Last fall, I spent about 10 days in Scotland on my first solo trip overseas. I thoroughly enjoyed that trip (you can read all about it here), so I was thrilled when my sister suggested that our family spend Christmas there this year. We emphatically said, "yes!". This trip was different from my first in … Continue reading Christmas in Scotland
As I mentioned before, I did a couple of day trips out of Edinburgh with Rabbie's Tours. The first was to St. Andrews and the Kingdom of Fife. The following day, I went to Loch Lomond and Stirling. These two locations are actually part of the Highlands but still pretty close to Edinburgh and Glasgow, … Continue reading Scotland: Day Trip to Loch Lomond and Stirling
Read Part I of the 2 Day Highlands Tour here. As I mentioned in the previous post, I took a 2-day tour with Rabbie's Tours to Loch Ness, Inverness & the Highlands. This post will pick up with the second day of the tour. After a good night's rest in a quiet B&B in Inverness, … Continue reading Scotland: 2 Day Highlands Tour (Part II)
When I started planning my trip for Scotland, I knew I definitely wanted to get up into the Highlands. However, when I started to do more research, I decided not to rent a car and found that many of the trains and buses have limited access to the Highlands during the fall months. Although I … Continue reading Scotland: 2 Day Highlands Tour (Part I)
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