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The Cairngorms

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September 18th 2010
At last the Cairngorms National Park! We had stayed around the coast until now in the hope that the midges would be gone so that we could enjoy the experience and so far so good. We stayed near Aviemore and on the first day set off to look round the town and collect information about getting to the top of Cairngorm, however we were too excited to wait and left after five minutes to catch the f ... 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