Ljubljanski Grad
The walk up to Ljubljana Castle is quite steep – if you are taking the original path from the old town. If you have any ‘ability issues’ I would suggest […]
The walk up to Ljubljana Castle is quite steep – if you are taking the original path from the old town. If you have any ‘ability issues’ I would suggest […]
We woke fairly early and headed to the motel diner for some delicious greasy breakfast before venturing to the museum located in Victoria’s gorgeous ‘Rockland‘ neighbourhood. Craigdarroch (pronounced Craig – […]
Caernarfon, a designated ‘Royal Community’ is located in north eastern Wales along the A487. The area has been inhabited by man since before the time of historical record. Ancient Celtic […]
Our near death experience at the Cliffs of Moher wore me out (to say the least), so I took a nap while the husband drove. Little did I know how […]
We had finally made it to the Cliffs of Moher. We parked and walked the strip of souvenir shops – uniquely placed into the rolling hills – watched a few […]
We drove through County Galway to County Clare. Since my 20’s I have been drawn to the region based on a recurring dream I had been experiencing for a few […]
I took a much needed nap as we drove from Belfast, Northern Ireland to County Galway. There are a few stark differences between Ireland and the UK. For one, Britain […]
We were ready to head over to Ireland after ripping up, down and around almost the entirety of Scotland, but we couldn’t just head straight to the ferry, there were […]
We only had a 5 minute drive to the ruins of castle Urquhart – but spent more than four hours sleeping off our two Scottish drinks to get there! I […]
We had been on the road for a while by this point, and we were a little delirious. Babbling and mumbling, constipated and incoherent. Ok, maybe it wasn’t THAT bad, […]
After leaving Kildrummy we drove for a bit looking for somewhere to pull over to sleep. We found a vacant parking lot and stopped for a recharge. It wasn’t until […]
Alford Aberdeenshire, population estimated at 2,000, is about 1/2 way between Craigievar castle and Kildrummy castle gardens. We stopped in for a bit to use their public bathrooms, located in […]
Before departing Canada for our European/UK tour, I looked a bit into my Scottish family history and found out a few things. My family clan is Forbes. Forbes clan are […]
The road through Aberdeenshire is speckled with emerald green rolling hills, quaint farmlands and magnificent medieval castles. We were stalled twice, on our way to Crathes Castle, by moving cattle. […]
Dunnottar is classified as a ‘scheduled monument‘, under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979, which means it will be protected in its current state for generations to come. Presently […]
Our ‘plan’ was to head north from Stirling to Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire. I was very excited about visiting Dunnottar Castle, a medieval fortress. At some points our chosen road was barely […]
Though we thought we may not, we awoke the next day – bright and early – ready to get on with our road trip. We headed down to the parkade […]
So much can be said about the ‘Royal Mile‘ – I learn something new about its history each time I visit. I know I am a sucker for Scotland because […]
I always get excited when I arrive in Edinburgh. The dark eerie stone of the architecture really speaks to me. It helps that I can’t seem to find much of a […]
We stand at the terminal in Dover, looking dumbfounded for enough time that people started ask us if we are lost. Not really knowing what else to do, we decide […]