Category Archives: Travel Scotland

A Slice of Scottish Streetlife

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Beauty Along the Road

A parade of bag pipe bands is an essential part of the Highland Games held in Nairn, Scotland, each summer. The bands gather in a park and then march down the streets to the fairgrounds. We stopped this group of … Continue reading →

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Clava Cairns: A Bronze-Age Cemetery

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Beauty Along the Road

The Balnuaran of Clava are some of the best preserved burial cairns dating back to the Bronze Age, three or four thousand years ago. The Clava cairns are located along the inner Moray Firth in the Scottish Highlands. Walking into … Continue reading →

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Take me to the Sea

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Beauty Along the Road

Since ancient times, we have been drawn to the Sea. Whether it was the first Polynesians who traversed the vast Pacific in search of new land, the Vikings raiding the British Isles on their way to Greenland and North America, … Continue reading →

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