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.
April 30th 2007Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Edinburgh Day 3: Mon, April 30th
Tim is still being hit by Jet Lag, poor guy woke up at 2am and couldn’t go back to sleep.
Caroline drove us to Peterborough where we had train tickets booked for E ... 11 photos[full story]
May 15th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Aberdeen This past Sunday I went on the Whisky trail with the International Society. It was amazing! We first went to Huntly Castle in...Huntly about an hour and a half NW of Aberdeen. Huntly Castle is (acc ... 9 photos[full story]
May 14th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland The town of Peebles can only be described in guide book terms. It is a quaintly cobbled place, not so much straddling the Tweed River as demurely placing one toe on either bank. Old ladies smile and m ... [full story]
February 24th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Edinburgh A bum. A beggar. Lives on the street. Not any street though, but Princes Street in Edinburgh. Sits outside a store in rags, with some text on a piece of cardboard, telling his story in a few lines. Ba ... [full story]
May 12th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Dundee Welcome back to my blog. As you may know I'm now just about to hit the road on a cycle epic to Norway lasting 2 months or thereabouts. I'm starting tomorrow from Dundee with a quick 50-miler down to R ... 10 photos[full story]
May 11th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Edinburgh Hello everyone!
This was my last week in Edinburgh; I’m surprised how fast time really does fly. This week was jam packed with activities. Last Saturday a group of us American students went on ... 12 photos[full story]
May 5th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Edinburgh We have finally done what we set out to achieve that is drive from Land's End in Cornwall to John O'Groats in the far North-East corner of Scotland.
Internet time has been quite hard to come by, he ... 6 photos[full story]
May 9th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Stirling Spent the last couple of days in the South of Scotland. Went and saw the Castle in Stirling - had an excellent audio tour.
Striling castle is where the Scottish royalty spent most of their time for a ... 4 photos[full story]
May 8th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Edinburgh The grey skies have cleared, the rain and hail have ceased and sunshine has arrived! Well, maybe only temporarily but we're making the most of it. Tuesday saw Renata finish her last day of work after ... [full story]
May 8th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Glasgow After a slight hiccup in publishing my last entry (operator error!), I have been extremely busy with this and that...you know how it is (smile).
Monday 5 May saw the sun appear in bonny Scotland .. ... 6 photos[full story]
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