UNITED KINGDOM | Friday, 3 Sep 2010 | Views [400]
Our last day! With not a moment to waste we staggered to the
bus and started the long road back to Edinburgh
(sniff sniff!). Our first stop was St. Conan’s Church, a beautiful old church
built by some guy for his mother.
It was pretty ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Thursday, 2 Sep 2010 | Photo Gallery
Touring the whisky distillery in Oban followed by Scottish dancing...all in a day's work!
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UNITED KINGDOM | Thursday, 2 Sep 2010 | Views [410]
The following day there were quite a few bleary eyes on the
bus, mine included, and we were glad to have been peer-pressured into catching
the Malaig ferry across to the mainland, rather than taking the longer and
apparently “vomit-inducing” ... Read more >
Tags: ceilidh, oban, whisky
UNITED KINGDOM | Wednesday, 1 Sep 2010 | Photo Gallery
More adventures on the Isle of Skye
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UNITED KINGDOM | Wednesday, 1 Sep 2010 | Views [380]
The following day started bright and early (a little too bright and early for some of the group) with a visit to Sligachen, the faerie river which is said to impart beauty and/or wisdom to any one dumb enough to submerge their face in it for 7 ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Tuesday, 31 Aug 2010 | Photo Gallery
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UNITED KINGDOM | Tuesday, 31 Aug 2010 | Views [445]
I got up early to take a short walk around the town in search of some islands in the river Neil mentioned the previous day. I didn’t find them…typical. Our first stop was to look for some dolphins in the river, and Graham (one of the Aussies) swore ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 30 Aug 2010 | Photo Gallery
First day of five days pootling around the Scottish Highlands
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UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 30 Aug 2010 | Views [513]
I’d decided to take a 5-day bus tour as it seemed the cheapest and easiest way of getting a look at a large area of Scotland in a short period of time. Although my pet hate about organized tours is being in large groups and being rushed through tourist ... Read more >
Tags: culloden, loch ness, scotland, the hermitage
UNITED KINGDOM | Saturday, 28 Aug 2010 | Photo Gallery
Beamish Outdoor Museum in Newcastle - wandering around and trying to avoid the rain
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UNITED KINGDOM | Saturday, 28 Aug 2010 | Views [537]
I had just over a week to kill before my next stint working
and so decided to head north to Scotland while the weather was still relatively
good (i.e. not snowing). Three days of rain in London before heading up did not bode well
though.... Read more >
Tags: beamish outdoor museum, comedian, edinburgh, fringe festival, newcastle
UNITED KINGDOM | Friday, 6 Aug 2010 | Photo Gallery
Rocking out at a music festival in Hereford
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UNITED KINGDOM | Friday, 6 Aug 2010 | Views [444]
Back in sunny old England we arrived at the camping site of the Big Chill Festival near Great Malvern in Herefordshire. We joined a long line of vans waiting to enter the site, and despite paying a hefty camping fee were directed to a site on a hill ... Read more >
Tags: great malvern, herefordshire, music festival, the big chill
UNITED KINGDOM | Tuesday, 3 Aug 2010 | Photo Gallery
Exploring the West Coast of Wales
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UNITED KINGDOM | Tuesday, 3 Aug 2010 | Views [591]
I was invited to join a couple of Kiwi friends on a trip down the west coast of Wales and then to a music festival in Herefordshire, and jumped at the opportunity to see more of the UK. After an expensive train trip they picked me up in Wolverhampton ... Read more >
Tags: camping, police, wales
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