Big Ben

London

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September 29th 2004
It was june 2003 and Asia was having Sars outbraek and the whole economy took a hit. You might be thinking what has Sars and economy got to do with a travel blog right? well SIA offered tickets to UK at half the normal price and that was S$800 and since i had an uncle living in Croydon, England, i thought why not pay him a visit as well. So armed with the ticket toghether with my cousin Sultan ... 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