Leaving Skye behind was pretty sad, it had really been everything we’d hoped it would’ve been: incredible natural beauty everywhere you looked, but we had to start our long drive back to Glasgow. But we weren’t done yet, we had … Continue reading
Our first stop on the trip was Talisker whisky distillery, so, as we were close by, we took the Mallaig-Armadale ferry to avoid a lengthy drive. It was nice to skip 100 miles and get to the distillery early. Or … Continue reading
From St. Andrews we drove over to Loch Lomond where we were staying in a remote cabin on the water, in Rowardennan. It poured during the drive, a lot of it down windy single track roads, but cleared up in … Continue reading
What do you do after passing your driving test (for the second time)? Road Trip!!! And with family in Scotland we decided on visiting them near St Andrews and making our way up to the Isle of Skye via the … Continue reading
We loved our trip to Cornwall last year, but having split time between St. Ives and Padstow last year, and some dubious weather, meant we didn’t get to see as much of Padstow as we’d have liked. It’s an excellent … Continue reading
With a wedding in Oxford on the horizon and some interior walls about to be knocked down at home, we decided we had to get out of town for a week in August, but late planning and the school summer … Continue reading
After St. Ives we spent a weekend in Padstow, often referred to as Padstein due to the abundance of Rick Stein restaurants in town. We sampled a lot of great food and drink whilst in town and also explored Rock, … Continue reading
Having never been further south or west than Devon we planned a week exploring Cornwall; probably the quaintest part of Britain (apart from the Cotswolds). We AirBnB’d a cosy, but practical, one bed flat in St. Ives harbour with sea … Continue reading
Having a baby in tow makes bank holidays a little less far flung than they used to be, so this Easter we stayed local by escaping to the New Forest. Having not spent much time in the area, C was … Continue reading
Bank holidays are here again and the weathers picking up, so with some American buddies in town we hopped the train out to Oxford. To get to know the town and its history we signed up for the Footprints University … Continue reading
