They say time flies when you are having fun and that really is true. Three years have passed since we left everything (and everyone) we love behind in search of a new lifestyle, a different…
Posts tagged Scotland
Glenesk Wildlife Tour
This time last year the Dude and I took a trip out to Glen Esk for a day of walking and photography. The air was crisp, the sky was a blanket of grey, the ferns…
A trip to Braemar
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…
Catchpenny Safari Lodges
One of the things I love about living in Scotland is that you don’t have to travel far to feel like you are a million miles from home. For us, living less than an hours…
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…
Waterfalls in Scotland
It has been said once or twice that it rains a lot here in Scotland but that shouldn’t stop us from getting out and about. Of course, the distilleries will say today’s rain is tomorrow’s…
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…
Highland Safaris, Perthshire
Drive just seventeen miles west of Pitlochry, away from the busy A9, you reach the small village of Dull and although it is only a short drive away from Aberfeldy it still feels quite remote…
Forty Things at 40 – Scotland’s playground
Most people don’t want to make a fuss about a birthday that ends in zero, unless you are ten! This year both the Dude and I have celebrated our “big” birthday’s for a whole 12…
A snow fix in the Cairngorms
For someone who hates being cold, I absolutely LOVE snow and will be quite happy out walking in it and even making snow angels (yes, even at my age!). So when the first snow fell…