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Skye’s the Limit: Isle of Skye, Scotland
It was my search for “Hairy Coos” or “Shaggy Moos” as I affectionately call them, that led me to Northern Scotland. I had gone to Dublin for a writing workshop and like most of my travel plans, a snow ball of ideas and further adventures quickly ensued. It began with hopping over to Scotland on my way to Germany to visit friends and ended with having a month and a half long European excursion. In diving deep into my constant travel research, I decided I wanted to take a famous long train route up the coast from Glasgow to Mallaig. From there I could take a 30 minute ferry ride…
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The most beautifully hellish train ride
Trans-Siberian Railway, Orient Express, The Polar Express, well, maybe not the Polar Express but you get my drift, they are all famous and iconic train trips you dream about taking, having your eyes fixed on amazing scenery and you get that nostalgic feeling of traveling through a country the way they did in times of yesteryear. Â The train from Glasgow, Scotland to Mallaig, Scotland is one of these train rides, a five hour journey north on the West Highland Line and it is one of the great train journeys only a true locomotive lover would appreciate. I thought it would be a cost effective way to get a lay of…
