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Scotland - Day 9

The Kew House is a marvelous guest house located on the A8 in Edinburgh, six miles from the airport and a short fifteen minute walk from Princes St. We had a lovely stay. In fact, I am relatively certain, Ian, one of the two proprietors, who had been making

Scotland - Day 8

We made our way down to breakfast at a reasonably early 8am, with the intention of being on the road back to Edinburgh by 9. We had a long drive ahead of us and the weather was pure shit. Rain was coming down in sheets and the wind was strong enough to lean

Scotland - Day 7: Part 2

The drive down the western coast of Trotternish takes you through farm country and a few small hamlets, eventually depositing you in Uig, the largest town on the peninsula. Our last stop of the day was a site south of Uig, named Hughes Castle, thought to be

Scotland - Day 7: Part 1

Our last full day on Skye began with a hearty breakfast. I noticed on the menu an item that had been described to me by a dude named Ian who sat next to me on my connecting flight from Paris to Edinburgh. He was native Scot and spent a good deal of time

Scotland - Day 6

An early rise. We had to get up, eat, and get out of the hotel in time to make a two hour drive to a remote point on the southern end of the island. Our destination was a tiny, two-horse and a 1000 sheep, town named Elgol. I had scheduled our special event

Scotland - Day 5

Day five began with breakfast in the dining room and a group of happily groggy folks. The weather had turned cold and wet and everyone seemed quite happy to be feeling the heat of the fire crackling in the fireplace.

I indulged in the Scottish breakfast of

Scotland - Day 4

Duns is an historic Castle built around a 1320 Pele (L-shaped) Tower and given by King Robert the Bruce to the Earl of Moray. Since 1696, it has been owned and occupied by the Hay family and still remains a private home.

Architecturally, the castle is highly

Scotland - Day 3

Day three began with a trip into Duns to sign papers with the registrar at the local government center. It was a simple process and the registrar didn't seem too very concerned about getting the details correct. Fortunately, our planner was there to talk her

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