The History

Life in hostels

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August 20th 2005
After 22 hours, we finally made it to London. The plane touched down at Heathrow on a muggy English summer's day. After a long wait we eventually had our bags and then took a 45min tube ride to Russel Square, in central London. Carrying our 20kg backpacks around, we were extremely exhausted by the time we found our accomodation - and what an experience it has been. This place is called 'The Ge ... 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