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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 steve mcqueen1234
October 6th 2008

Rewind

Europe » United Kingdom » England » West Midlands » Coventry

OK, lets rewind, lets take it all in. It's November 2006, Iran successfully test-fires 3 new models of sea missiles in a show of force to assert its military capacities in the Gulf, South Africa legalises gay marriage and 'I Wanna Love You' By Akon climbs the music charts. I'm studying Youth Work at an Adult College and working in a coffee shop. Enough is enough. I spur-of-the-moment but a ticket to Athens to visit my grandmother's island. It is a one way ticket. For the next two years I visit Greece (three times), Turkey, Holland, France, Ireland, Iceland, Morocco, Spain, [View Full Entry]

By steve mcqueen1234
October 6th 2008

Countdown

Europe » United Kingdom » England » West Midlands » Coventry

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By hdnn in uk
October 6th 2008

Home for the Weekend

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Cambridgeshire » Peterborough

the Parlato home

This past weekend, I travelled to Peterborough for a host-family stay. It was my first train experience, and it did not start well. A few of us (IFSA-Butler students) missed the train because of a ridiculous demand for buses from UEA to Norwich city center on Friday afternoon. It was really hectic and stressful; our group got split up because of the crowd. Five people in our group were able to squeeze onto a couple of earlier buses and barely caught the train. The rest of us waited about 45 minutes, watched at least five buses pass our stop because they [View Full Entry]

By Elaine and Simon
October 6th 2008

Full Circle

Europe » United Kingdom » England » West Sussex » Gatwick Airport

Arriving home into London Gatwick

After 365 days of travelling and nearly 70,000 miles, we have finally made it back home to England! We landed back at London Gatwick Airport to an emotional welcome home from our parents, who had come to meet us at the airport and it was so great to see them after such a long time away. We were soon back at Elaine’s Mum & Dad’s house, drinking our first cup of English tea for a long time, and enjoying a good bacon sandwich again to wake us up after our long flight across the pond! We’ve been back a few days [View Full Entry]

We grew to love our backpacks... we will miss travelling with them!!

We had so many great memories in China, the Great Wall, Terracota Soldiers, the Yangtze... and who could forget the cute Giant Pandas!

By TSSCCAT
October 5th 2008

The Trip

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Durham County » Durham

Trip Large: [View Full Entry]

By Barancek
October 5th 2008

Kew Gardens

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Richmond

Pavilon
V takychto obrovskych pavilonoch-sklennikoch su "uschovane" vsakovake tropicke rastliny.Pavilony su pomenovane podla clenov kralovskej rodiny.

Ahoj.Na minulu nedelu meteorologovia hlasili slnecne pocasie tak som si naplanoval vylet do Oxfordu.V sobotu vecer som si vsetko pekne nechystal s tym, ze rano musim vstat na siestu, aby som postihal spoje.Vstal som vsak az okolo desiatej tak reku pojdem teda do Londyna, ked bol taky pekny den.Vybral som sa na jedno z najnavstevovanejsich londynskych miest - botanickej zahrady-parku Kew Gardens.Hoci je to pomerne dost daleko od centra, navsteva sa fakt vyplatila.Areal je obrovsky a za 4 hodiny co som tam bol som obzrel asi dve tretiny.Okrem rastlinstva od vymyslu sveta sa v parku nachadzaju aj [View Full Entry]

By Higblog
October 5th 2008

Alex on holiday

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Cornwall » Padstow

Tintagel castle
the birthplace of the once and future king - Arthur.

Alex has just returned from a week in Cornwall with our friends Lynda and David. They rented a caravan near Padstow, and visited lots of interesting places. He took some good photos, and here are some. [View Full Entry]

By costaricakid
October 5th 2008

Johnny's Journeys : SCOTLAND AND ENGLAND 2005

Europe » United Kingdom » England

JOHNNY’S JOURNEYS : SCOTLAND AND ENGLAND 2005 JUNE 12, 2005 SUNDAY 6:00 a.m. Three smiling faces. When’s the last time that happened? Shuttle service came early today, about 10:00. Loaded four pieces of luggage and three carry-on bags. Grandma and Boppa Walters followed us to the airport. Waited awhile, then said our good-byes. Breezed through the metal detector. Everyone had to remove their shoes. Boarded our Delta plane for a 1:12 departure. Thirty nine children from People To People Student A [View Full Entry]

By Kat22
October 5th 2008

Three Weeks!

Europe » United Kingdom » England » South Yorkshire » Sheffield

Castleton
The city after the fog rolled in.

Hello Everyone! It's my three week anniversary here today! Yay! It feels like I've been here much longer, and yet the days pass very quickly. School went well. The classes are fun and all of the professors are really nice. My German professor is interested in whether or not the American accent makes it easier to pronounce some words, so she keeps talking to me one on one and asking me questions about pronunciation. I don't think it makes it easier, but some words to flow easier for me. French is, as always, a struggle with pronunciation but I do well [View Full Entry]

By steve mcqueen1234
October 5th 2008

Planning

Europe » United Kingdom » England » West Midlands » Coventry

Turkey

It's a cold, wet day and I'm working 60 hour weeks. Generally the customers aren't that bad but when every day seems like Groundhog Day, everything and anything starts to get on your nerves. The only thing pushing me along for the next 8 weeks and 2 days, is the fact I have a one-way ticket to Bangkok and need to save! Six countries in 9 months, that's the plan. Thailand, Laos, Veitnam, China, Cambodia, India. It's all I think about at the moment. Last night I dreamt I was in Laos.. in a Starbucks! Just been called down to work, [View Full Entry]

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