When we moved four years ago, it was October. We didn’t get much time to prepare for the long dark nights that were soon to descend upon us. Discovering on a dreich day it can…
Posts tagged A Travel Guide to Scotland
Gin school experience at 1881 Distillery
This summer I have totally embraced water activities. I have been canoeing, SUP’ing, on boat trips and of course developed an obsession for cold water swimming. The health benefits of water are not a new…
A wee one night stay in Biggar
One of the things we love most about living in Scotland is that you don’t have to travel far to feel like you’re miles away from home. Being near Perth gives us such varied options….
A Cairngorms gin and swim odyssey
We like the occasional tipple of gin. We enjoy walking and being outdoors. So when we were invited to Daffy’s Gin School to make our own, how could we refuse? The opportunity to explore somewhere…
Five day itinerary for the Heart 200
One of the main reasons for us moving to Perthshire was it’s central location and the abundance of things to do without having to travel too far from home. Plenty of woodland walks with view…
Five reasons I enjoy wild swimming
Twelve months ago I was introduced to someone online after posting about the idea of me getting in the water (around the time we had all that glorious weather). There were a few emails back…
Belladrum, the festival with a big heart
I love music and will pretty much listen to anything with a beat. So why has it taken me to my forty second year on this planet to visit a music festival? Remembering the days…
Find your Scotland
When we book our holidays, long weekends away or even day trips we try not to plan them within an inch of our lives. I don’t make lists of the photographs I want to take…
Wildlife hotspots in Scotland
*Tickets for both boat trips on the Firth of Forth were on a complimentary basis in return for my previous blog posts.* One of the main attractions for the Dude and I holidaying in Scotland…
Five days in Aberdeenshire
It had been a while since the Dude and I ventured to the north east of Scotland on our travels. So when were asked to spend five days in Aberdeenshire we knew we would have…