scenery, landscape and architecture. the beauty of the world, scotland.
where to start, where to start… to quote one of my favourite authors, “the best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it.” ~ richard bach. with the help of friends and family, and a passionate motive and aggressive itinerary, we did just that. we drove 1200 miles around the contours of [...]
distilleries
scotland has a lot of … distilleries. yes, delicious, huge, magical scotch whisky distilleries. and for a small fee you can visit and tour almost every single one. you get that small fee back in education and whisky at the end of the tour. a dram – or two or three… who needs to go [...]
honeymoon stories – scotland has lots of ________
i have a notebook of “things scotland has a lot of” the list includes things such as (but not limited to): sheep, rocks, rock walls, rock buildings, whisky, distilleries, peat, water, lochs, single track roads, friendly people, wind, rain, clouds, cows and bulls, horses, canola fields, barley, lighthouses, shoreline, blue water, grey water, color on [...]
photo stories from a honeymoon
as the honeymoon continues, i begin to wonder how to string together the moments that have colored this trip. i have kept a journal that is now three days behind, and i write every day. there is so much that has happened, and time rolls on, as do the collection of stories, whether i keep [...]
three days in the boat of garten, scotland.
i have words… i have many words. but i am saving them for a post after this trip is finished. i decided that as we sang with three scottish couples tonight – drinking whisky and singing folk songs (of who’s years of marriage totaled 112 years – and 8 months including us) - there are [...]
two days in paris. honeymoon part I
we left vancouver and traveled for 14 hours until we arrived in amsterdam. i watched 4 movies along the way and found myself tapping my feet, that just barely reached the airplane floor, in anticipation of our european adventure. it has been years since i’ve visited europe. and my eyes were craving a feast of [...]