Beechcroft House
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On the road again ... a castle worth waiting for.
... there. One of the few castles that is complete and with a very interesting history. As we travelled further south with patches of rain, we were heading through a mountain pass. Quite good road and dual carriage for about 50% of the journey, but for us North Queenslanders the highlight was the snow that had fallen overnight or in a couple of cases was still falling on the highest mountains. Unfortuately not down to road level so we still haven't achieved our goal to have snow fall on us ...
Managing Expectations
... the day we freaking landed and with a two hour tech rehearsal that produced more problems than solutions. The other train of thought is: Well, they may get ***** and just tell us to "bugger off" and then either shelve a good review or print a bad one.
It is something that I am struggling with mightily and ultimately my course of action or inaction will impact the production. All the reviews that we have gotten are fish paper compared to ...
Scotland for the day
... costumed folk; I took a stroll through the botanical gardens where I was greeted by squirrels playing in the trees and along the grass, watched the perfectly elegant looking white pigeons and discovered more amazing architecture in the ancient garden-houses dotted throughout.
I poked my head into a workshop-come-museum where you could watch the making of kilts and tartan-wear; went around the corner to a whisky brewery and then hurried off to ...
The Ed Castle and whiskey experience
... Edinburgh. Here we met Scotland Dave the taxi driver who have some real insight and suggestions for our stay in Edinburgh. Another helpful local! Our hotel is just beyond the 'old' part of the city, sitting below Calton hill. It was originally opened in 1819 so is still very old! After checking in and getting comfy in our awesome modern suite we headed in search of some food. Strawberry and nutella filled croissants with some warm ...
Our week in edinburgh
... Brittannia and Mary Kings Close. The Palace of Holyrood is the Queens residence in Scotland and is on the opposite end of the Royal Mile from Edinburgh Castle. It was here that we learnt more about Mary Queen of Scots and her bad taste in men. Unfortunately for Mary her bad taste in men resulted in a brutal murder of an advisor, 3 marriages, the kidnapping and brain washing of her son and Mary being imprisoned by her cousin for ...
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