The United Kingdom of Great Britain
A dear friend of mine from college is going on an eight-day vacation in a campervan to Scotland with her husband. I couldn’t be more excited for them! This post is specifically for them. It includes all the highlights we recommend, along with a few tips we’ve learned along the way. Since I’m asked this […]
Edinburgh Castle sits 80 meters (260 ft) above Old Town Edinburgh on top of Castle Rock. Fortress walls encircle the edge of the imposing cliffs of this historic castle. The Royal Mile on the east is the only entry point. Edinburgh Our train passed under the shadow of a cliff as it entered Old Town Edinburgh.
Fault lines, volcanoes, and glaciers all had a part in forming the stunning and varied landscape of Scotland. From moorlands and bogs to rolling hills and mountain peaks, it could take months to explore all that Scotland has to offer. History Written on the Mountains Solidified lava spewed from a massive, earth-changing volcanic explosion created
Long ago, a stone wall was built along the edge of the Roman empire to keep out the barbarians in the north. The year was AD 122 and Hadrian was the emperor. Romans called the north men “Barbarians” but that is the name the proud Romans gave to a people group that they could not
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It’s the people we meet along the way that endears a place for us. The most stunning artwork of nature can bring us to tears with its overwhelming beauty, but joy-filled, kind individuals go with us when we leave. In Oxford, this is what we will remember most. The cover image above is of Kaz,
