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Mike Maceacheran

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The secret royal 'pyramids' of Scotland

Tucked deep in the woods of Balmoral, the Scottish royal estate beloved by Queen Victoria, lie 11 little-known memorial cairns – including one...

17.07.2025 70

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Mike Maceacheran

The British Isles' only electric mountain railway

The Snaefell Mountain Railway reveals the Isle of Man's forgotten tourism boom – and serves as a gateway to the seven mythological kingdoms. Our...

14.07.2025 50

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Mike Maceacheran

Is this the most Scottish town in Italy?

With deep, emotional connections to Scotland, its own tartan and a fish and chips festival, the town of Barga is an unlikely "Brigadoon" in the Tuscan...

09.07.2025 70

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Mike Maceacheran

The island that's off-limits for half the year

Inhabited over the centuries by hermits, monks, farmers and lighthouse keepers, the remote Calf of Man is both a time capsule and frontier of seabird...

26.05.2025 30

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Mike Maceacheran

A wild road to the highest city in North America

Located on a lonely mountain plain in Colorado ski country, the silver-rush-era town of Leadville holds secrets as deep as its tunnels and old mine...

10.03.2025 70

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Mike Maceacheran