Folly Hotel North Berwick

... already know all the best spots!

We plan to visit Edinburgh before going onto London. As my husband is of Scottish heritage. I need MUCH advice on getting around Edinburg, Scotland without driving ourselve. We only have a few days before we head down to London so we would like to maximize our time there without being frantic

... without it but I guess a lot of people will have lots of memories of their time there.
I had thought of going to Raith Rovers game but changed my mind the day before traveling - good job I did - the Raith match was cancelled!

Anyway - enjoyed the game. Ended 2-0 to Alloa who now move into the promotion contention in Scottish League two.

... itself was such a shock. It was like a combination of London and Vienna. Such gorgeous old buildings, I couldn't wait to explore..

..Meet up with some of my friend's mates in the station, aaaand then we end up in the St. James shopping mall thingy for an hour and a half. Now unlike most teenage girls - I. Hate. Shopping. Well at least just going around staring at clothes. Seriously, what is the point? My adventure ...

Fun trip to Murrayfield for Scotland v Fiji.....lots of happy Scottish faces after the win, boys in fancydress, stag parties galore, chuc-chucs ferrying folks home in the rain, great cocktails in an Italian Jazz bar and running to catch last train back home on a busy busy Saturday night train heading South.

... Finish it all off with some tea. I got ready for some golf down at Dunbar Golf Club (20 mi. down the coast), and I am the designated driver for John as he is no longer used to 12:30 am drinking nights at age 67. I do have to say he looks worse for the wear . . . We stay in his flat for about an hour chatting, and he started talking about this morning when he saw the empty whisky bottle on the table. He ...

... and the like. Just roll out of bed each morning, scratch your nuts and head out to sample some of the thousands of acts scheduled each day. After waiting months in growing anticipation you do expect more fanfare from such a huge production, but it pulls it all off in a very low key and typically Scottish manner. Pretty much the first ...

Sadly, this was the last day of our Easter road trip. The drive back to London would last 6 to 7 hours without pit stops, but there were a couple sites we wanted to check out on our way down south, so we figured it'd take us the entire day to get back home. There were plenty of places to see but we could only choose a couple, so after rummaging through our books and brochures, we settled on ...

... Stupid thing why couldn't it wait 3 more weeks? ARGH!!! Claire and I have decided to go away this weekend and are going to take a 3 day tour over to the Isle of Skye. It should be awesome and gorgeous and SNOW!!! It's supposed to get some crazy snow in Scotland especially in the north and from the hostel you can see it all up in the mountains across the Firth. Very cool. It was nice here today, ie. sunny and no gales or rain. Going to try and put some photos online as I have the ...

My flight from Edinburgh to Katowice (an hour and a half from Opole by train) wasn't until 7.25pm, so I had another full day in Scotland. I mentioned to Dom that I was keen on doing some hiking somewhere, and when he mentioned a walk he did along the coast to an ancient castle I thought it sounded perfect. After all, not only had I never seen a ruined castle, but I hadn't been to the beach since I left Tasmania! It was a beautiful sunny day, and ...

... essential." :0 ß Nessie-spotting ß Scallop fishing ß Wet socks ß "rubbish" cans ß separate water faucets-what a pain in the butt ß Tesco grocery stores (like Acme) ß UPSIDE DOWN WORLD-sooo fun! ß "Mary"is the woman of Scotland. If someone asks about a female from Scottish history and you say "Mary", you will probably be right ß driving and slipping up icey mountain sides ß Nicholas's Dirty Dancing, Grease, and Flashdance fetish. Also, his techno impersonations ß Michelle ...