Scotland – Part 3, Isle of Skye and South

by | Aug 10, 2012 | Europe, Scotland

Heading southwest, the path from Dornoch through Dingwall, Gorstan, and Kyle of Lochalsh to the Isle of Skye; then Invergarry, Fort William, Glen Coe, Tyndrum, Crianlarich, Loch Lomond, and Luss to Glasgow was the third leg of our journey around Scotland. The...

Scotland – Part 2, Central and Northwest

by | Aug 10, 2012 | Europe, Scotland

After our week in Edinburgh, we rented a car for a road trip and while we had a general direction in mind, we basically went where the road took us and to places people told us not to miss. Stirling, St. Andrews, Dundee, through the Cairngorms National Park and the...

Scotland – Part 4, Glasgow and Newcastle

by | Aug 8, 2012 | Europe, Scotland

Our road trip ended in Glasgow, another enchanting city with a feel different from Edinburgh but with photo opps around every corner. Here we explored for two days before making our way to Newcastle, where we explored some more, returned the rental car, and took the...

Scotland – Part 1, Edinburgh

by | Aug 7, 2012 | Europe, Scotland

  Scotland… Bagpipes and kilts; green hills dissolving  into the sea; William Wallace, Robert the Bruce, and Bonnie Prince Charlie; kings and queens and castles; heroes and legends — we saw and heard them or their echoes during our two-week explore of...