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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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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