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Highland Cow / Heilan Coo on our Road trip through Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK - American Expeditioners /road-trip-isle-skye

Road Trip Through Beautiful Isle of Skye

Here are a few photo highlights from our quick trip ...
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Hike the Old Man of Storr Trail, Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK - American Expeditioners /old-man-storr-trail

Old Man of Storr Trail

The Old Man of Storr, part of the Trotternish Ridge ...
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Directions to spelunking in Spar Cave near Elgol on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK - American Expeditioners /spar-cave

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

In season 1, episode 2 of Running Wild, Bear Grylls ...
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Fairy Pools hike in Glen Brittle on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK - American Expeditioners /fairy-pools-hike

Hiking to the Fairy Pools

After several days of exploring castles, tombs, and other historical ...
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Interior of Neolithic chambered tomb of Unstan Cairn in Stromness, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK - American Expeditioners /unstan-cairn

The Unstan Cairn in Someone’s Backyard

In our previous post, we skateboarded into the Isbister Chambered ...
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Isbister Chambered Cairn / Tomb of the Eagles, a Neolithic chambered tomb in the Orkney Islands of Scotland, UK - American Expeditioners /tomb-of-the-eagles

Tomb of the Eagles

We admit that the idea of skateboarding into a 5,000 ...
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Stone hearth of the Ruins of Neolithic Skara Brae, a prehistoric village in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK - American Expeditioners /skara-brae/

Skara Brae, the Heart of Neolithic Orkney

Several years ago we watched 'A History of Britain' by ...
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UNESCO World Heritage Site Ring of Brodgar, Heart of Neolithic Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK - American Expeditioners /ring-of-brodgar

Ring of Brodgar, a Really Big Stone Circle

The Ring of Brodgar, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was ...
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Shipwreck at the Historic Churchill Barriers, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK - American Expeditioners /churchill-barriers

Blockades & the Churchill Barriers

During WWI, blockships were deliberately sunk in the smaller channels ...
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ruins of Castle Sinclair Girnigoe, Wick, Caithness, Scotland, UK - American Expeditioners /castle-sinclair-girinigoe

The Ruins of Sinclair Girnigoe, an Extremely Unlucky Castle

We were attempting to settle down at the Ackergill Tower ...
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Ackergill Tower castle hotel in Wick, Scotland, UK - American Expeditioners /ackergill-tower-castle-hotel/

Indulge Your Inner Princess at the Ackergill Tower Hotel

We seem to have a penchant for visiting haunted hotels ...
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Beachside cliff ruins of Keiss Castle - American Expeditioners /keiss-castle

A Poopy Walk to Keiss Castle

A picturesque 16th-century tower house sitting precariously on the edge ...
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John O' Groats, Caithness, Scotland - American Expeditioners /john-o-groats

John O’ Groats, a Not So Dismal Place in Scotland

It took us 2 years but we're here. We made ...
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Old Wick Castle, Wick, Scotland, UK - American Expeditioners /old-wick-castle/

Old Wick Castle, a Really Old Viking Ruin

The Old Wick Castle is one of Scotland's oldest, dating ...
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caskets at the Old Pulteney Distillery whiskey tour, Wick, Scotland, UK - American Expeditioners /old-pulteney-distillery

Old Pulteney Distillery, Producer of the World’s Best Whisky

The Old Pulteney Distillery has the reputation of producing the ...
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Directions to Harbor ruins of Whaligoe Steps in Lybster, Scotland, UK - American Expeditioners /directions-whaligoe-steps/

Easy Directions to Whaligoe Steps

The historic Whaligoe Steps are supposedly notorious for being difficult ...
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Loch Ness Lake, Inverness, Scotland - American Expeditioners /loch-ness

The Monster Lurking in Loch Ness

Loch Ness is the deepest volume lake in all of ...
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Whiskey at the Dalwhinnie Distillery, Inverness-shire, Scotland, UK - American Expeditioners /dalwhinnie-distillery

Whisky Tasting at Dalwhinnie Distillery

The Dalwhinnie Distillery's bold white-washed walls are usually a stark ...
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Hike to Loch an Eilein Castle, ruins in the middle of a lake in Rothiemurchus Forest, Aviemore, Inverness-shire, Scotland, UK - American Expeditioners /loch-eilein-castle/

Loch an Eilein Ruins, a Fairytale Castle

Picture this: mist rolling through a forest of dark green ...
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Fortified 18th century structure built after the Jacobite uprising. Ruthven Barracks, Kingussie, Scotland - American Expeditioners /ruthven-barracks

Ruthven Barracks, the “Jamesters”, & the Devil’s Prize

Minutes away from the A9 and perched atop an artificial ...
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