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The Time I didn't go to Scotland with Megan

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May 31st 2008
I'm back now, but I still have a few entries to publish. I wrote this entry about two months ago, so if the text indicates that I'm still in England, that's why. A year ago, when my plans to spend a year in England were finalized, my good friend Megan promised that she would visit me while I was abroad. We decided she should come over during my reading week and travel with me through Scotland ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Inverness-shire » Loch Ness

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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