Me trying on my backpack

The day before ...

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November 1st 2009
Right, so after weeks of 'thinking' about packing my rucksack and not actually doing anything about it, I decided to take the challenge of packing it on Friday night after work - which turned out a disaster because I couldn't squeeze everything in! After a bit of debating and taking out things and repacking, it eventually got done today - see photos for the end result (noting my grin being pleased ... 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