Big Ben

England 2005

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April 20th 2005
I was in England from April 20th 2005 to October 29th 2005. Leaving the comforts of home life in Melbourne, I was off to England for about 6 months to work and play cricket. It was my first time overseas on my little lonesome, but I was eager for the journey that lay ahead. The enorminty of it all never sunk in until the 24 hour flight was over and I was in a car from Heathrow to Essex with so ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England

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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