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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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