Punters

Cambridge

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May 2nd 2011
What a lovely day out we had in Cambridge! I swear i got brainier just from walking through all of those old prestigious colleges. Fave activity was punting down the river / canal in a canoe like boat, much like the ones in Venice. We decided to opt out of the DIY punt, and got Sam, a friendly (but weedy) creative writing major to do it for us instead. He worked the pole like a pro, and he said he ... 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