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Posts tagged A Travel Guide to Scotland
Third year anniversary, living in Scotland
They say time flies when you are having fun and that really is true. It’s now 2018 and three years have passed since we left everything (and everyone) we love behind in search of a…
A trip to Braemar in summer
What an amazing run of gorgeous sunny weather we’ve had here in Scotland over the last few months, I mean seriously good weather! Made me slightly annoyed with myself for going back to my summer…
Tin Casting Workshop at the Scottish Crannog Centre
I am always on the look out for new places to visit, food and drink, walks and experiences and after a recent trip to Loch Tay I managed to seek out something rather special. Just…
Wild Garlic Pesto Recipe
Something a little bit different from me today. Inspired by the long awaited warmth of the spring sunshine I have been out foraging. There is something quite satisfying about getting something for free especially if…
A love affair with Scotland
Twelve years ago today I went on a date. A lunch time date because I had to be up at 5am the next morning for work, but lunchtime turned into late afternoon and evening. We…
A guided tour of Islay
To many it is known as the Whisky Isle with it’s eight distilleries (with more on the way) across the island but as we recently discovered on a guided tour of Islay this Queen of…
A day out with Highland Safaris
Drive just seventeen miles west of Pitlochry, away from the busy A9, you reach the small village of Dull. Although it is only a short drive away from Aberfeldy it still feels quite remote and…
New Lanark Visitor Centre
Nestled on the banks of the river Clyde and surrounded by woodland, New Lanark Visitor Centre is the perfect day out. The 18th century restored cotton mill is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site and…
King James VI Golf Course, Perth
I am most definitely not a golfer. I may have had lessons some twelve or so years ago but I have never ventured out of the driving range. The Dude on the other hand loves…