I turn 50 this year! Which seems a bit surreal as I don’t think of myself as that old (not that 50 is old of course) but nevertheless, I’ll be 50 in September. And to celebrate, I’m planning on a fabulously fun trip that includes two of my favourite things – walking and whisky. Although... Continue Reading →
Girl’s Trip: My mini-stopover in Stirling, Scotland
I arrived in Scotland a couple days early for my "girl's trip" as I knew we (my friends and I) had a busy trip planned and I wanted a bit of time to chill and recover from jetlag. I know if I get one night of good sleep and a fairly relaxed next day, I’m... Continue Reading →
Rediscovering my love of hiking… in Scotland
I’ve been asked a couple of times now, by different people, why I’m heading back to Scotland for another hiking trip. The answer is both easy and complicated, like the answer to many questions. First, I love Scotland, it’s a beautiful country. That’s the easy answer. But to fully answer the question, I would first... Continue Reading →
Revisiting Scotland – Recommendations and Wishes
This is the final post about my recent trip to Scotland (May 2019). It's a bit about the trip in general but more about what I love about Scotland for those might be considering traveling there in the future. Let me just start by saying, you should definitely visit. It's a place that truly has... Continue Reading →
Revisiting Scotland – Exploring Inverness Meant Whisky and History
The final stage of my trip was exploring in and around Inverness. While I’d been to Inverness and to a couple of the historical places I was planning on visiting before, I really wanted to revisit Clava Cairns because of the Outlander connection. My cousin, Niki, was an Outlander fan and it seemed like a... Continue Reading →