Mark here: Skye tour begins Photo 1

Mark here: Skye tour begins

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November 23rd 2008
Our tour to Skye departed on a Friday morning. A Friday morning that saw both of us a little bleary-eyed, a little hungover and a lot tired from the night before out with my pals. Isn't that always the way. We were booked with MacBackpackers, a company that has hostels all over the country and also runs wicked tours year-round. I had heard a lot about the 3-Day Skye and Highlands tour, and hop ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more