Blogs from Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe - page 3

SCOTLAND BECKONS Wed 28.10.09 17h47. News Café International Departures, OR Thambo, Johannesburg, S.A: the start of my “Scotland Odyssey". Like Homer I have no idea where this adventure is going to take me. I've got a very rough itinerary: Thurs 29-31.10 : London (York?) prelude Sun 1.11 : Edinburgh-Perth (St Andrews) Tues 3 : Perth-Fort William; Fort William-Mallaig-Fort William (train) Wed 4 : Fort William-Gairloch Thurs 5 : Gairloch & vicinity Fri 6 : Gairloch-Durness Sat 7 : Durness-Thurso (John O’Groats) Sun 8 : Thurso/John O’Groats-Inverness/Elgin Mon 9 : Inverness/Elgin Tues 10 : Aberdeen Wed 11 : ? Thurs 12 : ?-Edinburgh Fri 13 : Edinburgh-London Sat 14-15 : London (York?) postscript. It’s going to be interesting to see how differently things work out. My two primary destination are the seven-headed monument on Loch Oich and ... read more

So, it is 2 days till we leave just got to get all the final packing done... its really the beginning of this whole packing business. Callum and I have a huge journey ahead of us and we are both SO excited! we'll be keeping in touch and letting everone know what is going on and all these wonderful experiences that we are so lucky to get the opportunity to have. So this is the start of it all, see you all in 8 (ish)months! xx... read more

Geo: 56.4245, -3.46242We awoke to sunshine in Bamber Bridge. I was deceived so wore a T shirt and shorts. After breakfast and packing up we bade farewell to Cath and Chris after they had steered us to a petrol station and the entrance to the Freeway. We had had a fantastic time with them. Thanks, Cath and Chris for your wonderful hospitality!!!We drove on the M6 towards Edinburgh. the clouds gathered and the rain bucketed down. The scenery was great, what we could see, green fields, hills, stone fences and sheep. After Carlisle we headed up the A7, the historic tourist route to Edinburgh. It continued to rain, we listened to the England/South Africa 4th Test match and we finally stopped for some lunch about 1-50pm in Stow at the Cloud Cafe.After an half hour break ... read more

Scotland Family time We just came back from a wonderful time in Scotland. Mark and I got our car back. It needed a new clutch. Fun huh? We drove up on a Thursday morning and stayed with Mark’s parents, Peter and Janette. We fit quite a bit in while we were up there. We had coffee with Mark’s Gran, who is thrilled to have Mark back on the same land. Mark and his brother Chris love to tease their Gran. I love Mark’s Gran because she gives it out better than they do. Mark and I went to his Brother Chris’s and his girlfriend Eve’s house in Dundee for dinner on Friday night. They have a lovely house and have done a great job making it their own. We were also able to meet Eve’s two ... read more

'You must be mad, but good for you!' and 'What did the schools say?' These are the two most common reactions we have had when telling folk about our trip. We've just started this travel blog from home as we prepare to head off first to New Zealand via Tokyo. We are busy just now with final packing details and preparing our house for our visitors. Sam and Emma will be adding to this blog as we go, so hopefully you can keep up with our adventures.... read more