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    The England Write-Up

    England is fun. I spent about twelve days in London, York, Leeds, and Edinburgh in July for vacation. I had a great time. Everyone is so nice there, helpful and polite. We spent three days in London, going to the usual places like the Tower of London, the British Museum, the London Bridge, Hyde Park, Kensington Palace, etc. The day we arrived we had to stay up for almost forty-eight hours or we’d suffer from jet lag throughout the vacation, so that wasn’t fun. It’s weird when a country has so much history. It makes America feel small and stupid. We only have 250 years and still can’t fit everything…

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    Cragun’s Resort Review

    I just got back from a three-day stay at Cragun’s and I feel like I have to take a vacation from my vacation. The food is disgusting. The accommodations are outmoded. Everything feels muddy and grimy. I know it’s a lake resort, but the inside shouldn’t feel like the lake. The first night, I was woken at 2:30 AM by the people next door, loudly clapping and drunkenly singing. We immediately called the front desk. They did nothing. I know they did nothing because the walls are thin enough I would have heard a knock at their door or a phone call. But they continued for another hour. And this…