire
July 4th 2007

Torquay on Torbay

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Torquay 1

After Exeter, we wandered down to the coast to a town called Torquay, which is on Torbay. This area is known as the English Riveria, but having never seen the real (French) Riveria, I just have to take their word for it. In any case, the drive was beautiful, going up and down hills and through cutesy little towns, with peeks of the sea every so often. The only things open at this point were touristy souvenir shops and restaurants, but the bay was beautiful, filled with sailboats in the evening light. I also had the one moment that reminded me [View Full Entry]

By kevina10
April 7th 2007

Torquay (Easter weekend)

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Sunset torquay style
We just caught the sunset when we were heading out to dinner. Gorgeous! that's all I can say

Well everyone easter weekend has passed and Kevin and I went exploring Torquay (Devon). After 8 months of living in the Midlands and not seeing the sea I was missing it terribly and what a fantastic time we had. It was beautiful! the weather was stunning our hotel was over looking the sea and only metres away from the town centre, what more could you ask for? We travelled down on the Friday night arriving late as Kevin had to work most of the day, luckily the traffic wasn't too hectic. Our hotel was on a steep hill right on [View Full Entry]

By TWIG project Together We Integrate Growth
November 21st 2006

Home

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looking for a last lift

Home Today In the UK Home in Devon now after seven months of being away. We finally have ourselves an apartment - yay! And though the floors are squeaky And the kids are cheeky We’re back in the swing Of the work-study thing. I’m writing about ecology And dance improvisation Rich works with kids And needs a vacation But we love what we do And we keep planting trees And planning our next TWIG overseas. China again? Rich hankers for more Maybe Brazil—if a boat opens the door. Missing our friends from Nanling and beyond~ We’ll see you soon, for [View Full Entry]

By minkies
August 21st 2006

Last Days

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Jo packing
Jo's doing some packing

We've bbought the tickets, got the stuff to go in the bags and we leave in a few days Just need to pack up the house... [View Full Entry]

By Merryn
June 29th 2006

Greetings from Torquay!

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Torquay Beach
Beach vista from the pedestrian overpass

No, I have not gone home just yet, simply visited the Devon version of my home town. This blog is basically for my parents and friends who grew up in Torquay so I apologise to the rest of you for the many local references that you may not fully appreciate. Torquay is part of the area known locally as the "British Riviera". Well, having not been to the French version, I cannot comment on the accuracy of this claim but I think it may be a stretch. The town itself reminded me more of an even further commercialised version of Lorne [View Full Entry]

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