here are the skara brae photos. enjoy! {oh look at me – so excited to get lost in the wilds of orkney} {at least my path is a pretty one} {beautiful rocky shores} {heading up – am i supposed to be?} {#myfeetgo to skara brae} {made it – very happy} {skaill house at skara…
Category: scotland
destinations: isle of skye
Scotland’s Isle of Skye might be one of the prettiest places in the world. And I’m not biased – it’s made it onto many a list of most beautiful places. It’s a small island, accessible via bridge from the mainland of Scotland, and doable in a day or two. To get the real effect, though,…
top ten: most beautiful places in the british isles
i recently read a post listing the top ten most beautiful countries in europe, and while i think it’s semi accurate, it’s biased toward central europe. and how did they determine what to consider beautiful? why didn’t estonia make the list? or the czech republic? we all know that france is pretty, although there are…
my picks: short hikes around the world
for almost eight years now, i have wanted to hike the west highland way, in scotland. it’s all mapped out. i want to start in glasgow, take the train up to milngavie and then start walking. i have it down to ten days, but every time i think i might be able to do it,…
what i love about glasgow
if you have been reading this blog for any length of time, you already know that i *love* scotland. i lived there for a semester in college and then i lived there for almost two years while working on a masters degree at the university of glasgow. it’s safe to say that i completely fell…
friday wrap up: 121 year-old whisky
happy labor day weekend! college football starts tomorrow, the first sunday football is on this weekend…. and we’re taking a long weekend here at paper, ink and passports. we hope to see you back here on tuesday for some more travel posts and photos!! enjoy this post about a 121-year old bottle of whisky 🙂…
in photos: vatersay plane crash
vatersay is the southern most accessible hebridean island, off the west coast of scotland. it’s linked to barra by a causeway, one of several that link the islands, and there are few houses on the island. we had one day in barra back in may and since the island is super tiny, we crossed to…
in photos: north uist and the machair
the outer hebrides have a rather unique ecosystem, particularly in north uist and harris. it’s call the machair, and it’s predominantly considered to be the fertile, low-lying grassy plains, although some ecologists and botanists consider the dunes machair also. it was just incredible to see, and i wish with my whole heart that i could…
exhaustion
i’m so sorry for the lack of posts! currently, i’m serving at a local restaurant, and while i like it, i’m also working a LOT. that, combined with a few other things, meant i couldn’t write as much as i wanted to this past weekend. i promise to get back on track today and have…
in photos: the isle of skye
{the fairy glen} {lunch at the stein inn} {at the fairy bridge} {the old man of storr}