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New Blog Post A few days in Oban & Inverary Posted by Nicola Casey, 10 Having just returned from a week and a half in Scotland, I am definitely feeling the post-holiday blues. The first few days we spent over the border were quite busy, as we moved around a lot from one place to the other in order to see friends and family and attend my sister's wedding. We also had my parents-in-law in tow. Joyful, chaotic, crowded and fleeting are the words I would use to describe our first
A few days in Oban & Inverary
Having just returned from a week and a half in Scotland, I am definitely feeling the post-holiday blues. The first few days we spent over the border were quite busy, as we moved around a lot from one place to the other in order to see friends and family and attend my sister's wedding. We also had my parents-in-law in tow. Joyful, chaotic, crowded and fleeting are the words I would use to describe our first five days up north. I would go as far as to say those days were quite
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