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.
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 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 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 4th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Edinburgh So I have had a bit of time to look around Edinburgh.. and it is definitely a beautiful city.. it's amazing really. So much history and old architecture.. everywhere!
I got to see two of my awesome ... [full story]
April 17th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Edinburgh
With the weather cooperating and a few leftover sights from my previous walk around Holyrood Park, I decided to head back, mostly in search of St. Anthony's Chapel, which I had seen from St. Marga ... 5 photos[full story]
April 13th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Edinburgh
After landing in Edinburgh on Friday, I took Aunty M and Donna on a short walk around Edinburgh, staying mostly around Princes Street and the Royal Mile but also taking them to see parts of the Un ... 5 photos[full story]
April 20th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Edinburgh Now anyone who's kept up with my blogging should by now have come to the conclusion that I don't have the best run of luck when it comes to British Rail! Overrunning engineering works, missed connect ... 18 photos[full story]
May 1st 2008Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Edinburgh Well.. I am back on the road!
At the moment I'm sitting in a small, extremely quiet internet cafe. I mean.. it's eerily silent.. kinda strange.. anyway.. I just left London at 7am this morning (... ... [full story]
April 28th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Edinburgh As you are probably all aware, I haven't used this site for a while... I haven't been doing much, haven't been anywhere since Norway and have really just settled into life here. Renata and I have move ... [full story]
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