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Category: Scotland

Highland Highlights: Part 2 (of 2)

June 8, 2025 Upeksha

Where and when: Scotland, April 2025 We visited Scotland for an extended weekend break over Easter, and we came across a number of hidden gems

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Highland Highlights: Part 1 (of 2)

May 25, 2025 Upeksha

Where and when: Scotland, April 2025 We visited Scotland for an extended weekend break over Easter, and we came across a number of hidden gems

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Great Hotels: Dalmunzie Castle Hotel

August 25, 2024 Upeksha

We came across Dalmunzie Castle during our recent trip to Scotland. Dalmunzie Castle is in the middle to the Cairngorms. Dalmunzie Castle is a former

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A slice of Scotland: Balmoral Castle

July 14, 2024 Upeksha

Where and when: Balmoral, Scotland, May 2024 Being a fan of all things Royal, a visit to Balmoral Castle has long been on my bucket

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A slice of Scotland: Three Isles tour with West Coast Tours

July 7, 2024 Upeksha

Where and when: Inner Hebrides, Scotland, 22 May 2024 This is a day trip we took to the Isles of Staffa, Iona and Mull, off

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A Slice of Scotland: Road Trip Itinerary and Highlights

June 23, 2024 Upeksha

Where and When: Scotland, UK, May 2024. We recently took a 5 day trip to Scotland. Detailed posts are coming up, but in the meantime,

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Isle of Harris – One Week Itinerary

July 20, 2019 Upeksha

Summer holidays are officially here! So I wanted to interrupt my series of posts on Southern China and Tibet to tell you about one of

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Isle of Harris: Tips for The First Time Visitor

June 28, 2018 Upeksha

“Bit like driving on the moon this, isn’t it?” said my husband. Although neither of us have been to the moon, I had to agree. We

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