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We left Inverness around 9:30 in the morning via a train destined for Glasgow. This time, we had a much better trip: our seats were reserved and we had a place for our luggage...so other than a family that needed to learn how to use their inside voices, the trip was more what we were used to when we had been to Scotland previously. We arrived at Glasgow Queen Street Station shortly before 1 PM and our flight wasn't until 5, but since we had bulky bags, we decided to head straight to the airport (probably our most expensive taxi ride at 25GBP). Cor and I only had a baggage allowance of 20 kg for the flight to Islay and we knew that we were going to be over with all of the clothes shopping (and ... read more

We got up early for us on the trip...7:30 AM - unimaginable!!!! ;) We were both super draggy from being out the night before, but me being the crazy organizer that I am, I wanted to make sure that we got to the station and grabbed our tickets with plenty of time. So, we locked up and said goodbye to our flat and Edinburgh, and took a taxi to Waverly Station (which seemed super lazy because it's not that far away, we just didn't want to drag our bags over the mound). We had no problem collecting our tickets, so we stopped for a coffee before jumping on our train to Leuchars, which is where you have to take the train to in order to get to St. Andrews. An hour train ride and a short ... read more

With my gift voucher from Jemma in hand, we headed over to Harvey Nichols. I had trouble finding something there because it's of course all designer brands that really aren't appreciated where I live. I also couldn't find anything that I really loved. Then, I headed my way to the sunglasses.....and there I found a pair of Alexander McQueen's and ended up buying them. As for the price tag....don't ask. We hit a couple of other stores, but since we really don't get moving early in the morning, it was already time to head back to the Mile and near the castle for our 1PM lunch reservation at the Witchery (I tried to make the reservation for dinner, but the only times available were 2200 or 2300...um, that's a touch late). We sat in the secret ... read more

After having a fantastic sleep in until noon, Cor and I got ready and made our way up the steps towards the castle. We then went over the mound and through the Princes Street Gardens in order to make our way to Princes St. which is where there is quite a bit of shopping (my favourite has to be Marks & Spencer because I can buy work clothes there that aren't totally lame and not crazy expensive). I made a few purchases at Marks & Spencer, Top Shop ( a cute bunny dress - yes, I am almost 31 years old), and of course BHS for our new towels. We met Jemma after she was off work and headed towards one of my favourite little bars for a quick drink - Jeckyll and Hydes on Hanover. ... read more

So after waking up waaaaaaaaay too early, we finally left Regina at 10:15 on Air Canada. I stupidly ate a croissant from Tim Horton's in the airport before we left, but once we were on our way to Toronto, the flight attendant asked if we wanted an omelet or pancakes. Even though Cor and I were both stuffed, we promptly ordered an omelet and demolished most of it (check out the first of many food pictures). Probably the best airplane food that we ever had....and Cor really liked the little salt and peppers. We're now hanging out in the lounge in Toronto and despite the fact that we have probably consumed more calories than what we would eat in a normal day, I'm considering getting some ravioli and Cor just finished some chips and salsa. Does ... read more