Big Ben

London

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July 27th 2003
After a sudden departure from RSA --> approximately 6 hours from "You are flying out tonight" to "I'm on the plane" - I arrived in Heathrow to be met by my sister Kel who was half way through her gap year. We spent the evening in my first ever Backpackers. We spent the next few days doing the typical tourist things with some of her friends from Contiki. The list included: Buckingham Palace, ... 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