Fiona and Amy trying out the two-man bike

Weekend escapes to the English countryside

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June 12th 2008
Rambling and rockin’ in the New Forest I took advantage of the May long weekend and caught the train down to Brockenhurst in Hampshire to meet up with Fiona, my old flattie from the Isa. She and the others got stuck in some mammoth traffic but eventually made it and we headed to our cottage in Lyndhurst. We had a stroll around the town which was packed to the hilt with cars, tour ... 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