Standing on Hadrian's Wall

Homestay in Penrith

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March 17th 2008
I spent the past weekend at a homestay in Penrith, Cumbria in Northern England. A homestay is essentially a stay (for as short as a few days to the entire semester) with a family, couple or individual who lives in the country. Penrith is a market town just outside of the Lake District National Park, which meant it had amazing scenery and was far less city-like than Edinburgh. Overall, I had a wond ... 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