http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , United Kingdom , Scotland en-us Fri, 11 Dec 09 11:08:40 +0000 Fri, 11 Dec 09 11:08:40 +0000 Hey thereIm a 26 yo male travelling to the UK in May June 2010. I will be there for 5 weeks but have planned to see family and friends in England for 3 weeks as well as 1 week in Holland to see a cousin.My interests include maybe a tour shamrocker visiting pubs countryside history photo opportunities etc..I have 7 days up my sleave that i dont have anything planned. Without going right http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/blog-459396.html Having been introduced to Daddy's side of the family last weekend it was time for J to meet some more of Mummy's family.He did lots of reading with Great Nanny Great Aunty Lou lots of cuddling with his little cousin admittedly she was more enthusiastic than him He went for a ride on Dylan the Dog until Dylan got away from him learnt all about beards and was generally spoilt rotten by eve http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/blog-457560.html Thursday August 9th Isle of Mull to GlasgowldquoThe final island ferry crossing brings you this morning to Oban. Then over the Pass of Brander and from Inveraray follow the road known as Rest and be thankful to the Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond the most famous loch of all. Back in Glasgow this afternoon your orientation city tour takes in the fine 12thcentury cathedral imposing univers http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Glasgow/blog-454645.html Wednesday August 8th Isle of Mull Iona ExcursionWe drive across Mull and take a ferry to Iona. Letrsquos read what the Itinerary has to say shall we ldquoA leisurely day to relax and enjoy the best of the Scottish western isles. Drive across Mull for a visit to the beautiful and fascinating Isle of Iona. This is the burial place of many Scottish kings and chiefs including Macbeth. And http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Isle-of-Mull/blog-454635.html Tuesday August 7th Isle of Skye to Isle of MullSince it is now almost a month later and Irsquom writing the final days finally Irsquom going to start with a quote from our lovely itinerary ldquoCall at the Clan Donald Centre for a visit to its MUSEUM OF THE ISLES and an insight into 13 centuries of clan history before boarding your ferry at Armadale to sail across the Sound of Sleat. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Isle-of-Mull/blog-454631.html Friday August 3rd Inverness to ThursoWell at this point in the journal I stopped writing specifics and did summaries Head to Thurso and stop at a big ass mansion along the way and watch a Falcon show. Rain. Arrive in Thurso pouring rain and mom and I walk in it. Dinner sucked. Bubble bath for Burt.So now I will attempt to go thru and remember what happened two weeks lat http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Thurso/blog-454535.html Thursday August 2nd Inverness with a trip to Dingwall aka Tulloch Castle.Inverness. In the morning we went to Culloden where the Battle of Culloden took place. After this battle which the Scots lost Bonnie Prince Charlie went into hiding Flora MacDonald disguised him as her ldquoladyrsquos maidrdquo and eventually made it to Greece where he remained lsquotil he died. Clan Davi http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Inverness/blog-454523.html Wednesday August 1st Edinburgh to InvernessConsidering Irsquom now typing this on Saturday August 4th Irsquom pretty sure Irsquom going to leave some stuff out got behind in my journal.So 81 we went to Inverness. We had some side trips on the way. 1st be still my beating heart was St. Andrewrsquos Golf Course where the British Ladies Open is being held. Our schedule said it b http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Inverness/blog-454516.html Ferry to MullI set the alarm on the mobile phone for 6am so we would have time to eat and make it to the ferry by 740am which is the time mom said is the latest to check in for the ferry with the car. We headed down to the lobby right before 7am 7am is when they open for breakfast to try to grab a quick breakfast before we left for the ferry. We asked our server how to get to the where you lo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Isle-of-Mull/blog-454473.html Via Loch Lomond toward ObanWe woke up to absolutely pouring rain We decided to just grab a quick continental breakfast at the HIE I had Frosties and yogurt. I had gotten some advice on our plans for today from the desk clerk he used to be a coach driver and was really nice and helpful. He said the drive to Oban should take about 3 hours. The plan was to drive along Loch Lomond stopping to en http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Oban/blog-454470.html Drumlanrig CastleYup so much for going to sleep at a decent time I read until 3am such a dumbass. Irsquom really tired this morning with only 5 hours of sleep. We got ready and went down to breakfast at the hotel. The bread was delicious but the bacon was super salty and the scrambled eggs were good too. This morning we are heading to Drumlanrig Castle which is only about 1015 minutes http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Ayr/blog-454456.html MoffatWake up call at 8am I had another restless night I think I only kept the brace on for about 2 hours. My arm ached something fierce. I really wish I could get a good nights rest. We had breakfast at Burtrsquos Hotel again and it was good but not really filling. Apparently the trick was to order scrambled eggs not fried. One fried egg is what I got and mom had at least 3 scrambled. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/blog-454444.html Melrose Melrose AbbeyI woke mom up around 800am and we went down for breakfast at the hotel about 900 almost all of the places wersquore staying at have breakfast included in the room rate which is very cool. I had a fried egg bacon and a potato scone. Not bad but the potato scone is a little weird. Mom wanted to buy some stamps to mail postcards. She got directions from the hotel to http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/blog-454438.html We are off to Dumfries and Galloway on Saturday for 2 nights. The weather forecast is awful but the Bed and Breakfast sounds good. This is a test blog for the big trip at the end of the year. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Edinburgh/blog-454182.html This blog was meant to be posted 6 days ago however due to a difficuly with the internet primarily caused by Duncs and a lack of access since has meant we are now posting our blog of Scotland in Madrid. We arrived in Scotland 4 days after our arrival in London and took control of the ldquoSilver Rocketrdquo which would be our chariot for the next 5 days a.k.a the Silver Passat with it http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/blog-453738.html It was 3 month since I had given birth and several months since I last travelled. After the 7th month of pregnancy travelling is not recommended and many airlines will forbid you from boarding. I was dying to go away but because the baby was only 3 months old I didn't feel like going too far from London.... I decided to go to Loch Ness in Scotland near Inverness.Loch Ness was an interesting pla http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Inverness/blog-451729.html Another new baby in the family The recent arrival of cousin DJ means J is no longer the youngest of the cousins on daddy's side of the family. J took a trip across to visit his new cousin and met up with the rest of the family including Uncle Pirate who was home for a few days. DJ looked so tiny in comparison to J but it's amazing to think that J was the same size less than 4 months ago 4 mo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/blog-450755.html ....For me and my truelove we'll never walk again on the bonnie bonnie banks of Loch Lomond. Haven't I heard these lyrics before Oh yeah Rod Stewart. Anyway...What a terrific day we had We woke up to SUN And we made the most of it. Started it off with a great hotel breakfast then caught a cab back up to the Edinburgh castle to meet with the tour. Had time for some better pics and shoppin http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Edinburgh/blog-450309.html Hi Everybody We made it to Edinburgh about 6am in the morning while the city was still mysteriously dark and sleepy. Took the bus straight from the airport to the city center near our hotel in old town. Unfortunately our bus had an accident where the car in the next lane bounced off the curb then collided with our bus and ended up sideways. A bit of an upset to start out the morning but we we http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Edinburgh/blog-450050.html Finally it is here. The night before my trip. I'm really excited it's finally real. I've been working in the shop for the past month well apart from a cheeky week in Tunisia and have barely had time to even socialise so I haven't really been thinking too much about going away. Now though it is actually real. I've packed my suitcase might be slightly over the baggage allowance downloaded http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Glasgow/blog-450035.html