Blogs from Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe - page 5

I am in paradise. I am on the west side of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides staying in my 4th Gatliff Trust hostel (of the same collection as the rustic hostel I last wrote about). This hostel is actually in a national heritage site and museum -- the bunkhouse is one of 6 preserved 'blackhouses' -- a traditional Norse stone thatched-roof longhouse. Few people realize that you can stay here and when they learn you can, they assume you would have to have booked long in advance. But you don't. You don't book at all. And so far, each night has only had a total of 6 or 7 lodgers -- less than half full. But we are perfectly placed here. I can't imagine a better location, nor time to be here. The ... read more

Vandaag zijn we opgestaan zonder enige planning, dus ook zonder veel verwachtingen. Het idee om naar Ullapool te trekken wordt al rap afgeschoten vanwege 'te ver', 'te laat' (het is zowat 11:00 am). We trekken dan richting Shin Falls, een watervallencomplex waarvan we gehoord hebben dat je er op het juiste moment de zalm stroomopwaarts ziet springen en (niet minder belangrijk) er zou ook een mooi speelpleintje voor de kinderen zijn. Zo gezegd zo gedaan. Eens ter hoogt van de 'Bonar bridge' komen de wauw-uitlatingen weer naar boven vanwege het toenemende highland gehalte. Een klein opwarmertje zal blijken. Bij de Shin Falls aangekomen is het het speelpleintje dat in de ogen van de kinderen springt en niet de zalm in de watervallen. Het ene bord geeft aan dat dit vanaf juni tot september is, het andere ... read more

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So here I am, sitting in some budget as fuck internet cafe that has what appears to be 28.8kb internet. Everything is working fucking slow. The screen infront of me is a CRT from what appears to be invented in prehistoric times. I keep waiting for a sabre tooth tiger to jump out from the toilet next to me and bite me.... AH!... na it's cool, it's just some old lady with false teeth. Updating this journals going to start getting a bit harder as my internet access is quite limited. I'll try and remember what happened, but it's tricky when you're in the middle of nowhere and constantly doing things. The place we're staying isn't actually available on the site I'm using's map, so I've tried to point it to the closest place. The Road ... read more