Mike and Phil

40 Hours Up North

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April 3rd 2011
The email was short and sweet. A few train times, Manchester airport 4:06 to Westhoughton 4:56 and a casual “See you soon”. So I was to be picked up at the Westhoughton train station by my friend Mike (who I met in Wellington, New Zealand near the start of this trip). The instructions were simple and proved to be accurate. The only trouble I had was the ticket lady correcting my pronunciation ... 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