Inverness, United Kingdom Travel Blogs

The Scottish Highlands
Oct 30, 2007 (17 photos)

Today, James and I took off in a little Audi sports car he borrowed from his buddy to do an all day driving loop through the Scottish Highlands and burn a couple tanks of gas on the twisty back roads.  And at $8 dollars a ...

Inverness
Jul 1, 2007 (4 photos)

... was the size of loch ness. It took about an hour to drive the length of it. The whole way was beautiful of course. We arrived in Inverness and only got lost for a few minutes. We strolled the town and it is a very nice mix of old and new. There are a lot ...

Looking for Nessie
Jul 24, 2006 (12 photos)

... it is in fact just a longstanding hoax. We headed down the road for the quickest leg of the trip so far to Inverness. That night they were holding the Inverness Tattoo. As Rick and Megan were not going to the Edinburgh Tattoo (lucky David and Glenys ...

Taking a dip in Loch Ness
Sep 22, 2002 (6 photos)

Last night I went to the Liquid Room with a bunch of people. I really couldn't get into it until I closed my eyes and just danced. It was a good nite for the most part even though I was surrounded by people I didn't know. I got back to the hostel at ...

I'm going Monster Hunting
Oct 23, 2003 (5 photos)

... all night long, until I actually lost my voice. We were also on the lookout for the other type of monster that Inverness is famous for.. the Invershneckie monster which translates to COUGAR. Yep, Inverness is famous for them. But unfortunately, not only ...

Highlands
Dec 29, 2005 (15 photos)

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Searching for Loch Ness
Sep 18, 2005 (3 photos)

On a whim we decided to head up to Loch Ness for a day. The north of Scotland is very beautiful and serene. A Loch Ness boat trip was good fun, and at night we downed some haggis...and enjoyed it!

The Hunt for Nessy
Aug 4, 2007

After Glagow we headed north to Inverness to sail Loch Ness. This was a pretty small town about 8 min drive away from the lake. We managed to arrive in town a hour before the last tour of the day went out so we hussled to eat and get on the bus. The ...

Pluscarden Abbey and Pictish Stones
Jun 11, 2008 (9 photos)

... So, we decided to drive along the coast and see more stuff.  This part of the world (the Moray coast from Inverness towards Aberdeen) has rolling fertile hills, farms of cows and pigs (which we were wondering where they kept them all considering the ...

Briony, Michaelangelo and Nessie
May 7, 2006 (9 photos)

... Nessie sightings though...I got in to Belfast last night, and at the moment am completely knackered after the long trek from Inverness - Edinburgh - Stranraer for the ferry. This morning I went on a tour around the Catholic and Protestant areas of the city ...

Hunting for the Loch Ness Monster
Sep 15, 2006 (19 photos)

... Carrbridge which had been washed away some time ago. Still quite something special to look at. Corgarff Castle On arriving in Inverness we booked a boat trip on the Loch Ness with Jacobite. Had a bit of a quick snack and then headed down ...

Day two in Inverness
Sep 18, 2008 (4 photos)

... the weather I decided to spend a quiet morning with my hosts.  At lunch we gave our final presentation to the Inverness Rotary Club of which my host, John Machin is the President.  Based upon the feedback it appears that our final presentation ...

3rd day
Aug 1, 2007 (3 photos)

... see the golf courses and the old cathedral ruins. From there we went to Pitlochry, and the Blair Castle. We also visited a whiskey distillery on our way to Culloden Moor were Bonnie Prince Charley was defeated. Then we gradually made our way to Inverness.

Last day in Inverness
Sep 20, 2008 (5 photos)

... girls finally had their first taste of sticky toffee pudding.  After the tour we stopped at the Caledonian Canal which runs from Inverness up through Loch Ness and then over to the west coast of Scotland.  We had the pleasure of seeing one ...

