Packing up

Leaving home again

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September 2nd 2006
Well I'll be leaving my Leytonstone house in about an hour. I'm kind of surprised how sad I am to be leaving, I've really grown to like the place. But it's off on another adventure for me, which will be great, I can't decide which I feel more about leaving London, happy to be going, or sad to be leaving. It's that sort of city. My train ride to Edinburgh should take about four and a half hours ap ... 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