The area to the west of Aberdeen, stretching as far as Braemar, is not known as 'Royal Deeside' for nothing. In case recent Jubilee celebrations have eclipsed all thoughts of any other British royalty, let's go back a bit and remember Queen Victoria who, in 1848, along with Prince Albert, first visited, and fell in love with, the Balmoral Estate on Deeside. The present royal family has an equal love for this historic area and takes every opportunity to spend time at Balmoral. And now you can follow in the footsteps of all these generations of royals and visit the picturesque Dee and Don … [Read more...] about Victorian Heritage Trail in Royal Deeside Relaunched
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Scotland in a Motorhome Pictures and Information
We've been on a stunningly beautiful trip in the spring of 2012. We've toured the entire west coast of Scotland in a motorhome, travelled well over 2,000 miles, took over 4,000 pictures, been to 17 campsites and had the best of times ever in Scotland. And there you are, four weeks later, with so many beautiful memories and a "homesick feeling" because it was too good to be true, and if we had the choice we would go back instantly. This motorhome thing was our first holiday this way, we rented one to see if this would be the thing for us and it is, in fact it is much more than that, I could … [Read more...] about Scotland in a Motorhome Pictures and Information
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