Piersland House Hotel Ayr
15 Craigend Road, Troon Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland, KA10 6HD, United Kingdom
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7 weeks, 5 days and 3 resignations.
... do. Followed by more packing a month later into my old trusty 65L rucksack from my South Africa days.
We also booked insurance with STA travel when we booked our flights, but have since found insurance waaay cheaper so have cancelled that and are waiting to re-book new (cheaper) insurance. Obviously ensuring it has a very extensive sports ...
New Year Resolution!
After doing virtually no travel blogging in 2010/11, but a whole lot of travelling, my New Year Resolution is to catch up on the blogs - starting with the most recent trip to South America over Christmas / New Year 2011!
Hope you enjoy and get inspired for your own travels!
So....rewind to the 10th December 2011....Christmas came to Glasgow early....yes, ...
Day 31 - Following the Clyde & things turn nasty
... good about our samaritan-like assistance, Keith remarked that it was the most blood he had seen since Alistair attended the malt whisky tasting.
The only unattractive part of the Clyde Walkway corresponded with our yearning for lunch. At an area called Dalmarnock, which is clearly a somewhat run down eastside suburb, the pathway was diverted due to an extensive building project. This is the site of the future Commonwealth Games Village for ...
Show ponies, sheep with firm buttocks and a bog
... in Lord of the Rings, we had to choose the very right path not to get stuck where we couldn’t jump to the next tuft.
When we had successfully crossed the bog, we crossed a very Scottish little stream and scrambled up a steep hill. At the top, as we climbed through a fence, Felix’s most rancid humour was accidently over heard by someone who happened to be taking a rest from their bike ride right where we emerged from the bushes. He very politely acted like ...
Scotland! Och, aye!
I have arrived in Scotland! The Land of Haggis and Very Large Cattle. I wasted no time at all, and on the drive to Glasgow, I paused at Caerlaverock castle, which is one of the many border castles in Scotland, and as such, featured in many a battle between England and Scotland. In one famous battle, it was beseiged, and defended by ...



