- 01 Jan 2023
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Category: Scotland
Old Invermoriston Bridge in The Scottish Highlands.
Old Invermoriston Bridge, Scotland. July 2019. The more I see of Scotland, the more I realise what an incredible man Thomas Telford was. Not content with creating one of the world’s most impressive waterways, The Caledonian Canal, Telford also designed over 1000 bridges all across Britain. Happily, Spackles and I managed to tick one of […]
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Passing Through Fort Augustus in The Scottish Highlands.
Fort Augustus, Loch Ness. July 2019. Spackles and I had been looking forward to an hour’s stroll around picturesque Fort Augustus. We were on our way to the nearby village of Drumnadrochit and figured this would be a great place for some breakfast and a nosey. Bisected by a charming section of the Caledonian Canal and […]
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- 15 Mar 2020
Looking for Nessie at Urquhart Castle in Scotland.
Urquhart Castle, Scotland. July 2019. Located atop a dramatic peninsula two miles southeast of Drumnadrochit Village, Urquhart Castle stands as the most dramatic spot of all to enjoy the majesty of Loch Ness. For years I had wanted to visit Urquhart Castle. Finally, on a moody overcast summer’s afternoon in 2019, I took my chance. As […]
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Myths & Mysteries at The Loch Ness Centre.
Loch Ness Centre and Exhibition. Drumnadrochit, The Scottish Highlands. July 2019. The pretty Scottish village of Drumnadrochit draws in thousands of visitors every year thanks to its snug location on the western shore of Loch Ness. While hardly blessed with an abundance of sights, the village does have two major attractions that focus on Scotland’s world […]
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- 13 Mar 2020
Drumnadrochit Village: The Perfect Base for Loch Ness.
Drumnadrochit Village, The Scottish Highlands. July 2019. There are a whole host of picturesque little villages to choose from if one wants to bed down for a couple of nights by Loch Ness. Having done our research online, Spackles and I opted for Drumnadrochit Village, a postcard-perfect community nestled on the western shore of Scotland’s […]
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- 21 Feb 2020
Cool Spots Around Oban.
Cool Spots Around Oban. July 2019. Having already posted a bunch of travel reports from the key sights in Oban, it’s now time to mop up the best of the rest, with my handpicked locations from across this lovely Scottish town. So sit back, put your feet up and let me show you my Cool […]
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- 20 Feb 2020
Fawlty Towers Vibes at The Lancaster Hotel in Oban.
The Lancaster Hotel, Oban, Scotland. July 2019. Hotels certainly don’t come cheap in Oban. In fact, my sister and I spent a fair chunk of time trying to track down a reasonably priced joint to lay our heads. In the end, after much research, we reluctantly settled on The Lancaster Hotel Oban. I say reluctantly […]
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- 19 Feb 2020
St Columba’s Cathedral in Oban.
St Columba’s Cathedral, Oban July 2019. For the umpteenth time I promised myself that I wouldn’t do any church articles. After all, I would have my hands more than full with a wide range of delightful location reports from across Oban, right? Well, yeah. But then, as fate would have it, someone built a massive […]
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- 18 Feb 2020
McCaig’s Tower: Scotland’s Doomed Family Monument.
McCaig’s Tower, Oban. July 2019. The Scottish town of Oban is an incredibly beautiful place for so many reasons. From the dramatic sight of Dunollie Castle to the deep blue waters of Oban Bay with its various islands, this place is certainly a feast for the old eyeballs. Moreover, and perhaps most impressive of all, you’ve […]
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- 17 Feb 2020
A Dinner to Remember at Ee-usk Seafood Restaurant in Oban.
Ee-usk Seafood Restaurant, Oban. July 2019. Ask me if I’m into seafood and I’m likely to give a muted response. Seafood? Meh. But actually, whenever I have seafood I really enjoy it. I just can’t be assed with picking bones out of my dinner and generally I don’t want my dish to have eyes. Moreover, […]
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- 16 Feb 2020
At Home with the MacDougalls at Dunollie Castle and Museum.
Dunollie Castle and Museum, Oban, Scotland. July 2019. It was a stunning summer’s afternoon in Oban as Natalie and I made our way down the nature path towards Dunollie Castle Museum. Another Scottish castle for the Leighton Travels back catalogue then, although this one was certainly different from anything I’d seen before. In fact, the […]
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