Jacobite steam train coming into Glenfinnon station

Touring Scotland

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September 24th 2013
As I prepare to leave Ireland, I am just catching up with my blog about our Scottish Rail tour After a sunny couple of days in Edinburgh, rain had set in the morning we were due to catch the train. It did not matter too much though as we were to spend the full day on the train travelling to our first hotel in Mallaig. After a 55min journey to Glasgow a quick change of trains saw us on our wa ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland

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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