Scotland ended up being an almost 10-day road trip, and I thought it was an incredibly rewarding way to see it. The mix of cities, small towns, castles, […]
Scotland – Days 13-15: Glasgow
Unfortunately for me, Glasgow was a waste. I woke up on the 29th sick. Something was wrong with my stomach, and I was exhausted. I could barely keep […]
Scotland – Day 12: Aberfoyle, Stirling, and Glasgow
We rented bikes from Aberfoyle Bike Hire. I liked their hammer and sickle–style logo that swapped in a hammer and a bike chain. I’m always a softie for […]
Scotland – Day 11: Oban & Loch Lomond
We started our day with a tour of the Oban Distillery. When our guide met us, the first thing he did was look at my vest and say, […]
Scotland – Day 10: Mull, Staffa, and Iona
I was really excited about this day. When I was looking up things to do in Scotland, I happened upon a tour that would take me to three […]
Scotland – Day 9: Skye’s Duirinish Peninsula
We were checking out of our hotel, before we started our last day of exploring, when a crisis hit. Joe could not find his wallet. He tore his […]
Scotland – Day 8: Skye’s Trotternish Peninsula
Today’s road trip focused on the Trotternish Peninsula. Our first stop was the Old Man of Storr. This is a famous rock that you can hike up to […]
Scotland – Day 7: To Skye
We said goodbye to Tirzah and her family and plotted our trip out of town. Inverness has a famous bookstore called Leakey’s Bookshop, which I ensured we visited. […]
Scotland – Day 6: Inverness & Loch Ness
What a special day this was. Out of complete coincidence, a very good friend of mine, Tirzah, was vacationing in Scotland at the same time and was in […]
Scotland – Day 5: Cairngorms & Inverness
The goal for today was the Meall a’ Bhuachaille hike in the Cairngorms National Park. Samer always likes to do some sort of outdoor adventure, and the Cairngorms […]