Crossing the Pentland Firth to Orkney Islands

Thurso to John o'Groats, Scotland

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July 6th 2010
Geo: 58.637, -3.06304July 6, 20106a.m.-9p.m.Awoke at the 6 a.m. wake up call and tried to sleep in, but due to the noise through the walls and hallways, I couldn't. The bed was interesting in that the comforter was nice and thick and the pillows nice, but the mattress was covered in plastic. So every time you moved, you made the mattress make a crackling sound. The hotel offered a laundr ... 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