Allure of the Scottish Highlands

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I took a one-day bus tour through the Highlands and knew it wasn’t going to be enough for me. I needed more than just a taste of those mountains and lochs. As luck would have it, my friends and fellow travel bloggers, Pete and Dalene, were housesitting in Fort William, so I decided to spend a few days in that area catching up with them, cheating on my dog with the two pups they were dog-sitting, and going on a hike with Pete that may or may not have almost killed me. (Seriously, I thought my thighs got a workout in Edinburgh, but they didn’t know the level of burn they were about to experience in Fort William.)

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There’s not much going on in Fort William as far as city-life is concerned. It’s about a one-street town, lined with shops that close early, and lots of restaurants/bars that cater to tourists, save for the awesome Indian place where I grabbed dinner one night, and the pub that serves some of the best black pudding in Scotland (that’s not coming from me–it was actually rated that).

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The area is home to Ben Nevis, the tallest mountain in the UK, where hiking enthusiasts can trek up the mountain in just a few hours’ time. There are also plenty of less intense hikes available for the less-seasoned (read: lazy, like me) hikers. The views are definitely worth the sweat and burns though, as Fort William is not lacking in beauty.

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Author: Megan

Megan is an ordinary girl who outgrew her small town and decided to try the world on for size. She's on a mission to travel, photograph, and write about the world.

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