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.
July 14th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » Surrey » Guildford I'm Actually not in Surrey.. but oh well.. haha..
So my trip is nearly at it's end.. I have to say, for the first time.. I am actually quite happy to be going home, and missing some of the creature ... [full story]
July 12th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » Surrey » Guildford I had a wonderful time last Saturday in Guildford summer festival - called 'Guilfest'. I have been in Guildford for few months for training. The usual suspects from our social club decided to attend t ... 85 photos[full story]
July 10th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » Surrey » Guildford That's it...I'm officially unemployed... and so happy about it!!! I had my last shift (from hell thanks to this new 2 for 1 vouchers!!) yesterday... and it "only" lasted 13.5 hours so you can imagine ... 25 photos[full story]
June 20th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » Surrey » Guildford The worse nightmares of a waitress are the Surrey housewives and the teenagers... well, the restaurant were I work seems to have them both by the million...
I've been working there, on and off, fo ... [full story]
May 30th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » Surrey » Guildford When I see Surrey from the ground I see a place full of "Surrey-housewives", those evil creatures that go to restaurants to complain about how much dressing their salads have or how their Pinot Grigio ... 18 photos[full story]
April 19th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » Surrey » Guildford One day less than yesterday, but one more than tomorrow to go and the clocks are against us, as each day seems to have an hour more than the previous one, they get longer and longer and it's very di ... [full story]
April 17th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » Surrey » Guildford This is a spanish-only blog for those who don't speak english to try and explain them how to get around this site...you guys are not missing anything here, really... but we hope you enjoy the pics... ... 4 photos[full story]
February 2nd 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » Surrey » Guildford Jason left on Wednesday, January 31, after we got back from our trip to Scotland. It was a tearful parting, but when I got back to Reading I knew I would have to move house. Little by little, I took ... 12 photos[full story]
February 3rd 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » Surrey » Guildford Finally... my bag is packed... I am utterly amazed at how frustrating and time consuming it is to get such a small bag packed for 3months holiday!
I started the task at hand at 1.30pm this afternoo ... [full story]
January 26th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » Surrey » Guildford Well Burns Night was great, so thanks Kerry, Ian, Emma, Sarah, Jan and Clive for a very memorable evening to send me on my travels. Highlights of the evening: One of the older members of the Rotary ... [full story]
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