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Exploring cemeteries and getting science lessons in Glasgow, Scotland

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I wasn’t sure what to expect out of Glasgow.

I knew it was a metropolitan city, that it was one of the largest cities in Scotland, and that it was a recommended place to visit.

That was about all I knew, and there were no attractions that I was absolutely dying to see (since I didn’t really know of any).

I simply wanted to come and see Glasgow, get acquainted with this Scottish town, and find out what it had to offer.

That I did, my friends, that I did.

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Roadtripping through the Scottish Highlands

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What do you think of when someone mentions the Scottish Highlands?

Loch Ness, the home of Nessie? Well, that’s a fair call – the Loch Ness is a particularly popular attraction of Scotland’s northern region.

However, what I came to find during my time there is that the Scottish Highlands are certainly not just the Loch Ness – Oh no, this Scottish region is so much more than that.

The Loch Ness is just one tiny part of it.

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Going Harry Potter crazy in Edinburgh, Scotland

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As we moved into Scotland, we officially passed into my 30th country visited in the world.

We also moved into one of the most beautiful and interesting countries I’ve ever visited, yet I felt completely at home.

It was a sentiment I felt the whole way through my road trip in the UK and Ireland, but it wasn’t until I got to Edinburgh that I realised what that niggling feeling in my stomach was: It was ease, and comfort.

Two feelings that come when you feel a strong attachment to a country or region.

Two feelings I was feeling very strongly.

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The UK Roadtrip begins with a visit to Stonehenge and Bristol

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Exploring the United Kingdom and Ireland in depth has been on my bucket list for a long time.

So I was pretty psyched to be heading to England, Scotland and Ireland (both Northern and the Republic of) for a three week road trip during April – May of this year, in a way I’d never travelled abroad before – with a partner, in a car, without much planning.

2013 Marnie would never have considered travel without at least a daily itinerary and booked in accommodation in advance…

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