My husband and I had planned to do a long weekend camping at Durness, but with the weather forecast being heavy rain all weekend we looked for an alternative option. He managed to find this lovely wee Shepherd’s Hut that was available for the 3 nights we were after. We now know it is available… Continue reading Kyle of Tongue – North Coast of Scotland
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A day trip to Vienna from Bratislava
I had seen a suggested day trip to Vienna from Bratislava on Tripadvisor but discovered the night before our journey, that the train station it suggested you arrive at, in Vienna, no longer exists!! So instead we made some slight changes and caught the 8.43 train from Hlavne Stancia (Main Rail Station) to Wien Hauptbahnhof Hpf… Continue reading A day trip to Vienna from Bratislava
Three Days in Dublin
Budget: £250 including flights, parking, 2 nights at Airbnb, food, entertainment and souvenirs. Day 1 I had booked my parking at Liverpool airport through Holiday Extras which gets you a discount but it still cost more than my bargain Ryanair £19.98 return flight from Liverpool! I landed in Dublin at 9.25am and caught the 700 Aircoach bus to… Continue reading Three Days in Dublin
Pre-Christmas trip to Edinburgh
It had been far too long since we had last visited Edinburgh, so Allistar decided to book a last minute trip for a night at the Holiday Inn next to Edinburgh Zoo. We had recently re-joined the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) and so we maximised our visit by going to the zoo on… Continue reading Pre-Christmas trip to Edinburgh