The Avon Canal

Back in the UK and barging

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July 4th 2006
Well, here we are again. Back on travelblog.org. Feels like old times, doesn't it? It has been a while since I have updated - I haven't written here since way back in Thailand, which pretty much feels like a lifetime ago. I have been meaning to add a final entry for my trip, plus make a little mention of a slightly smaller trip that I made with two of my buddies. So now is the time. Now that my ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Somerset » Bath

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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