We love Glasgow We fell in love with Glasgow during our first 48 hours there so we opted to return for another 48 hours in Glasgow after our road trip, instead of heading to Edinburgh, as previously planned. After dropping off the car we headed to the citizenM hotel. If you haven’t heard of the citizenM, […]
Scotland Road Trip – part 4
Dornie to Inverness On this day our road trip would take us from Dornie to Inverness. A perfect country drive winding along rivers and lochs and through forests, eventually spending the majority of the time hugging the bank of the mighty River Ness. Nessie was nowhere to be seen, but there was plenty to tempt our […]
Scotland Road Trip – part 3
From Uig to the Isle of Harris Arriving first, and with heads full of optimism, we waited for the ticket office to open to take the ferry from Uig to the Isle of Harris. It was a gorgeous, clear sunny morning with a strong but not insane wind. As we lined up to purchase our […]
Scotland Road Trip – Part 2
Day 2 Day two of our Scottish Highlands road trip, on our way to the Outer Hebrides, saw us leave Oban on route to Portree, the largest town on Skye with a population of 2500. It was chilly and windy and the weather quickly changed from sun to rain. Slightly wet, the road and surrounding […]
The Beautiful Isle of Skye
Skye We spent a short 10 days visiting Scotland this past winter, a few of those days were devoted to the Isle of Skye. The Isle of Skye is one of those places with a beauty that is difficult to convey in photos. Its jaw dropping scenery and ever changing weather and landscapes left us speechless more […]
Scotland Road Trip – part 1
Awake and moving We were awake and moving when the front desk phoned to let us know that the rental car had arrived. I quickly organized myself and went to meet the man with the car, a Vauxhall SRI, beautiful car, that would transport us in style up to the Outer Hebrides. I signed the paperwork […]
48 Hours in Glasgow – Day 2
Day two After our first 24 hours in Glasgow, we were up early, well rested and stoked to see more of this invigorating city. Our stay at the Malmaison Hotel was perfect so far and continued with a great coffee and light breakfast to hit the road. Glasgow Miracle Our first stop was Glasgow’s School […]
48 hours in Glasgow – Day 1
Day One Continuing on our off-season themed travels, we headed over to Scotland in mid February. We arrived in Glasgow under the cover of night, having planned to stay a quick 48 hours before heading out on a road trip to the Isle of Skye. We had a carefully curated itinerary to get through after […]