Mostly pictures, but a small intro and a few notes of interest.
Category: Travel
How craft making and Scotland rescued me
Life before… My life was consumed with working hard and long hours to earn money for a few weeks a year of international travel. We went to many fabulous and breathtaking places around the world including Hawaii, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Costa Rica, Australia, various US states and parts of Italy. I also travelled to… Continue reading How craft making and Scotland rescued me
A perfect day on the Isle of Skye
We headed to Skye for a week to celebrate our 10th Wedding Anniversary. I first came to Skye on our 1st Anniversary and we have been many times since, but usually just for 1 night and so we wanted to stay longer to explore areas we haven’t seen yet. On our first full day we… Continue reading A perfect day on the Isle of Skye
Bolivia – a country that exceeded my expectations
A selection of photos from Bolivia. As there was a water gun/water bomb throwing carnival in Potosí and Sucre, I don’t have any photos taken there, but they are both beautiful cities. Instead this is a collection of landscape photos
I love Peru! I’ll let pictures tell a thousand words…
A collection of photos from a 21 day tour of Peru.
Lima Half Day Tour
City of Kings and Queens Tour by Haku Tours A brilliant tour and really interesting guide. I was picked up at my hotel in Miraflores and driven into the centre of Lima. First stop was the St. Franciscan Monastery for a look around the church, the museum and the catacombs. Yep those are bones through the… Continue reading Lima Half Day Tour
Universal Studios Singapore
Well I make it no secret that I love Minions, so a trip to see them at Universal Studios was obviously a top priority for me. A brilliant day out and a fair bit of money spent on the Express Pass to jump the queues, but there is no way we would have got on… Continue reading Universal Studios Singapore
Brisbane and Australia Zoo
With my husband still sick with a bad case of flu, I decided to still venture out to Brisbane. My cousin, Robyn, dropped me off at Apollo Wharf ferry terminal and I caught a ferry to the city centre. Going along the river you can see some amazing houses and with the sun shining and… Continue reading Brisbane and Australia Zoo
Australia – Sydney Area
Manly We caught the bus to Manly and then hopped on the ferry to Watson’s Bay. We saw some whales offshore but too brief a glimpse for a photo. Allistar obviously went for the beer taster at the 4 Pines Brewery pub. Sydney Botanical Gardens A day trip to Sydney on the bus led us… Continue reading Australia – Sydney Area
Dubai
We travelled from Glasgow to Dubai overnight, arriving at the Raffles Hotel at about 8am, luckily our room was ready. We have a wander around Wafi Mall, a game of glow in the dark mini golf, a snooze back in the room, afternoon tea in the Club Room, a swim in the pool, soup and… Continue reading Dubai
The travels of HighlandHeffalump 