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Day 2: Walking Tour of Edinburgh: Scotland Really Is A Separate Country

Posted on August 30, 2019 by

The place we now call Edinburgh has been continuously inhabited for 10,000 years. When the Romans arrived they found a thriving Celtic community. The area eventually passed to a fierce tribe of medieval Angles (as in Anglo-Saxon), who lost it … Continue reading →

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Day 1: Edinburgh, Jewel of Scotland

Posted on August 29, 2019 by

Scotland and England have had an uneasy relationship for a thousand years. And no place in Scotland resonates with this history more than Edinburgh–which is where I found myself on day 1 of my trip. Windy, cloudy, warm, cold–I had … Continue reading →

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