Braving the Highlands
Jan 13, 2009

... incredible. We had the sun setting over snow-capped mountains, water, frozen into ice halfway in a waterfall... amazing. In Inverness, i had my first couch surfing experience! It was great! Three cheery Czech republican guys hosted us and they were ...

Day three in Inverness
Sep 19, 2008 (5 photos)

Paul and I played golf this morning against two of our Scottish hosts (George and David) at the Nairn Golf Club (the posh course).  After discussing our handicaps, George and David felt that giving the Americans 10 strokes would make for a fair match ...

Madhatters, Inverness, Scotland 17.5.2009
May 17, 2009 (66 photos)

... off. When we got off, I got some more sleep, because it was a short night. Hel-lo my sweet bunk… We arrived to Inverness, and a bit of routine already, parking the bus (outside venue), load-in and soon sound-check. I had some wi-fi, and coffee from ...

The Highlands
Sep 6, 2005 (10 photos)

We woke to a perfect day this morning. The weather was clear and crisp. We visited Culloden Moor, site of the battle in which Bonnie Prince Charlie rallied the Highlanders in an attempt to retake the British Crown for the Stewarts. It was here the ...

Easter Ross
Jun 9, 2008 (4 photos)

June 9th - After a much better night with my back I am up to driving today (not hiking yet.)  We take a 120 mile drive to Easter Ross area and the Black Isle.  We see more fantastic countryside (more luscious and farmed, which more cows).  ...

Day 21 Thursday Heathrow to Inverness
Jun 4, 2009

... We caught the National Express bus round to Gatwick getting there at 4.15 just timed perfect for checking in for our final flight to Inverness.   After check in we went through and went to a new lounge in South Terminal - No.1 Lounge. It used to be ...

ROAD TRIP
Feb 27, 2006

Road trip with my mates up to Inverness!!! Just Tried Haggis! Not Half Bad!!!! Wont be online for a while..Its an hour to internet access and i only have a day off a week.

Of Haggis, Kilts, Shortbread and Loch Ness monster
Dec 6, 2005 (49 photos)

... than what we had paid for in Royal Mile Street. Fred brought us to a small family run restaurant in the town of Inverness. I had a plate of rice with chicken curry. Basically, the curry was poured onto the rice straight out from a can!( definitely ...

Transfer to Inverness
Sep 17, 2008 (5 photos)

... our breath.  The presentation and lunch went well.  After lunch Jim, Ramsey, and Hector took us on a walking tour of Inverness.  The Ness river goes through the center of town.  On either side of the river are a number of beautiful old ...

Rock and Roll and the Lovat Arms
Jun 16, 2009

Normally I prefer to give a run down of all of the interesting things that happened during the day, but today is the exception. For two reasons: 1. Last night was too...well...too much for some, but worth mentioning. 2. The Lovat Arms Hotel. My fellow ...

Loch Ness!
Aug 26, 2007

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Oak Bank in Elgin
Jun 6, 2008 (7 photos)

... hours to keep the spasms down to a minimum. June 8th - After a very rough back night we are up and ready to pop downtown Inverness to the T.I for the internet.  It costs £1/20 minutes, but is very slow.  Walking is still rough.  We like the ...

Inverness
Jun 26, 2007 (12 photos)

... relative.   The roads today were very fast, and there was no traffic.  At around 9am, I rolled into the city of Inverness, just in time for morning rush hour.   It was a bit stop and go for a while, but I managed to negotiate the ...

The Queens Not Home (Loch Ness to Stirling)
Dec 15, 2008 (13 photos)

... rain on and off but not enough to get really wet. This was a really beautiful place. After dropping the Korean girls back in Inverness, we drove South-East into the Cairngorms National Park. By this time it was starting to get dark so we picked up some ...

Inverness
Aug 25, 2009 (28 photos)

... where red squirrels come out to play... I'm still waiting to see my first one! We traveled all the way up north to Inverness and here we crossed the Kessock bridge overlooking all Inverness had to offer. Up to the top we stopped off at the dolphins and ...

Inverness
Dec 28, 2006

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