Chronicling our crazy yearlong worldwide family sabbatical
Forgive us for the overly alliterative title of this post, but enchanting is just the perfect adjective to describe Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. The city is brimming with street scenes and architecture that make you feel like you have been transported back in time or to a magical realm. It’s no wonder that most Read More …
Hot times at the Luss Highland Games Near the top of our list of things to do in Scotland was to take in a Highland Games. These events are held in various towns across the Highlands all summer long. We chose to stop by the Luss games, near the shores of Loch Lomond, since it Read More …
Orkney to Oban In our last post we recapped our visit to Orkney. After a great week on the islands we packed up and headed back to the Scottish mainland and made our way to Oban on the west coast. We departed Stromness bright and early on the 6:30am ferry. The Stromness to Scrabster ferry Read More …
In Part 1 of our Orkney recap we shared what we learned during our visit to Orkney’s prehistoric sites. In Part 2 we’ll share some of the other great experiences we had on the island. Barony Mills Barony Mill is a working mill in Birsay that dates from 1873. The grain here is called bere, which Read More …
It is hard not to feel a sense of awe when exploring Orkney. Monuments of civilization going back as far as 5,000 years are woven into the landscape and the fabric of life on the island. In this post we’ll share some of what we learned as we visited many of the prehistoric Orkney sites. Read More …
Today we take a break from posting about the sights of Scotland to focus on the country’s second most famous beverage, IRN BRU. The drink first came to my attention earlier this year when there was international news coverage of the reformulation of the recipe to lower sugar content, which resulted in a predictable outcry Read More …
Our family has many ancestors that hail from Scotland so we decided to visit the ‘motherland’ a few years ago. Driving north from England, we passed Hadrian’s Wall, which the Romans built to keep out the the barbarians (AKA the Scots) early in the second century. In contrast to the Great Wall of China, this wall was Read More …