McCaig's Tower

The Highlands Concluded

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April 4th 2008
Part 3: Oban My final stop on this Highland adventure was Oban but due to timing and traveling, I only ended up spending about half a day there. I arrived by bus in Oban around 8:00 pm on Thursday and, having had a long conversation with one of the ladies who was waiting for the bus with me in Fort William, I knew exactly where my hostel was and headed straight for it. The next morn ... 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