Orkney and Shetland

Northern Scotland

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May 17th 2017
17 May 2017 We leave tomorrow for a six week early summer trip. We are staying in the U.K. with a visit to Scotland, particularly the Shetland and Orkney Islands and then a journey along the Northern and Western coasts of the mainland. The ferries we have booked are as follows: 24 May Aberdeen to Lerwick in Shetland 05 June Lerwick to Kirkwall in Orkney 18 June St Margaret’s ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England

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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