Loch Melfort

testing our mountain legs in the Scottish highlands

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June 25th 2006
We have been planning our big trip to South America for a year now; saving every penny, reading every guide book, taking Spanish evening classes, but most importantly searching all the outdoor clothing & camping shops we find for that ultimate bit of kit within our price range & obsessing over the smallest detail such as how thick our trousers are, can they convert to shorts, will they be warm eno ... read more

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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 ear... ... read more