Alan Turing was a well-know Manchester-based mathematician/cryptographer who committed suicide some time after being chemically castrated for homosexual acts in the early 1950s. This years Mardi Gras had a Turing theme.
A Gay Time in Manchester August 27th 2012 Are we there yet? Eventually we were - we arrived at our accommodation 35 hours after leaving Mum's place. Our trip was broken by a 3 hour stopover in Singapore and 1 hour in Munich but unfortunately we had to stay on the plane in Munich - so much for our plans to buy some duty free in Munich.
We'd booked our accommodation in Manchester through an online website called AirBnB and we wer ... read more
Europe » United Kingdom » England » Lancashire 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
We are an Australian couple who enjoy travelling and try to get away for a longish trip once a year. We started blogging during our 2011 trip through Turkey and Greece.
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