In recent time the British government suggested changing the law of succession as it is outdated and not fitting to the modern world. The current rule discriminates against a female in succession to the throne. Last week the BBC revealed that Ms Middleton roots reach back to an ordinary miner’s family. Prince William works as a rescue pilot, his brother…
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This route has been waiting to complete since last autumn. This Wednesday the day was long enough and the forecast encouraging, so I started at 7am from Linn of Dee car park (pay & display – £2 a car per day). The road to Derry Lodge is wide and even, but not particularly impressive – music from a player helped…
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News from Poland rarely appears in the British media. That’s actually something good, because it means Poland has politically and socially become a predictable and stable country. So, when exactly a year ago the news from Poland burst into the world’s media it had to be something really serious. And it was. Poland’s president died along with another 94 VIPs…
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Mount Keen is the most easterly Munro. And that’s probably the only one important feature of it. The location is quite remote, the height and shape are not particularly impressive, but… it’s a Munro! I started from a car park in Glen Tanar Estate (pay & display) and followed the Old Pine path southward. About a half of the route…
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A couple of days ago one newspaper reported that the residents in Tokyo turned off all but essential electric devices in their houses to avoid a total blackout. The reporter listed many gadgets used by the Japanese, making their lives easier, more comfortable or just funnier – a toilet seat warmer included. Over the last century developing engineering, science and…