Viking Exploration Part 2 – The British Isles by Rob Shackleford

Viking Exploration Part 2 - The British Isles A brief look at Vikings and the British Isles. One of the reasons the Vikings are so well known is due to their impact on the people of the British Isles. From the time Viking raiders attacked Lindisfarne monastery in 793, an attack that caused much concern throughout the Christian west, as the centres of literacy in Western Europe, monasteries dutifully recorded the event into the annals of history and the age that historians now call the Viking Age began. For the Vikings didn’t just raid, they also settled the lands in…
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Vikings – the Ginger Connection – by Rob Shackleford

Vikings - The Ginger Connection by Rob Shackleford Were Vikings Redheads? For more Blogs on Vikings, check out the links of previous Viking below: Why Vikings? Who Were the Vikings? What did Vikings Look Like? We see them on TV – tall, barrel-chested fellows wielding an axe and intent on plunder. Vikings! They were tall, blonde and terrifying. But was everything as it seemed? Genetic studies show that Vikings were really descended from a variety of genetic lines, many originating from the steppes of central Asia. There was a healthy mix of blonds, redheads and dark-haired people, just like today.…
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The Joys of House Sitting in the UK – By Rob Shackleford

The Joys of House Sitting in the UK - By Rob Shackleford See our Traveller Inceptio Faces of England Why is House Sitting for Travel a good idea? Other of our Travelling with Traveller Inceptio Blogs India by Royal Enfields 1 Britain by House Sits Scottish Food Scottish Culture Southern Scotland Northern Wales Faces of Scotland House Sit Bath Faces of England House Sitting UK Faces of Wales Visit to London   Our recent foray into House Sits again reaffirms that this is a pretty nice way to travel, meet the nicest people, and see the world. Okay, so for…
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Travelling with Traveller Inceptio – Faces of Scotland by Rob Shackleford

Travelling with Traveller Inceptio - Faces of Scotland by Rob Shackleford Other of our Travelling with Traveller Inceptio Blogs India by Royal Enfields 1 Britain by House Sits Scottish Food Scottish Culture Southern Scotland Northern Wales Faces of Scotland House Sit Bath Faces of England House Sitting UK Faces of Wales Visit to London   As an author and keen student of History, to travel beautiful Scotland is a dream come true. From the bloody fields of Culloden, to the picturesque Island of Skye, the mysterious Pictish forts and the wild seas off Mackay Country in the north, Scotland is…
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House Sit in Southern Scotland by Rob Shackleford

House Sit in Southern Scotland by Rob Shackleford Read more of our House-Sit Travel Experiences Why is House Sitting for Travel a good idea? Our Stay in Inverness Other of our Travelling with Traveller Inceptio Blogs India by Royal Enfields 1 Britain by House Sits Scottish Food Scottish Culture Southern Scotland Northern Wales Faces of Scotland House Sit Bath Faces of England House Sitting UK Faces of Wales Visit to London   It's not the famous Scottish Highlands, but the south of Scotland is still a rich heartland for Scottish culture and nationalism. So as we headed to Edinburgh and…
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Scotland by House Sit – Scottish History and Culture – By Rob Shackleford

Scotland by House Sit - Scottish History and Culture - by Rob Shackleford Our Stay in Inverness Why is House Sitting for Travel a good idea? Other of our Travelling with Traveller Inceptio Blogs India by Royal Enfields 1 Britain by House Sits Scottish Food Scottish Culture Southern Scotland Northern Wales Faces of Scotland House Sit Bath Faces of England House Sitting UK Faces of Wales Visit to London Scottish History Scottish history is a unique tangle of events that forged their identity - from the ancient peoples such as the Picts, Celts and Gauls that interacted among themselves and…
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