For the past 2-3 months, we've been sharing everything that we got up to during our trip to Scotland with our friends (see the first post in that series here, with all other related posts at the end of that one). Writing about that trip took longer than I expected as we managed … [Read more...] about The Start Of A New Life: Come See Our New Place
Saga 2025 Day 12: Aberdeen – Time Travel, Castles, Coos & More
After an amazing Scotland trip of almost two weeks with our friends, it unfortunately had to come to an end. However, we did still manage to cram in some last moments of fun on our final day before our friends flew down from Aberdeen to London before making their longer flight … [Read more...] about Saga 2025 Day 12: Aberdeen – Time Travel, Castles, Coos & More
Saga 2025 Day 11: Inverness To Aberdeen – Standing Stones, Pyramid, Castle & More
After a fun evening in Inverness, it was time for us to head to the last destination of our trip to Scotland with our friends - Aberdeen. I'd picked Aberdeen as there was a castle I wanted them all to visit (more about that in our next post), plus it had a good flight option … [Read more...] about Saga 2025 Day 11: Inverness To Aberdeen – Standing Stones, Pyramid, Castle & More
Saga 2025 Day 10: Skye To Inverness – Coos, Castles, Nessie, Another Whisky Experience & More
After three nights on the Isle of Skye (which we would've loved to have been even longer), it was time to move on to our penultimate destination - Inverness. That's a 3.5 hour drive, but we knew it would take longer than that as we had a few places we wanted to stop at along … [Read more...] about Saga 2025 Day 10: Skye To Inverness – Coos, Castles, Nessie, Another Whisky Experience & More
A Tearoom Where You Can Feed Highland Cows? Yes Please!
Our friend Megan is a huge fan of Highland cows (also known as Heilan coos), so we made several attempts to see them while on our trip to Scotland. We did get to see them a couple of times, but we all wanted to go one further by having some kind of Highland cow experience, rather … [Read more...] about A Tearoom Where You Can Feed Highland Cows? Yes Please!
Saga 2025 Days 8-9: Isle Of Skye – Whisky, Fairies, Castles, Waterfalls, Views & More
Having spent three fantastic nights in Fort William, we moved on to the Isle of Skye for another three nights. Due to how (relatively) late we arrived and how early we had to leave on our final day, we only had two full days to explore the island. On the one hand that wasn't … [Read more...] about Saga 2025 Days 8-9: Isle Of Skye – Whisky, Fairies, Castles, Waterfalls, Views & More
The Three Chimneys Restaurant Review (Isle Of Skye, Scotland)
Having had a wonderful time going on a Cask Draw & Tasting Experience at Talisker, my birthday fun continued with our friends taking us out to dinner at The Three Chimneys restaurant on Skye. Over the course of its history, The Three Chimneys has won dozens of awards and … [Read more...] about The Three Chimneys Restaurant Review (Isle Of Skye, Scotland)
Talisker Cask Draw & Tasting Experience – Fun, Tasty & Strong!
Back in 2015, Shae and I traveled to the UK with our friends Mark and Megan for the first time. We spent a couple of days on the Isle of Arran and one evening Mark pulled out a small bottle of Talisker for us to enjoy in the cool night air. It had been about 20 years since I'd … [Read more...] about Talisker Cask Draw & Tasting Experience – Fun, Tasty & Strong!
Review of The Two Byres – Vacation Home On The Isle Of Skye, Scotland (Booked Via Cottages.com With Wyndham Points)
After three fantastic nights at the Inverlochy Castle Hotel in Fort William, we moved on to the Isle of Skye on the western side of Scotland. The Isle of Skye is a popular place for people in the UK (and from elsewhere) to go on vacation, but there aren't many - if any - chain … [Read more...] about Review of The Two Byres – Vacation Home On The Isle Of Skye, Scotland (Booked Via Cottages.com With Wyndham Points)
Saga 2025 Days 5-7: Fort William – Harry Potter, Castles, Waterfalls, Mountains, Distillery & More
Having spent a night in Falkirk and then driving from Falkirk to Fort William and stopping at a bunch of places along the way, we spent three nights in Fort William. A couple of the main reasons we wanted to stay there was because we had an opportunity to stay in a castle, … [Read more...] about Saga 2025 Days 5-7: Fort William – Harry Potter, Castles, Waterfalls, Mountains, Distillery & More