The Isle of Man, a charming self-governing island nestled in the Irish Sea, offers rich heritage and picturesque landscapes. The visit allowed for meaningful exploration of family history, all while enjoying stunning attractions and delightful local cuisine, promising unforgettable memories.
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Dream Trip to Hawaii via Las Vegas and San Francisco
The blog post reminisces about a memorable trip to Las Vegas, Hawaii and San Francisco in 2013, filled with adventures like snorkelling, visiting volcanoes, and exploring beautiful landscapes, creating lasting memories even after all these years.
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 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
The travels of HighlandHeffalump 