Escaped from Van Diemans Land

Arrived

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May 4th 2011
The eagle has landed..... or more correctly a large disheveled hairy blowfly has landed!! Couple of hours delay in Hong Kong which meant we arrived 3 hours late into London at 4.30pm. Pretty easy getting the tube to Kings Cross station (ahhh all that planning down to the last detail paid off). Felt like 2am in the morning but the sun was shining! Ive got a cold and am coughing every 1 -2 min ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater 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