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I usually travel the world alone, and in hopes of meeting new people i booked a 3 day trip to Isle of Sky with the MacBackpacker Crew. The trip superseded all my expectations. Our Tour guide (Dave) was hilarious,…
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  • Image for Happy September, everyone! According to our Facebook poll, it seems that most of you prefer Scotland in autumn rather than spring. It's still all warm and green, but we're not far away from those magnificent autumn colours.
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  • Image for A couple of weeks ago @girlaboutglobe jumped on our 5 Day Skye and Highland Fling. If you are thinking about travelling solo check out her Insta & blog for great tips.☝️
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  • Image for Happy Summer Bank Holiday!☀️ Hope you all had a fantastic long weekend. Today is also the last day of @edfringe. This can only mean one thing; the universities will start again in a couple of weeks. Follow us for amazing student deals!
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  • Image for Scottish gins are more popular than ever, and it was close, but according to our latest @Facebook poll, Scotland's world-famous whisky is still your favourite!
  • Image for Last week @girlabouttheglobe joined us on our 5 Day Skye & Highland Fling. If you're planning to go to travel solo but not quite sure yet where to begin, give her a follow and check out her brilliant blog.
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  • Image for Here's an epic sunset on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland last summer. Lewis and Harris are stunning.
  • Image for If you've been on tour with @markmacb, you've probably posed with this flag!
  • Image for Wow, our latest poll on Facebook! 90% prefers beautiful nature over famous places. Fair enough, though, we have fantastic scenery here.
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  • Image for If you still want to see the puffins before they migrate away in the mid-August, head to the coast now!
  • Image for This coo definitely how to enjoy the great weather and chill!
  • Image for Couldn't be a better day to explore the beautiful Gairloch.☀️
  • Image for If you've been in Skye during the summer month, you know how busy it can get. But not every tour company has guides like Neil, who take you to the roads less travelled. Legend!
  • Image for Here's this weeks throwback to one of our 7 Day Best of the West last year. The sea stacks on the west coast of Isle of Lewis are just amazing.
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  • Image for If you love a good sunset, Kyleakin is a perfect place to stay at. All our tours spend at least one night in this idyllic small village at the Isle of Skye.
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  • Image for So we all know Stonehenge, it’s pretty old, aye? But did you know that The Calanais Standing Stones predate England’s famous Stonehenge monument? This extraordinary cross-shaped setting of stones erected 5,000 years ago and was an essential place for a ri
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  • Image for Really hard to beat a sunny day in Scotland checking out the beautiful Eilean Donan Castle. Have you visited it yet? If not you can see Scotland's most Instagrammed Castle on our 3 Day Isle of Skye @macbackpackers tour this summer! Leaving every Monday an
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  • Image for Since it's National Sunglasses Day, here's a throwback to a sunny day at the beautiful Outer Hebrides.
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  • Image for Recognise this castle from somewhere? If you think that it's Winterfell, your friends say it's Castle Leoch and your dad says it's the castle from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, you're all right.
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  • Image for Gearrannan Blackhouse Village is a very unique hostel in Scotland. The coastal crofting village is situated in a secluded bay within the district of Carloway, on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. We stay in this fantastic accommod
  • Image for There's no better time to look old photos and wonder what the actual heck is going on here than a throwback Thursday.
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  • Image for A throwback to @markmacb's first 7 Day Best of the West this year.
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