Aberdeen, United Kingdom Travel Blogs

Good Directions
Jul 26, 2006 (9 photos)

... 't go inside the hedge maze (strange that you'd grow and maintain a hedge maze that no one is allowed to go into). Walking back through the old forest was fun but as it was getting late we figured we'd better move on and head for the hostel in Aberdeen.

Last Entry? ..... Maybe
Sep 1, 2005

Well, we're back in Aberdeen and yes, we're having to come to terms with the fact that this mammoth trip is finally at an end. We have so many memories and hundreds of photos to keep us going until our next big adventure. In the meantime, keep an eye out ...

It's time to leave....!
Sep 27, 2002

Well who would have believed it, after months of careful planning, preparation and packing it really did come down to tipping drawer-fulls of stuff into bags and pillowcases, loading the flat up into a rental van, holding back the boxes whilst closing the ...

Back in Aberdeen
Jul 6, 2005

Well we're back in Aberdeen with only the last leg of our around the world trip left before we come back to Aberdeen again. Yes, we're back to Asia in just a few weeks and of course we'll keep you posted on how it goes. Bye for now, K & S P.S We've ...

Still Here....Just
Jun 10, 2005

... Kev settled into the old job routine quickly having no problems getting a job again in just a few days of arriving back in Aberdeen. Sian's still looking for something she'd like to do rather than has to do albeit not looking that hard! There's a shortage ...

A short break into Scotland
May 30, 2009 (4 photos)

... hail here, but back home I think we'd call it sleet. Anyway, this soon passed and we had a nice sunny afternoon. Aberdeen is an impressive city. The Silver City it's called, because most of the lovely public buildings are constructed of local granite, ...

The Sweet Old Lady and the Laughing Fit
Jun 15, 2009

Day 1 of bus trip...a success? Started the morning off right by finding my missing earring (graduation present...didn't want to tell you Mom & Gary in case I had a cubic zirconia replacement situation on my hands..). Apparently I was irritated ...

Aberdeen
Dec 1, 2006

Heading back home

Scotland trip
May 16, 2007 (23 photos)

... of the same granite rock.  As far as you can see every house seems to look the same.  I'm sure Aberdeen residents would not agree :) We took possession of our room and went straight for a walk through Aberdeen, where we found ...

Scottish Civil Ceremony
Jun 18, 2007 (9 photos)

Off to Scotland for the weekend - I was greeted at the airport by my friend Nicholas (I am starting to love this being greeted at the airport stuff!!) and his partner, Andrew.  We drove 1.5 hours out to the countryside - rolling hills - greenery ...

Aberdeen
Aug 7, 2007

Aberdeen

Home and Away...
Feb 5, 2006

I know, I know - shocking title for a travelpod entry, especially one relating to Australia - blame the alcohol, blame it on the mooonlight, blame it on the good times - ach, just blame it on the boogie! Ok, sobering up time. I've put this wee bit of ...

Not long to go now.......
Jul 23, 2008 (1 photos)

Just finalising the plans for the "big trip"  Passports should be back soon...then there's no stopping us!!!   I hope everyone will be able to keep up-to-date with our adventure.....   Be in touch again once we hit the road.....or ...

Farewell to sunny Scotland
May 16, 2005 (2 photos)

6am flight to Kiev via Amsterdam. Too sleepy for emotional goodbyes.

Bagpipes are awesome!
Oct 2, 2006 (18 photos)

Hello Mom,Dad,Bro,families and friends, I guess it is about time i type something in this blog box. I suck at typing so this is going to be short and sweet. So we did eventually saw the castles(from the car) and what i mean by that is we ...

The East Coast
Aug 28, 2005

... that I seem to enjoy relics in ruin rather than those that have been restored. We left St. Andrews and made our way to Aberdeen where our next B&B was waiting for us. I got in a nice nap on the way (much needed!). It meant missing some great scenery, ...

Mel Gibson... William Wallace?
Sep 28, 2006 (7 photos)

... ). He then took us for a cruise and showed us where his old house was in the countryside. We spent the day sightseeing in and around Aberdeen. We met Richards friend Sid, who owns a pub and chatted with him. Funny man! He will try and hook us up with some ...

The Moorigans, Aberdeen, Scotland 16.5.2009
May 16, 2009 (56 photos)

... – to find the bus… We walked, and we walked and we walked – and soon we realized that we were lost in Aberdeen. Not that I minded, it was nice to walk around but it took us a while… and we asked for directions from a gas station. To ...

1 week to go
Jul 28, 2008 (2 photos)

Only 1 week to go, finished work on Friday....yippee!! Passports received Saturday, all visas correct and for dates we had hoped for, even the Chinese one is for the whole 30 days....so far so good.  Slight hicup with Russian train tickets but ...

Touring Aberdeen
Sep 1, 2008 (6 photos)

We split up today for separate tours of Aberdeen.  Parking is not the best there so we split into three cars for the morning.  Some of the highlights were the Torrey Battery, touring the harbor areas, walking on the beach, and touring St. Machar ...

Progress Update
Jul 8, 2007

Yesterday I order 2 tickets for Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party on 14 September. Apparently it is worth a visit - the fireworks in the evening are slightly different (Hallowishes). Bought these by calling Disneyworld direct. One point of concern ...

Aberdeen, Business And Pleasure
Oct 18, 2008

More to follow...

Aberdeen/Banchory
Sep 2, 2008 (5 photos)

Today was our second vocational day.  I spent the day visiting Aberdeen University and Robert Gordon University.  Talk about a contrast in architecture.  Aberdeen is over 600 years old, while RGU is less than 20.  The individuals I met ...

Discovering Scotland
May 15, 2005

... discovered Scotland. Isn't that the same for most people and their home country? So that was it, we'd just have to make up for being in one place (Aberdeen) by touring Scotland instead. We're quite excited about it, we'll let you know what we find......

A sad journey home...
Jun 14, 2005 (3 photos)

Whilst we were in Broome, Western Australia, my parents had to phone me with the terrible news that my sister Wendy had had a heart attack while on holiday in Santa Ponsa, Mallorca and passed away. The doctors did their best to recuscitate her but by the ...

Aberdeen
Jun 20, 2005

Another town we went to!!!

Aberdeen and off...
Sep 4, 2005 (1 photos)

... get to know Melissa and spend time annoying her at the Livingwell Gym amongst other places. Another reason to be sad to leave Aberdeen, but I'm sure that Elaine and the rest of the crew there will do there level best to keep her out of mischief... The ...

The beginning...
Oct 31, 2004 (1 photos)

The Beginning... So... The flat is sold, the job is handed over into safe hands and I'm all sorted out for the big trip - a year (or so) of escapades, excitement & misadventures around the world, or at least in a lot of pubs, in a lot of cities and ...

Sorry where am I?
Oct 1, 2009

Well I have finally begun my journey!!! It seemed like it would never actually happen, but as I boarded that plane reality began to sink in....As we all know, i have no idea when Ill be home, where ill go next, what Ill see or who Ill be spending time ...

Aberdeen
Dec 22, 2001

Reykjavik for Christmas - sounded like good fun and with Iceland Air offering flights from Glasgow to New York with a free stopover in Reykjavik, we couldn't pass up the opportunity. We booked it way back in July which is incredibly organised and unusual ...