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Giants Causeway in Northern Ireland

Getting to Giants Causeway in Northern Ireland was a long travel day.  Heading out from Glasgow, we headed southwest toward the coast.  When Nigel mentioned Prestwick Airport, it tickled a memory nerve.  When I was 17 I toured Europe with the American Youth Symphony.  We flew from New York City to Prestwick Airport in Scotland.  …

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Neolithic Tour of Orkney Mainland

Our next destination was a neolithic tour of Orkney Mainland.  Tom and I had already been to Orkney on our cruise.  Knowing we would be back, Tom and I had stayed in Kirkwall instead of venturing out into the island.  This return was our chance to see the Neolithic heritage of the islands.   Our bus …

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Loch Ness and Dornoch, Scotland

You can’t go to Scotland and not go to Loch Ness.  At least that is what we thought when we booked our Insight Tour.  Our tour headed there from our hotel in Inverness.  Loch Ness is mostly famous for its monster, Nessie.  Although some people have devoted their lives to searching for Nessie, it is …

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Edinburgh, Capital of Scotland

I was very excited to get to Edinburgh, Scotland.  The history.  The old buildings.  The Edinburgh Castle, Holyroodhouse, the Royal Mile.  Who wouldn’t want to go to Edinburgh? We arrived in Edinburgh late in the afternoon after our travel day.  Tom and I skipped the Caelidh and dinner that was an extra on the tour.  …

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York and York Minster, England

The next stop on our UK trip was York, several hours north of Stratford-upon-Avon. After driving all morning, we arrived at our hotel about 1 p.m. and got all our stuff unloaded. Then we set out for lunch and a walking tour with Nigel. During our walking tour, Nigel explained some of the history of …

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