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Western Isles Holiday – South Uist – part 3 – Loch Eynort and a day trip to North Uist and Berneray (via Benbecula and Grimsay)

If you missed part 1 and part 2 you may want to see those first. When we were on the ferry to Barra we were chatting to a guy who recommend we visit Loch Eynort. He told us about a man who has planted a woodland and that it was a good place to spot… Continue reading Western Isles Holiday – South Uist – part 3 – Loch Eynort and a day trip to North Uist and Berneray (via Benbecula and Grimsay)

Western Isles Holiday – South Uist – part 2 – Crazy weather day and a day trip to Barra and Vatersay

Following on from yesterday’s post, I thought I’d talk about a day on South Uist where we had the craziest weather and our day trip to the Isles of Barra and Vatersay. If you missed that post you may want to read that first. On Tuesday we headed to Loch Druidibeag, South Uist. On our… Continue reading Western Isles Holiday – South Uist – part 2 – Crazy weather day and a day trip to Barra and Vatersay

Western Isles Holiday – South Uist and Eriskay – part 1

The Western Isles or Outer Hebrides is a chain of 6 main islands (Lewis, Harris, North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist and Barra) plus some smaller isles. These sit off the North West Coast of Scotland. Gaelic is the first language on these islands but signs are all in Gaelic then English. I found a map… Continue reading Western Isles Holiday – South Uist and Eriskay – part 1

Pier Cottage, Kingairloch Estate, Scotland

Well I am hopeless! I thought I’d written a blog post about this trip we did in December 2022, but nope, I was mistaken. So I shall make up for that now and tell you about the area, the cottage and what we saw. Kingairloch is a coastal Highland Estate in Scotland. They have the… Continue reading Pier Cottage, Kingairloch Estate, Scotland

Copenhagen, Denmark – Part 2

If you missed Part 1 yesterday, please check that out here. In my last post we were just making our way to Christiansborg Palace. When we bought our CitySightseeing tickets it came with a little booklet of vouchers. One of the vouchers gave 20% off the combo ticket which includes entry to: We would recommend… Continue reading Copenhagen, Denmark – Part 2

Copenhagen, Denmark – Part 1

My friend Helen and I were looking for a European city break to celebrate our 50th birthdays this year. We looked at Florence, but it isn’t the easiest to travel to, from our home locations, so Copenhagen, Denmark was chosen. When we booked the flights’ times were great, we’d meet at Amsterdam airport and be… Continue reading Copenhagen, Denmark – Part 1

Wisconsin

This is the final post of my Toronto, Michigan and Wisconsin trip. If you missed my previous posts and want to read them in order click here. Better late than never, here’s what I got up to in Wisconsin! My flight from Detroit to Madison was due to leave at 8.27am (EDT) and arrive at… Continue reading Wisconsin

Michigan #2

I think I slipped into the post-holiday blues last week, but I’m back with my final post about my trip to Michigan and will post about Wisconsin later this week. It was such a lovely visit with Annie and Michael. Annie is my favourite human on the planet, she has a great sense of humour,… Continue reading Michigan #2

Michigan #1

After the go go go of all the site seeing in Toronto, things have moved at a slower pace in Michigan. I’ve been helping Annie with some unpacking, sorting photos, packing boxes to ship to her eldest daughter in California. I found in one box this photo I’d sent Annie in 1992. It is me,… Continue reading Michigan #1

Toronto #2

On Wednesday morning I woke just before 6am having slept through. Lucy’s dog Cora came for belly rubs. She is such a cutie and would easily fit in my handbag. She came with us for the day. First up we caught the ferry to Toronto Islands. There are 3 ferries that each go to a… Continue reading Toronto #2