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Billy Visits Scotland – Dunnottar Castle

This was one of those “the best laid plans of mice and coos oft times go astray” moments with visiting this castle. We had a lovely breakfast at our BnB with the plans for the day being to visit Dunnottar … Continue reading

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Billy Visits Scotland – Crathes Castle and Gardens

Happy place! Happy place! Happy place! If you ever visit Scotland and find yourself in Aberdeenshire when it’s the growing season then this is the castle and gardens you must visit! Crathes Castle is a 16th century tower house with … Continue reading

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Billy visits Scotland – Lys-Na-Greyne B&B

We all thought we had a little slice of heaven when we stayed at this BnB in Aboyne, Scotland. A quick recap as I have written about it before, this Edwardian granite house was built in 1912 and is nestled … Continue reading

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Returning to 2018 with Billy

I have angered my sweet wee coo (who has lost all patience with me) for not finishing his travel blog about visiting his roots in Scotland from our trip there in 2018. I was in no uncertain terms told by … Continue reading

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Billy visits Scotland – Isle of Skye part 1

We took the CalMac ferry from Malliag to the Isle of Skye – a very beautiful up to 45 minutes journey – which excited Billy very much as he never knew a car could ride on a boat.  I highly … Continue reading

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Billy visits Scotland – Way up on Nevis Range

The Nevis Range mountain gondola is the only one of it’s kind in Britain built on the north face of Aonach Mor which is the 8th highest mountain in Britain (1221 meters/4006 feet) located just outside of Fort William, Scotland.  … Continue reading

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Billy visits Scotland – Oban and Dunstaffnage Castle

After “springing” Billy from jail we drove on to the beautiful seaside town of Oban where we learned for the first time that in Scotland, they do not have the same dining open all the time hours as in the … Continue reading

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Billy goes to Scotland

The plan was for me to take my wee coo (Billy T. Bull) on our trip to Scotland in 2018 to look into his roots – or something like that – and turn it into a book for a grandchild … Continue reading

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