John O'Groats

A scenic drive to end all others...?

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March 14th 2009
Studying Japanese at the International centre in Nagoya, Japan, back in the late 1990's, I became acquainted with a friend who went on to relocate, first to the USA, and then later in life, to Edinburgh, where the option of meeting up after a long absence became far more realistic and achievable. An overnight stay in Edinburgh perhaps accounted for the first leg of the trip, and we made a point of ... 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