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 9th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Inverness Hello All,
Sorry it has been a couple days since I'm made an entry, but the outer islands and some of the rural areas have yet to hear of the internet. I'm heading to bed in a few minutes, but I di ... [full story]
May 23rd 2008Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Inverness :( Our final day of the Wild in Scotland tour. We piled into the bus and began on our way. We fist stopped at a random shore line. We saw mussel nets and a still gorgeous view of the highlands of Sc ... [full story]
May 29th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Inverness We journeyed to Belfast, mostly to see the Giant's Causeway and the Antrim Coast. We took a tour (gasp) with a bunch of other people. It was good, though. The Antrim Coast is beautiful and the Causewa ... [full story]
May 22nd 2008Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Inverness Well here we go again, not as far a field this time only upto bonnie Scotland for a quick jaunt. We are setting off this time with some friends John and Sally and Nicky and Chopper (aka Clive) to nav ... [full story]
February 17th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Inverness thei period has been marked with colds and coughs and it has not been easy to grab a photo.
the waether has been mixed and noticably foggy ... 18 photos[full story]
February 21st 2008Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Inverness Christmas in our little highlands cottage.. We spend the week exploring the loch ness, Inverness, Cawdor and the beautiful surrounding woods, and Nairn of course - our cheery little seaside town.
Ot ... 50 photos[full story]
January 27th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Inverness Thi task is not as easy as it seems, taking an image is fair enough but to have a reasonable photo each day is tough, we are seeing January out with lightening nights and mornings and i hope that this ... 2 photos[full story]
January 20th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Inverness Sunday Outing....
A short visit to North Kessock and down the new stair to the slipway proved to be an excellent opportunity to get some stunning photos.
Mum, Fi and I enjoyed the windswept scen ... [full story]
January 18th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Inverness Well we have made it to the north of Scotland. We arrived in Glasgow and spent two very wet days there. It is a big city and isn't really tourist orientated, however it was lovely to get back to a En ... 10 photos[full story]
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