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 […]
Scotland – Day 4: Aviemore
We said goodbye to Edinburgh and drove to Aviemore. The Historic Scotland mobile app is really great and lets you find interesting stops along the way. On our […]
Scotland – Days 1-3: Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Samer has heard me talk about visiting the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for many years. I love comedians and learned long ago that all UK comics pass through this […]
Scotland – Introduction
Scotland was never on my to-do list. Of course, I always found it charming. It always seemed interesting. But in all my years, I was never like, I […]
Ireland – Conclusion
I loved our trip to Ireland. Dublin is a great city, and I would like to return to see the National Museum of Ireland, the Chester Beatty Library, […]
Ireland – Day 4
This was our one day to leave Dublin. I booked a tour of Newgrange and Tara Hill with Mary Gibbons. This tour is highly recommended, and when you […]