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Swimming (well bathing) by a Roman tile wall (Caerleon, South Wales). September 2011

Posted on February 9, 2013 Full size 600 × 800

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      • The ‘never work with animals’ (selfie) collection
      • Large number of persons in one (selfie) collection
      • River swimming (selfie) collection
      • The under-water (selfie) collection
      • The ‘silly’ signs (selfie) collection
    • Best Auto-Timer photos
    • Auto-timer TOP TIPS
  • Wild Swimming
    • NEW Wild Swim Locations
    • The Bare Necessities
    • Swimming with history
    • England
      • Best in BEDfordshire
      • Best in Buckinghamshire
      • Best in Cambridgeshire
      • BEST in Cornwall
      • Best in Dorset
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      • Best in Herefordshire
      • BEST in Hertfordshire
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    • Scotland
      • Ardnamurchan
      • Braemar
      • Cairngorms
      • Fort William
      • Gairloch
      • Glen Carron
      • Glen Coe/Glen Etive
      • (Isle of) Arran
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      • Kintail
      • Kyle of Lochaish
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      • Perthshire
      • Sutherland
      • Stirlingshire
      • Tiree (Inner Hebrides)
      • Torridon/Shieldaig/Gairloch
      • Trossachs
      • Tyndrum/Crianlarich
      • Ullapool/Lochinver
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  • Important Things in Life
    • Digger’s Dance Tips
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    • Hillsborough
    • Mark “The Priest” RIP
    • Wombles
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  • Holidays
    • All countries I’ve visited from A to Z
    • Annual Scottish (Easter) Holidays
      • Glen Lyon (2023 Easter)
      • Isle of Arran (2022 Easter)
      • Gairloch (2019 Easter)
      • Lochstack Lodge (2018- Easter)
      • Braemar (2017- Easter)
      • Glencarron Lodge (2016- Easter)
      • Glentromie Lodge (2015- Easter)
      • InverPolly Lodge (2014- Easter)
      • Benmore Lodge (2013- Easter)
      • Loch Laggan (2012- Easter)
      • Glenshiel (2011- Easter)
      • Isle of Lewis (2010- Easter)
    • Other Scottish Holidays
      • Isle of Mull (July 2022)
      • Oldshoremore (2022 Feb)
      • Isle of Mull (2021- July)
      • Tiree, Inner Hebrides (2018- June)
      • ArdNAMurchan (2017- July)
      • Island of Arran (2015- June)
      • Braemar (2010- August)
    • England & Wales
      • Dorset (2021 & 2022)
      • Caerleon (2011)
      • Hadrians Wall (July 2014)
      • Isles of Scilly (2012- September)
    • “Recent” foreign holidays
      • Argentina (2015)
      • Canaries: Fuerteventura 2012
      • Chile (2015)
      • Croatia (2015- October)
      • Croatia (2016- October)
      • Croatia (2018- October)
      • France (2015- August): Swim Le Arc
      • France (2016- August): Swim La Dor (dogne)
      • France (2018- July): Uzes
      • Lebanon (2009)
      • Sardinia (2018- August): Nuotare per la porta
      • Spain (2013- August): Granada
      • Spain (2017- August): Swim The Arco
      • Syria (2009)
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