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Touchdown in London

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November 4th 2010
Day 1 (or rather, Day 0.5): Finally after a 10.5 hr long flight, I landed at Heathrow. I must thank my coworker Nick for giving me his Premiere status -- now I know how well business class is treated! Bedseats are the greatest things ever! Just my luck, I sit next to the CEO of a startup, who also happens to do a lot of nonprofit work in Africa. Of course, being my paranoid self, I started aski ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » London

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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