Buckingham Palace

Mad dogs and Englishmen

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March 30th 2010
Day Eleven and I have arrived in London after a rather exciting journey from Zurich to Friedrechshefen via train, to fly out to London. For those who have never heard of RyanAir, they are an Irish budget airline. Tickets cost around £10, but they charge for everything from booking online, check in baggage, using a credit card and are trying to figure out a way charge for using the bathroom on boa ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom

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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