Loch Ness, home to the famous monster Nessie, lies next to Inverness, the capital of The Highlands. We spent a few days in the district, exploring what sights it has to offer. The surrounding area is incredibly rich with attractions for tourists. From the rugged wilderness of the loch itself, to ancient sites, grand castles, spectacular beaches, a famous battlefield, […]
Month: June 2023
Speyside, The Centre of the Whisky Universe
As we continue our journey northwards through Scotland, we head back towards The Highlands. But before we get there, we pass through Speyside, where more than half of Scotland’s whisky is made. Although it was only a short visit, we were able to combine another house sit, a second walk in the Cairngorms, and a visit to one of Speyside’s […]
Grey Granite and a Tortoise in Aberdeen
After leaving the Highlands after our Ben Nevis climb, we had broken our journey through Perthshire to Aberdeen with a stopover in Blairgowrie. Aberdeen was always on our visit plan, and we were lucky enough to arrange to house sit there. It would be our first time looking after a tortoise. Tort the tortoise was good fun, and we were […]
A Couple of Days in Perthshire
We needed to get across the country to reach Aberdeen for a house sit we had organised, and decided to break the trip with a couple of days in central Scotland. There is a lot more to see and do in Perthshire than we had time for, but our short stopover still gave us time to see a bit. We […]
A Great Day Walk up Ben Nevis, The UK’s Highest Peak
Ben Nevis, in the Scottish Highlands, is the highest peak in the UK. The walk is quite tough, taking all day to do the 1,345-metre ascent and back down again. But it was one of the day walks we really wanted to do. More often than not, the weather is what defeats walkers on this climb. We were rewarded with […]
Meeting Old Friends in Glasgow
Our journey takes us further to the north, leaving England and beginning our travels through Scotland. First stop Glasgow. Two of Chris’s old colleagues, Colin and Liz, live there now. He saw them last more than a decade ago when they were living in Sydney. It was good to catch up, and for Jan to meet them. Even better, they […]
In the Footsteps of Romans along Hadrian’s Wall
We have done some great walks in some wonderful places during our adventure, and one of our bucket-list destinations was the walk along Hadrian’s Wall, near the border between Scotland and England. This is the story of the four days we did on the walk, and the days either side. We also wanted to visit here because Chris has family […]