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 18th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » West Yorkshire » Bradford Heya! See speaking like a true pom already...
So here we are finally in the UK. Me and Bel just got back from seeing my family in Bradford for the last 4-5 days good getting up there to see them and ... [full story]
July 16th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » West Yorkshire » Leeds I learnt today that the Three Lakes Crossing (Puerto Varas to Barlioche (vice versa) is not operating at present. So I may have to change my plans travelling to Pucon. My alternative route maybe via ... [full story]
June 11th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » West Yorkshire Tuesday, June 10, 2008
York, England
We said our farewells to Pete & Hilary and headed north before nine this morning. It was sad to say goodbye to such great hosts. I made a couple of photos of ... 2 photos[full story]
March 26th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » West Yorkshire » Halifax
Our flight landed in Manchester early in the morning and we immediately hopped a train to the city centre. We weren’t actually in Manchester to see Manchester, though. We just needed a cheap ... 44 photos[full story]
May 6th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » Yorkshire Tuesday 6 May - The sun was out in force again (we seem to be getting luckier and luckier with the weather)! We started the day with a very pleasant walk to the village of Hardrow...it was somewhat o ... [full story]
May 8th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » Yorkshire » Yorkshire Dales Thursday 8 May - Our stay in Brunswick House had been excellent - a really old house full of antiques, and the breakfast had not only included a really good English breakfast (we're becoming real conn ... [full story]
May 7th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » Yorkshire Wednesday 7 May - We ate breakfast listening to the highly entertaining "Tan Hill Inn" soundtrack (unsurprisingly, yes, this pub does have its own soundtrack), before setting off on the 17 miles for M ... [full story]
May 5th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » Yorkshire Monday 5 May (Bank Holiday Monday) - If England is known for its picturesque countryside on a small scale, then the walk from Horton to Hawes really breaks the mould. Vast expanses of limestone hills ... 3 photos[full story]
May 3rd 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » Yorkshire » Malham Saturday 3rd May - After our epic 23 mile 'very uphill' beautiful trudge yesterday into Malham, we were very quickly starting to realise why the Pennine Way's total ascent is nearly 32,000ft - in just ... [full story]
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