If there’s one thing I LOVE doing, it’s finding abandoned buildings you can explore – and even better if they still have things inside to showcase the history. And even better again if they HAVE a lot of history. Scotland, luckily, has loads to choose from. Between some 3,000 castles and numerous abandoned stately homes, …
Exciting news, everyone – our lockdown is ending TOMORROW! It’s been a rough, rough, rough winter, having not been allowed to even leave Edinburgh since the beginning of November, almost a full six months ago. Full lockdown hit straight after Christmas, where we have been twiddling our thumbs and going increasingly insane ever since. And …
Edinburgh is a fantastic city for walking, whether it’s urban walks, viewpoints on hills, or even a walk across the sea to an island. I originally wrote this in lockdown while we were confined to our local areas – however I was thankful to be in Edinburgh, a city full to the brim with great …
Whenever someone asks where they should go in Scotland, my immediate answer is GLENCOE! (Complete with capitals and exclamation mark.) It’s a typical choice, and it’s one of the most popular places in Scotland. But as with many popular places, there is a damn good reason for it. I feel a little guilty as I’ve …
I don’t know about you, but I am addicted to maps. Whenever Ash finds me perusing Google Maps, he basically sighs and leaves me to it, knowing that he’s lost me for another evening. And lately, it hasn’t just been maps – it’s been Google Street View as well. I never used to like the …
2020 was the year of staycations. 2021… is also going to be the year of staycations. If you’re wondering what a staycation is, the definition is a surprisingly controversial topic. For some, staycations are holidays within your own city; for others, they are holidays within your own country, whether it’s a hotel city break or …
With very little travel content to write lately, I’ve been going through my Asia posts, some of the earliest blog posts I wrote on this site, to update them and make them a little more useful, entertaining and just generally upgrading them with more photos (apparently I used to think 10 photos was enough to …
I’m sure you’ll all agree with me when I say the best word to describe how I feel about 2021 is apprehensive. Normally in my yearly round-up posts, I set out some goals for what I want to achieve in the upcoming year. And while I touched on some goals, they were general goals; not …
Wow, 2020. What a shit storm, eh? I haven’t been on a single plane, I haven’t been home to Orkney since April 2019, we haven’t seen Ash’s parents in over a year. Who saw any of this coming? A year ago, we were celebrating what was undoubtedly going to be the best year of our …
Last Sunday, we took a walk to the other side of Edinburgh’s city centre to visit a market, bumped into some friends, took a walk into town with them, and grabbed a hot chocolate with a view of the castle before heading home again. It was, given the storm of 2020, a perfect day. It …
