Destination: United Kingdom

Photos: Scotland: Isle of Skye and the Orkneys

Thu, 5 Jun 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Photo Gallery

The Isle of Mull and Iona Abbey

Thu, 5 Jun 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [2212]

NOT EVERY HOTEL AND B&B IS LISTED ON BOOKING.COM.  But when we couldn’t get a reservation on the Isle of Mull we decided it was too risky to take a ferry to the island on the chance we could find a place.  Instead we stayed at Oban ... Read more >

Five Castles and the Holy Grail

Wed, 4 Jun 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [866]

THERE ARE CASTLES . . . AND THERE ARE CASTLES.  Even the largest, most luxurious were dreary, drafty and cold.  The smaller castles, like Campbell, Doune, Newark, Dumbarton and Dunstaffnage must have been truly nasty places to live, not nearly ... Read more >

Hello London.......again

Tue, 3 Jun 2014 | By the_koetsys | Views [309] | Comments [1]

Saturday 31 May to Monday 2 June 2014 Arrived in London at 4.30 pm on Saturday 31 May after leaving Melbourne at midnight on the same day. Arriving at your destination more than 24 hours after you left, but arriving only 16 hours later by the clock ... Read more >

2014 Odyssey (how od remains to be seen )

Tue, 3 Jun 2014 | By marfee7 | Views [1695] | Comments [2]

May 29 – September 1 Thursday 29 May 2014: Melbourne, Australia Our departure day for this year has dawned.  We have opted to travel to Tullamarine by bus. We are used to the concept that it takes longer to drive to the airport than ... Read more >

The man who went up a hill and came down a...hill

Tue, 3 Jun 2014 | By madocflynn | Views [456]

Sunday 1st June 2014 Today was the result of one of my impulse decisions, a process that always seems to bear fruit. Late last night while pontificating about the need to "get some good healthy air in my lungs", while gulping down copious beers ... Read more >

Tags: arthurs seat, scotland, the big lebowski bar

Photos: Scotland

Tue, 3 Jun 2014 | By adriontheroad | Photo Gallery

Dreaming the Skye Bridge

Tue, 3 Jun 2014 | By adriontheroad | Views [512]

One day I woke up from a dream where I was on the Skye bridge. The last time I was in Scotland, about 20 years ago, there was no bridge and one had to cross from Kyle of Lochalsh to Kyleakin with the ferry. I thought it would be a good idea to ... Read more >

Tags: inspiring, on the road, scotland, solo trip

Stirling Castle and Inchmahome Priory

Mon, 2 Jun 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [2240]

LISTENING TO THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND PODCAST has given us a decent understanding of Scotland’s history, intertwined as it is with England's.  And so often the stories converge around Stirling Castle, sometimes under English control, sometimes ... Read more >

Reflection

Sun, 1 Jun 2014 | By leksie | Views [209]

“And just stay here in this moment” … the song by Aerosmith was stuck in my head as I headed south with my parents. The sunrays were hitting my face through-out the 9hour drive to Plymouth. I thought I would hate doing nothing while ... Read more >

On The Bonnie, Bonnie Banks of Loch Lohman

Sun, 1 Jun 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [905]

WE’VE SET UP TEMPORARILY AT ST. BLANES B&B on the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lohman.  We intended to stay only a couple of nights but the location is convenient to so much that we decided to stay a while.  It’s a comfortable ... Read more >

Around Glasgow

Fri, 30 May 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [670]

THE PUB AT THE BALBAIRDIE HOTEL WAS HOPPING and a wee taste of whiskey was mighty tempting.  But it was already after ten, it had been a long day and bed was even more enticing.  Our flight to Glasgow was delayed by ten hours and we spent ... Read more >

Photos: Scotland: The West

Thu, 29 May 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Photo Gallery

A PERPETUAL HALLOWEEN: EDINBURGH

Wed, 21 May 2014 | By pneuma | Views [261]

English literature over generations, have always been glorified time and again. The essence of it is timeless, which makes it so captivating. As I step into the city of Edinburgh, I am rather curious. Many may ask why curious? Well then, let me take ... Read more >

Back in the 1400s

Tue, 20 May 2014 | By natashagan | Views [894]

Oxford, 1400s: there weren't books nor pens, not even for the highborn men who had the chance to go to university. This meant attendance was everything and so were the professors' remarks in every lecture. Even the wealthiest with the highest  ... Read more >

Tags: europe, oxford, uk, university