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For most of the world December 31 is New Year’s Eve, but in Scotland it’s something much more important: Hogmanay. So what is it? Hogmanay is a very big deal in Scotland. It’s the biggest day in the festive calendar, … Continue reading →

For my last full day in Scotland, I hung out with velociraptors, thistles and needle pointers, dragons at a palace and Grayfriars Bobby. I started the day finding a real gem of a sgian dubh (dagger). Then I learned about … Continue reading →

I spent the day in Edinburgh visiting the Castle (which is getting ready for the Military Tattoo). Here I am at the line of cannons. And some dragons. The castle is built on top of an extinct volcano, and easy … Continue reading →

The morning started with a book giveaway and send off from my Inverness lodging- the Atherstone Guesthouse. We headed out to Culloden Battlefield where in 1746, Bonnie Prince Charlie’s Jacobites lost their battle. Next, the Clava Cairns (this will be … Continue reading →

We left the Isle of Skye and crossed the bridge to the most photographed castle in Scotland, Eilean Donan. And no wonder, it may be small, but quite beautiful. We had a wee tour. I found dragons! Then we were … Continue reading →

The Fairies invaded my last post and stole the photos (snaps) of their glen. Here they are. Even Grayson climbed to the top of the fairy castle with me after we traversed the wishing spiral and left a token. Here … Continue reading →

I forgot to add in a couple cool photos from yesterday: two horses (used on the motorway between Edinburgh and Glasgow) and a dragon cloud formation. The day started out cloudy with rain likely by afternoon. We left Portree and … Continue reading →

I’ve spent the last 2 days on a Heart of Scotland tour from Edinburgh to the Isle of Skye. Tomorrow we head to Inverness and then we make our way back to Edinburgh on Monday. These last couple of days … Continue reading →

I arrived in Edinburgh in the late afternoon on a twin-prop 80-seater regional aircraft from Dublin. The bummer: I had row 3, and the plane boarded from the rear hatch (finally get up front and I still had to walk … Continue reading →

I went to one last pub before heading to Scotland tomorrow. I decided on The Brazen Head as it claimed to be the oldest in Ireland. The food was good pub grub and I finally had a Kilkenny (another stout) … Continue reading →