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Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Perthshire » Pitlochry February 8th 2020

Water is a defining element of Perthshire and its winter monsoons define its rivers and lochs. The next section of the Perthshire A to Z , while yielding only a single letter, would keep water in the forefront of my mind. The rain of the previous week had eased but continued to fall. Nonetheless, after a gap of a few weeks it was good to get back This section eased me back in with ten miles – 60% of which were off road – between Old Blair and Port na Craig. Easy was the theme of the day as I had plenty time leaving Blair Atholl with a generous 2 and ½ hours to make the returning train from Pitlochry station. My fitness had been a bit up and down since the previous leg in mid ... read more
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Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Perthshire May 11th 2018

To those who are thinking ‘when is she going to write anything’, we had a little difficulty leaving Aus ha ha. Everything was going smoothly until our departure time of 10:15pm to Doha passed by in Adelaide Airport and the ‘Delayed’ was still marked against our flight. At 11:45, two hundred passengers heard the words we all were dreading: “the flight has been cancelled”. Long story short, we flew out of Melbourne Airport (yes, Melbourne) the following night at 7:05pm to Doha. And if anyone is ever in that situation, I can highly recommend Qatar’s choice of Peppers for accommodation in Adelaide although flying with Qatar again might require more consideration. We hired a car at Edinburgh Airport. We had booked a car “something like a Ford Focus” and were given an almost new Audi. Thank ... read more
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Doune Castle

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Perthshire » Perth April 1st 2018

Not sure whether to fly Royal Brunei again. The planes are fine, the food lovely but the two transfers suck big time. The first stopover in Brunei was uneventful but everyone just sat around for 2 1/2 hours. The biggest farce was the Dubai stop. They advertise this flight as a straight through to London. The reason they stop in Dubai is only for fuel although I did see them loading up cargo. Then came the silly business. We had to go back through security at Dubai. I was 'the chosen one' of course and I had to empty out my bag, electronically frisked and explosives tested for the second time. We walked for about 15 minutes, stood in lines for 10 - 15 and then arrived back at the same gate that we left. Really ... read more
St John Prefectory
Burial Chamber
Falkirk Wheel

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Perthshire » Callander September 6th 2017

Day 6 Catch Up to Callander I arose this morning to have my £2 international hostel breakfast with people from Germany, Sweden, Spain, France, China, USA, Scotland, and England. A good simple breakfast of coffee, juice , cereal, scones, toast, oatmeal, and fruit. Today was to be my test day for my saddle sore remedy. Hopefully, caught early enough to resolve. The ride started overcast, with some brighter spots, and was initially the usual climb and decent. There seemed to be lots of manor houses along the way, with many of those who were not in manors living in what were once the gatehouses to the manors. They must still have gamekeepers for some manors also, as I cycled through a few flocks of pheasants. One group along the road, had to be a hundred or ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Perthshire » Pitlochry May 1st 2017

Day 5 Scone Palace & Pitlochry We leave Edinburgh and head north towards the highlands. Crossing the Forth Bridge we head for Perth. First stop is Scone Palace (pronounced “skoon”) Why skoon you ask??? I did ask. Not very good answers. It would appear that early in history the names were passed on phonetically and not written down. Most people could not read. This is why there are so many weird pronunciations. We actually did have a scone at Scone Palace. Scone Palace has a multitude of stories but 2 are most prominent. 1- The Crowning place of most of Scotland’s Kings. It started out as the home of an Abbey which covered a huge portion of the property. The palace today started out as the Abbot’s Palace and remained after the main portion was destroyed ... read more
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Scone Palace
Moot Hill

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Perthshire » Crianlarich April 19th 2017

