Posted in UK Travel on Feb 14th, 2009
The Highland city of Inverness, Scotland is found in some of the most aesthetically pleasing countryside in the United Kingdom. In and around the city are many places associated with historic Scotland, often these witnessed a great deal of violence and human suffering. Happily Inverness has a amazing number of tourist attractions (and the number [...]
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Posted in World Travel on Feb 14th, 2009
Between 1842 and 1853, Fort Scott was established and garrisoned by the United States Army. As part of a line of forts stretching from Minnesota to Louisiana, Fort Scott was one link in a chain of fortifications to protect the Permanent Indian Frontier. Fort Scott was also located on the Frontier Military Road built in [...]
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Posted in Ashford Cottages on Feb 10th, 2009
This upside down cottage has a large upstairs sitting room with magnificent exposed beams and log burning stove. Downstairs the two bathrooms were totally refurbished in January 2007 and now include new power showers above the baths. The kitchen/dining room has light oak units with electric hob and cooker, dishwasher, automatic washing machine with dryer, [...]
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Posted in World Travel on Feb 3rd, 2009
Though there are many great US-based vacation destinations, sometimes we get the itch to travel internationally. If you are like most people, you have probably dreamed of traveling to the beautiful country of Australia. All over the world are opportunities to enjoy varied vacation experiences, but in Australia there are wonderful beaches perfect for scuba [...]
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Posted in World Camping on Feb 3rd, 2009
“Thank you very much, tasted great, please come again next year!” – This is the message the little bugger that ate your supplies last night might have left. In Canada they got special tight fitting containers, where campers have got to keep their grub and leftovers at night, so bears don’t have a chance to [...]
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