We spent a few nights in Edinburgh this week and on one of those evenings we went to Edinburgh Zoo to see the amazing Giant lanterns. It was absolutely magical and the photographs here and on their website don’t do them justice. If you are in Edinburgh between now and 22nd February 2026 then it… Continue reading Edinburgh Zoo Lanterns
Category: UK
Dundee, Scotland
I recently visited Dundee for a long weekend. The Premier Inn Waterfront has a great location, near the train station and all the tourist sites are within walking distance. It also has a Beefeater restaurant. Three nights in Dundee was more than enough, but Edinburgh is an easy train journey away. V&A Dundee V&A Dundee… Continue reading Dundee, Scotland
Pier Cottage, Kingairloch Estate, Scotland – 2nd visit
I almost wasn’t going to do a post about our second stay at Pier Cottage on the Kingairloch Estate, but after speaking to my husband about the new things we saw and the different time of year, I decided I would. Our previous stay was December 2022, this time was March 2024. Brief Info/Re-cap Kingairloch… Continue reading Pier Cottage, Kingairloch Estate, Scotland – 2nd visit
Isles of Islay and Jura Holiday
Back at the end of October 2023 we spent a week on Islay (pronounced eye-lah) and did a day trip to Jura too. Islay is the southern most island in the Inner Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland. Jura is its neighbour, with a very short ferry crossing. Islay is famous for its many… Continue reading Isles of Islay and Jura Holiday
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
50th Birthday Trip part 4 – Loch Lomond
Part 1 link, Part 2 link and Part 3 link Sunday 5th June – We travelled across from Gleneagles to Drymen, near Loch Lomond. My husband had booked us into a fabulous Glamping Cabin, called Elysium, which was amazing. It had an outside seating area, outside woodburning stove and even an outside bathtub! Inside the… Continue reading 50th Birthday Trip part 4 – Loch Lomond
50th Birthday Trip part 3 – Glasgow and Gleneagles
Part 1 link and Part 2 link Friday 3rd June – I was an hour late leaving Susan’s to head to Glasgow, but the traffic wasn’t too bad so my husband, who had caught the train down to meet me, didn’t have to wait too long. He went to the pub so it wasn’t a… Continue reading 50th Birthday Trip part 3 – Glasgow and Gleneagles
The travels of HighlandHeffalump 