Und noch ein Post offline auf dem Handy. Hochladen werde ich wieder morgen beim Frühstück. Heute war sicher nicht der angekündigte Ausruhtag. Dafür war es viel zu hügelig... Rauf und runter, rauf und runter, etc. Einen besonders großen Hügel würde ich als Flachlandbewohner sogar als Berg bezeichnen. Aber die Schotten nennen alles Hügel...auch den Berg vom 2. Tag. Ich habe da doch eine andere Perspektive. Morgen kommt der 20 Meilen Tag. Das sind 32 km und ein bisschen. Nachdem wir einen weiteren "Berg" hinter uns gelassen haben, werden wir Rannoch Moor erreichen. Darauf freue ich mich sehr, es soll sehr schön sein. Da der Tag morgen sehr lang ist, könnte es sein, dass ich mich gar nicht melde. Mein Schlaf ist mir wichtiger, denn übermorgen wartet die "Devil's Staircase". Die Landschaft heute war wieder abwechslungsreich. Wir ... read more
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Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Perthshire » Crianlarich April 18th 2017

Der erste Blogpost, den ich auf dem Handy schreibe... Ich bin heute in einer kleinen süßen Miniholzhütte untergebracht, die weder WiFi noch irgendein Mobilfunknetz hat. WiFi gibt es im Pub nebenan. Während des Abendessens habe ich schon ein paar Fotos hochladen können. Diesen Post schreibe ich jetzt, lade ihn beim Frühstück morgen hoch. Der Rest der Fotos wird später hochgeladen. Am Anfang des Tages sind wir über breitere Waldwege gelaufen und unser Guide hat uns ein Pflänzchen gezeigt und probieren lassen, das wie Zitrone schmeckt. Er hat uns auch eine Art Superpilz vorgestellt, der getrocknet ein super Feuerstarter ist und auf dessen Oberfläche man Messer schärfen kann. Frische Pilze wurden damals als eine Art Pflaster verwendet, sie sollen auch bei der Blutgerinnung geholfen haben. Ötzi hatte übrigens einen in seiner Tasche ;). Alternativ hätte ich den ... read more
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Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Perthshire » Perth August 21st 2016

Verblüffend, aber wahr: In selbstmörderischer Manier gibt es hier Abfahrten, die über die beiden Gegenfahrbahnen abgehen, statt wie bei uns über Brücken oder Umfahrungen. Soviel vorweg. Wir beginnen mit einem sweet Chitchat (Ds Wörterbuch wollte da gerade Shitchat draus machen) mit unserer Gastgeberin und machen unseren Frühstücksverdaungspaziergang in Fort George, der größten erhaltenen Festung aus dem 18. Jahrhundert Europas. Militär und Meer - kann man machen. In Ardeiser steht an der Kirche: danger. Keep out. Na wenigstens wissen sies. Gut auch: eine Ampel vor Cawdor Castle für die "weak bridge", damit nicht zu viele Autos gleichzeitig drauf fahren... Shakespeare soll Cawdor Castle als Vorlage für McBeth gesehen haben - wir erkennen das nicht so ganz, aber gut. Die Gardens sind nett, wie immer, man spart sich aber das Castle selbst und das Labyrinth ebenso, allein schon ... read more
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Staudamm bei Loch Loggan
Die vorsichtigen Schotten

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Perthshire » Pitlochry August 6th 2016

I was so excited, I could barely sleep last night. Today, I visit my friend, Mary, in Pitlochry. At breakfast, I met two lovely ladies from Belfast, Ireland. We talked about all sorts of things. Most especially, I wish I had met them the night before, then I could have gone to a pub with them to listing to Scottish music. Oh well. Afterwards, I made my way to the train station from the B&B and it was a slow progress since I had luggage. As the train was at 8:30am, I didn't want to take a chance and wait for the bus, so I walked. The train journey was very nice. As travel by airplane has become so time consuming, hazardous and petty by the airlines (charging fees for every little thing, pretty soon they ... read more
Main Thoroughfare of Moulin
Bustling downtown of Moulin
Distance to Local Attractions in Moulin

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Perthshire » Pitlochry August 14th 2015

As you can see we are now heading down south toward Edinburgh near the end of our journey in Scotland. But I need to tell you about our stay in Prague which was great. We had 4 nights in a wonderful hotel that was just off the square, so really in the centre of town. Prague is a wonderful place with so much happening and so many things to see. We only touched the surface but with lots of walking, a bus ride and a boat ride we managed to see heaps of things. We celebrated Pam's birthday with a dinner in a restaurant at the top of Henry's Tower which is a old bell tower with a good view out on the town. Very clad that the bell didn't toll for us as we were ... read more
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