Airports, customs and trams We arrived in Amsterdam for our last connection flight. The flight to Edinburgh was a total blur. I promptly passed out as soon as I got on the plane. I do remember this lady going on and on about how they were a family of 3 and they wanted their seats together. It was a full plane and there wasn't any room for movement. I think 2 people ended up moving around. Then there was a crying baby who would not stop. I was about to try to nurse the baby myself! Whatever, I passed out. We arrived in Edinburgh, went through customs and got our first stamp in our passport. We were able to ride the Tram that is close to our hotel. The tram was very inexpensive, clean and quick. ... read more

We arrived at the airport and used the kiosk to check in and get our boarding passes. I thought the neatest thing was when we scanned our passport right at the kiosk. Everything is just getting so fancy these days. We moved onto dropping off our luggage. Gold star to us because all bags were under 50 pounds. Since we (as in Olivia) were able to pack Timmy's clothes in a carry-on we didn't have to pay the extra baggage fee for Jeff's clubs. We are totally winning at this check-in thing! Onto security. We arrived pretty early so I was not concerned about having to rush through security. When you walk up to the security line there is one security guard directing traffic. He makes sure you have your photo id and your boarding pass ... read more

I cannot recall a vacation that did not involve the beach or a cruise ship. Sounds weird but all the vacations I have been #beachbound. I sure do love a beach. My mom put that bug in us at a very young age. She also encouraged us to use baby oil instead sunscreen and taught us how to use peroxide on our hair. What can I say, she was born and raised in Panama City, Florida. She raised beach bums. Love ya momma! Planning a sight seeing trip verses a beach trip has been a learning experience. Then throw 'out of the country' and top of that and I am way out of my element. I had/have absolutely no clue what I am doing! Thank goodness for the World Wide Web, all electronic devices that access ... read more

Well, not sure how this thing is going to go but I'll give it a shot. I would not classify us as world travelers. We are really campers. We camp in North Florida and South Georgia. We have also been on our fair share of cruises to the Carribean and Mexico. Never in my wildest dreams would I imagine that we would be applying for our passports and making plans to travel to Scotland, London and Paris. I am not sure how all of these plans started but I know part of the plans started because of my golfer husband and circumstances of my extended family. I am not sure the audience that I am writing to so I feel that there might be a little explanation that might be required. I started golfing when I ... read more