Blogs from Nairnshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

You didn't think I'd go the entire trip without a reference to Outlander, right? June 20th: We've had a VERY busy few days! Yesterday, we left our B&B in Ballater and headed north on the Speyside Whiskey Trail. We toured the Glenlivet distillery, and stopped in at Glenfiddich, Glen Moray, Dallas Dhu and a few others. We were able to bottle cask strength whiskey from Glen Moray as a take-home - a fun way to get some unique whiskey. We both love the way the distilleries in this area smell - very fruity, almost like banana bread or banana pudding. If only whiskey tasted like the distilleries smell! We also stopped at Knockando weaving mill on the way through - because let's face it, I'm attracting to all things involving yarn/fibers. We headed to our B&B, ... read more

Geo: 57.5837, -3.87513As we settled into the bed the night before, I could hear the wind pick up and sheets of rain start hitting the windows. It actually made for good sleeping. I woke up a few times during the night and could no longer hear the rain, so I wrongly assumed that the storm had passed. I was first up and showered, and I went down to the car to get something out, and I walked into the hotel lobby, I looked out the picture window and saw the hilltops all covered in a fresh layer of snow. Yes, snow! It was also at least 20 degrees colder outside than it had been just the night before. I didn't tell the girls when I returned, and instead enjoyed watching their respective faces as we went ... read more