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Coast to Coast (Days 1 - 4)

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July 5th 2013
Hello Everyone! And so the 2013 travel begins. It all started, of course, in Kunming. An easy hop from KMG to Guangzhou and then a 12 hour flight to Paris CDG. I had a good seatmate on the flight. He was from Australia and on his way, ultimately, to Greece. Ate a fine meal with a glass of wine on the plane and made small talk with my new friend. He is an electrician from Perth. Nice guy. Anyway ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Cumbria » St Bees

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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