Scotland

Road Trip Through Beautiful Isle of Skye

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Here are a few photo highlights from our quick trip through the Isle of Skye. We wish we had been able to spend more time there as it turned out to be one of our

Hikes Road Trip Scotland UK

Old Man of Storr Trail

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The Old Man of Storr, part of the Trotternish Ridge on the Isle of Skye, is one of Scotland's most unique and iconic geological feature. It's also the highlight of Scotland's most popular trail. For us, it was

Beach Caves Hikes Road Trip Scotland UK

Spar Cave: Directions & When to Explore (So You Don’t Get Trapped In)

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In season 1, episode 2 of Running Wild, Bear Grylls and Ben Stiller took shelter in a sea cave near Elgol, off the coast of the Isle of Skye. Ben Stiller seemed to have misgivings

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Hiking to the Fairy Pools

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After several days of exploring castles, tombs, and other historical sites, we were in need of change of pace (mind you, we were already going 90mph). So instead of going 90, we bumped it up

Historical Road Trip Ruins Scotland UK

The Unstan Cairn in Someone’s Backyard

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In our previous post, we skateboarded into the Isbister Chambered Cairn (aka Tomb of the Eagles) on the southern end of the Orkney Islands. As we headed back to the ferry from that excursion, we made

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Tomb of the Eagles

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We admit that the idea of skateboarding into a 5,000 year old tomb intrigued us into visiting the Tomb of the Eagles (also known as the Isbister Chambered Cairn) on the Orkney Islands. There are

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Skara Brae, the Heart of Neolithic Orkney

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Several years ago we watched 'A History of Britain' by Simon Schama to get an idea of places we wanted to visit on our 2014 UK trip. This BBC documentary begins in the stone-age village

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Ring of Brodgar, a Really Big Stone Circle

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The Ring of Brodgar, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was one of our unexpected stops as we made our way through the Orkney Islands. The interior of the ring has never been fully excavated therefore

Historical Military Road Trip Scotland UK

Blockades & the Churchill Barriers

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During WWI, blockships were deliberately sunk in the smaller channels of the Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands to protect British ships from attack. By the beginning of WWII, the defenses had fallen into disrepair

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The Ruins of Sinclair Girnigoe, an Extremely Unlucky Castle

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We were attempting to settle down at the Ackergill Tower Castle but at 8:30 PM, the sky was still bright and this threw off our internal clocks. Frequent glances out of the window in our

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