We spent four days in the lovely Speyside area of the Scottish Highlands. Not quite as mountainous as better-known areas of the Highlands, Speyside features rolling hills and open plains, as well as, of course,…
How to Visit the Calanais Standing Stones on Scotland’s Isle of Lewis
It just so happened that one of the things in Scotland I was most desperate to see was also one of the most out-of-the-way to get to. Since reading about and seeing…
Over the Sea to Skye
Google told us it would take about three and a half hours to drive from West Plean House in Stirling to the Mallaig ferry terminal, where we would cross to the Isle of Skye….
How to Spend a Wee Time in Stirling, Scotland
We spent two nights in the Stirling area on our way from Edinburgh to the Isle of Skye, arriving mid-afternoon at our B&B, West Plean House, a beautiful 19th-century manor house on a working farm. Our hostess Hannah showed…
How to Spend Three Busy Days in Edinburgh, Scotland
Our two weeks in Scotland included three days in Edinburgh, where we explored a palace and a castle, got a feel for life in the 17th century (and earlier), drank some whisky, ate some traditional Scottish…
Two Weeks in Scotland
Oh, Scotland. Where to even begin? Between the heartbreakingly-beautiful landscape, friendliness of the Scottish people, fascinating history, and endless whisky, I’m surprised we got on the plane back home. We probably wouldn’t have, had…
How to Spend the Perfect Italian Honeymoon
Fresh-faced and newly married, Alex and I took off on our nine-day honeymoon to Rome and the Amalfi Coast. Actually, we weren’t super fresh-faced because we stayed up late celebrating with everyone and my parents…