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October 25th 2006
Published: November 6th 2006
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Well it has been a long time between drinks/trips but finally last week i got to put my backpack on again. And it felt goooood. No London for a week, only the bold and wild scottish landscape. Oh and a few fellow travellers. 10 aussies, 2 south koreans, 1 chinese and 1 token New Zealander to be exact. Poor lassie, she copped it. Oh and 2 scots tour guides, Jamie and Fiona. So, on Saturday morning... Read Full Entry



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Clan Fraser gravestone at Culloden

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