Bit of a snack

Breathtaking Barra

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September 3rd 2010
We´re off to the Isle of Barra, perched at the Southern end of the Outer Hebrides, off the West Coast of Scotland. We catch a bus to Oban from Inverness, following the line of lochs that run to the West coast. Past Loch Ness, Urquhart Castle, Drumnadrochit and Ben Nevis, the highest peak in Britain, standing proudly behind Fort William. From the fine port town of Oban with McCaig´s tower on the ... read more

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