Blogs from Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe - page 124

Frankly, having a short visit to the most fascinating cities in the world (I suppose) is always a rewarding experience... My 3-hours stay at the city centre of Edinburgh was really an achievement being an urban planner. Edinburgh is one of the old cities in the world and a very good example of the early and modern urban planning! Prior to my visit, stories about the city were just purely accounts of authors from books and magazines... and my own imagination! Being there alone was really a wonderful feeling of fulfillment - experiencing what these authors said about this Scottish city... amazing, magnificent, awesome, beautiful and fantastic - those words described my feelings - admiration at first sight! Wow!...Through my digital camera, I was able to explore the places, enjoy the city scenery - the ... read more

Well, after an absolutely fantastic, life-changing year travelling the globe Andrew and I are now safe and sound at home in Scotland. We have been back for just over a month now and have been really busy sorting out our lives. It is great to be back among family and friends again, but the weather and the day-to-day life is taking a bit of getting used to. Our big news is that Andrew proposed a couple of weeks ago and obviously I accepted straight away. So we have booked our wedding for July 2007 and are really looking forward to a big party with all our family and friends to celebrate. I am really excited and obviously can't wait to start looking for my dress but also to plan our next trip abroad for our honeymoon, ... read more

Well, I think the title sums up the last month and a but quite well. There has been much twiddling of thumbs (and knitting needles- I am making a Dr Who scarf), much procrastination over what kind of nothing I should really get up and do, and much dreaming of sun, sea and music. All is shaping up well for the next month though, as Angus, Pegs and I are planning a trip to the highlands for a week shortly and soon after that I head to France for 10 days... not a lot of time, but then I don't have a lot of money either... But back to news... um... what HAS actually happened since christmas??? I'll see if I can jog my memory by using point form: lets see... -New Years was probably the ... read more

Hi Everyone. For those who dont already know i am heading off on my round the world trip on January 27th and to keep you all updated of my where abouts and what i am upto i am going to log a regualr diary. My itinery is as follows: Jan 27th - Feb 16th: Thailand overland to Singapore Feb 16th - March 8th: Australia March 8th - May 28th: New Zealand May 28th - June 3rd: Fiji From there i am spending the next three months in Central and South America, returning home at the end of August. I hope you dont miss me too much!!!! Love Sarah xxx... read more

Hi everyone, After digesting all the food we ate over Christmas, we decided to drive up to see Edinburgh which is only a 4 hour drive from Knutsford (...if you don't stop....). We made several detours on the way and came across some heavy snow, especially when we went through the North Pennines (small mountains and forest), so it was a slower trip than hoped. Especially when we hit roads that had not been gritted or salted….Wes’ great shortcut!!! The reason for the detour was to stop at Housestead’s Roman Fort, the most preserved Roman Fort along Hadrian’s Wall which the Romans built during their occupation of England. It snowed like crazy and we walked around in -2 degrees. Next stop was the England/Scotland border and Jedburgh Abbey in Scotland. We finally reached Edinburgh and booked ... read more