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Great Britain consists of England (capital London), Scotland (Edinburgh capital) and Wales (Cardiff, capital of Caerdydd). These countries represent Northern Ireland with a number of overseas territories and the United Kingdom. Britain has been the largest island within the United Kingdom. Sightseeing in England: London (British Museum, the Natural History Museum, the National Gallery, Tate Galleries, Westminster Abbey, Downing Street, Trafalger Square, Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London, Piccadilly Circus and the Tower Bridge), Cotswolds, Cornwall, Lake District, Yorkshire, Stonehenge, Oxford, Cambridge, Canterbury, Manchester and Newcastle. In Scotland, the following places worth a visit: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Loch Ness, Kilmartin Glenn, Scottish Highlands, Blair Atholl, Elean Donan Castle, Skye and Menhirs of Callanish. The so-called must-see in Whales are: Cardiff, Conwy Castle, Caernarfon Castle, St. David's, and Llanberies Snowdon and the whistling steam trains in Tal-y-llyn Railway to Tywyn, the Ffestiniog Railway at Porthmadog and the Vale of Rheidol Railway at Aberystwyth.

The easy and low cost way of travelling. Hostels do not only provide sleeping but new friendships as well. Hostels, also called youth hostels, provide short-term accommodation to travellers or backpackers, particularly encouraging outdoor activities and cultural exchange for the young. Hostels are also often called backpackers' hostels (or backpackers' for short), particularly in Australia and New Zealand. In a hostel guests often rent a bed (sometimes a bunk bed) in a dormitory and share common bathroom, kitchen, and lounge rooms. Private rooms are often available. The main benefits of a hostel are firstly the low cost of the accommodation compared to alternatives such as hotels, and that one gets to meet other travellers from all over the world. Hostels are usually less formal and less expensive than hotels. They are most frequently used by young travellers. In the past many hostels imposed age limits, but today it is more common for hostels to accept guests of all ages. Despite the openness of modern hostels, the majority of guests are traditionally and overwhelmingly between the ages of 18 and 26.

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