Tag: Scotland
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A Journey on the Jacobite
With awe-inspiring scenery around every bend, it’s no wonder why a trip on the Jacobite Steam Train has been described as the greatest railway journey in the world. Filmmakers love the Scottish Highlands as well and films including Local Hero, Highlander, and the Harry Potter series were shot there. We began our train trip in…
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Inveraray Castle: Is it Really Haunted?
Time for yet another confession. I have never seen the immensely popular series Downton Abbey, so I was quite surprised to see pictures of the cast in the State Dining Room. Turns out, Inveraray Castle was the setting for the 2012 Christmas special. Called Dunealge Castle for the episode, it is the fictional home to…
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Inveraray: A Step Back in Time
Located on Loch Fyne, the longest sea loch in Scotland, Inveraray is a quaint and picturesque town steeped in history. Its roots date back to the 1400’s when it was a fishing village. In the mid-1700’s, Archibald Campbell, the 3rd Duke of Argyll and head of the powerful Clan Campbell demolished the original village to…
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A Road Trip in the Scottish Highlands
We fell in love with Scotland on our first visit in late-Spring of 2019. That trip combined train travel around the country with a barge trip along the Caledonian Canal in the Highlands. Not only was the scenery gorgeous but we found the Scottish people to be very friendly and helpful. Edinburgh and Glasgow are…
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Cawdor Castle and Gardens
Of the many things I love about Europe, the abundance of castles is near the top of my list. As a child watching animated films, I dreamed of living in a castle one day. The ones from Brave, Cinderella, and The Little Mermaid, are my all-time favorites. In Brave, the young Princess Merida lives in…
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Where in the World?
In this blog, I challenge my readers to guess where in the world the photos below were taken. Some are easy, some not so much. Name the country, city, or place of as many as you can in the comments. Click on Photo 1 to begin. In my next blog, I return to Lisbon and…