Catching up with Claire

The Fringe

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August 6th 2008
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival has long been on my 'to do' list and this year, we decided it was high time to hit the Scottish city of Edinburgh for some laughter and frivolity. I've been to Edinburgh once before-briefly-and it's a city I really really like and could imagine myself living in someday. The city itself is very funky with great bars and restaurants and some good shopping. But it also h ... 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