K&K's Flat

Bye Bye UK

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June 29th 2008
Polly: 1 day to go. We have left home and are on our way. Minor drama when I realised that I couldn't lift my rucksack, but after a serious cull of personal belongings we got across London with no hitches. Said goodbye to Jan, Mike, Guy, Mum, Rick, Jimbo, Heidi. Had my last full english. Ate my last chish & fips. Drank some British ale & cider. Now sat at Kate & Kaz's, contemplating how to ... 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