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From Ullapool to Fort Williams
The journey from Ullapool to Fort Williams will involve a ferry route. The weather is even more common. Please note that the tickets are ready for dispatch. Unfortunately, the latest available appointment that day was shortly after 1 p.m. And we also know that the condition of the roads between Ullapool and Fort Williams was a bit unclear and I…
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North Coast of Scotland
The alarm clock would have rung at just after six today if we were using one. So we wake up on time for the tour along the north coast of Scotland without this aid. A small packed lunch on the doorstep makes up for the missed breakfast. And why do we have to leave so early? The ferry from the…
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Highlights of the Orkneys
So what really are the highlights of the Orkneys? Of course, as always in Scotland, the landscape wins. But the places where prehistoric artefacts have been found are at least on a par. And that’s exactly what we want to see at our leisure today. If we had known that one of the highlights of the Orkneys really was our…
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From Inverness to the Orkneys
The route from Inverness to the Orkneys takes us northwards along the east coast. In the past people took the ferry from John o’Groats across to the islands and back to the mainland. Incidentally, it was on the return journey about 45 years ago that I got really sick on a boat for the first time. Before that, I didn’t…
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Through the Highlands
The plan for today is to cruise through the Highlands and discover some beautiful corners of this unique landscape. After yesterday’s unusually beautiful weather during our visit to the Royal Mile and some other beautiful corners of Edinburgh, we are naturally hoping for the same on today’s journey through the Highlands. But even during the night, we heard noises that…
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Journey to Edinburgh
Our journey to Edinburgh today starts practically before we even get out of bed! We had actually booked a very convenient schedule; however, as is now almost common practice with Lufthansa, flights are cancelled or rebooked at short notice, so that the routes still available no longer actually fit into the schedule. However, as the overnight stays have already been…
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Round Trip through Scotland
Three friends and I have planned to go on a round trip through Scotland at the end of May 2024. The realisation of such an idea sounds relatively simple at first. For example, something like this: start in Edinburgh or Glasgow and then just “once round” – a round trip “around” instead of a round trip through Scotland! Theoretically, that…
