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Holyhead, Wales and Snowdonia National Park
Up next on our adventure through the British Isles was a stop in Holyhead, Wales. Wales borders England to the west and sits south of Northern Ireland and Scotland. Holyhead is the largest town on the island of Anglesey with a population of just over 15,000. This port was special to my dad, since our…
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Belfast and Game of Thrones
After five straight days of stops in Scotland, today we found ourselves in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Belfast sits on the Antrim Coast and serves as Northern Ireland’s capital. It was the birthplace of the Titanic and its surroundings were used as shooting locations for Game of Thrones which had us really excited to go see.…
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Ullapool, Scotland
Our final port in Scotland was the small fishing village of Ullapool. The town sets on the shores of Loch Broom on the northwest coast of Scotland and has a population of 1,500 people. This was the one stop where we didn’t really have anything planned since we would only be docked from 7:30 a.m. –…
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Orkney at War
Our fourth stop in Scotland brought us to the Orkney Islands – positioned where the North Sea meets Atlantic Ocean. There are 70 islands, 20 of which are inhabited with a total population of 22,000. Orkney has two draws unmatched elsewhere in Scotland: some of the finest Neolithic sites in northern Europe, and a harbor…
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Edinburgh Castle and more
After a couple days touring the Scottish Highlands and Shetlands Islands, day three brought us to Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital since the 15th century. Our plan for today was to take the hop-on, hop-off bus around town before making our way to Edinburgh Castle for a tour and then wrap up the day with a stop…
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