Five Pound Note

More British Than Britain

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May 29th 2022
Unlike our last short break to New York (see Failing to Find Something Between Fortnum & Mason and Weatherspoons), it was early morning flight, which meant being at Heathrow at 5.00am. Strangely for a British Airways flight, it was leaving from Terminal 3. I had a massive moan again about the self-service baggage drop. The tag on my daughter's case went horribly wrong and was all creased and out o ... read more

Europe » Gibraltar

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Strategically important, Gibraltar was ceded to Great Britain by Spain in the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht; the British garrison was formally declared a colony in 1830. In referendums held in 1967 and 2002, Gibraltarians ignored Spanish pressure and voted ... ... read more