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Travel Blogs from St. Andrews
Blair Athol to Edinburgh
... because the remains were impressive enough. At the end wall there was a little tower which was supposedly haunted, but we didn’t see any ghosts. Just down the road was the ruins of the castle, they were perched on the edge of a cliff over the sea. We headed to Edinburgh and it was pelting down rain so we decided to pay up and stay in the cheapest accommodation we could find! It was great to sleep in a bed, esp since we had been camping for a week ...
Jimmy's coastal walk: day 12
... until the end of the walk, probably ten more miles. I wasn't confident as I felt it flapping with each step. In the end the sole of my boot didn't let me down, but the soles of my feet did. At 22 miles this was my longest walk so far by a fair bit. I was determined to make it across the Tay where I could get an express bus back to Edinburgh. Will this be the final walk of 2011? The clocks change next weekend and the weather is unlikely to improve. We'll ...
Sightseeing in Edinburgh (Nathan)
... elderflower and lime" among its selection of flavors. Edinburgh is definitely a tourist town... it seems like I've seen about as many foreigners here as Scottish people.
There's also a very deep history everywhere you look, something you don't find as much in America. Hardly had we started out than I saw a plaque marking the birthplace of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes and one of my favorite authors. Even the place where Glennica got her ...
Homeless at the Fringe Festival
... br> convince them to let us leave our luggage in the storage room for a few hours. So by midnight
that night we still hadn't heard from Alana and we decide that we didn't have the resources to
pay for accom by
this stage so decided to try and wing the nights by freeloading.
so we sneak into another hostel, make use of their TV room, showers, internet access and head
back ...
The brithplace of Golf
... and deserted atmosphere that makes the experience perfect.
We only spent about 3 hours there, but since it is such a small town, we pretty much saw everything. We even got to see the tree that Queen Mary planted way back when. It still stands in the courtyard of the college named for her. So, if you have a few hours, head up north, it is well worth the trip.
I'd imagine the golf is good ...