Skene House Rosemount Aberdeen

... way in the future, and found a particular little gem - the opportunity to spend 2 weeks in and around any major city in Australia, doing whatever they need me to do, for just under £450 with food and accomodation. I mean yeah, relatively fixed tour-type thing, ew. But most of my friends know that going down under has been a big dream for me since I was half the age I am now, the country as a whole has always fascinated me. It's so far away ...

A month in and no activity? What's going on, Sarah?<br><br>WELL.<br><br>Moved in OK, Freshers week was a blast, but I just haven't quite gotten to the exploring part yet. Made a trip down to the beach, a few around town.. And it's actually quite nice here. It's cold yes, but it's a fairly quiet city. Not too big but not too isolated.<br><br>However uni [the evil *******s] have decided to give ...

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 with....which makes it so much more exciting for me. Now i have only been here for half a day and have yet to settle, but once that ...

... most things are labelled in arabic there. I'll let you know if it really helps or just extra deadweight when I get there. I shaved my hair off last night too(with the dodgy aid of the reflective side of a cd-rom) so I could do without hair gel or shampoo. <br> <br>To be honest I haven't really been excited about the trip till last night when I did a little more research on where I'm going. Now its all come in a rush and I wish I was leaving today instead!<br>

... I wish I could find in my own city. It's nice that a city this size (roughly 200,000, I'm told) can be so pedestrian friendly. It's a wonderful thing to live somewhere where you don't have to own a car. Also, there're a lot of small businesses downtown, which is a nice change of atmosphere from our big-box store culture.<br><br>All in all, my vacation was exactly what I wanted it to be: quiet, simple, easy. <br><br>

I rose around 9:00 and went for a run down Union Street (the main drag). People looked at me like I was nuts. Apparently exercise isn't an Aberdonian specialty, particularly at 9 a.m. Afterward, I found a small out-of-the-way sandwich shop where I bought a roast beef and bacon sandwich with spicy English mustard. I enjoyed the sandwich on a bench facing Soul Casino&#8212 ...

... he called earlier and said he had one room. Sure enough, he hadn't sold that room, and it was a twin. Truly a miracle, since The Old Mill only has 7 sleeping rooms. David was waiting for us when we got there, had already put extra towels in the room and turned the heat on. David is also the barkeep, so we joined him for a drink, (or two). We decided to skip Aberdeen and keep going south the next morning.

... on the horizon. I do chbe packing as tomorrow we have to get an early start to the airport, our flight being around 11 or so. Next day - a quick breakfast of cornflakes and milk and then we're off. The whole family accompanies us to the bus stop across the street. Another sunny day. Most unnatural. The pediatrician neighbor greets us from her window. The double decker arrives, crowded, and we manage to find a seat here and there. Two seventies says kit to the driver ...

... driving on the road. We arrived at the Roselynd house where we had reserved our room. The house was nice, very victorian. I felt like I was at grandma's. Breakfast was amazing and our host couldn't have been friendlier. We were surprised with the look of the houses in Aberdeen. It seems as if every house is built of the same granite rock. As far as you can see every house ...

... the Malt part, and comes from a single distillery which is where the Single moniker comes from. The whiskey can remain in barrels for 10 years or more. Further aging tends to mellow the flavor and intensify the color, but because a barrel loses 1 1/2% to 2 1/2% of its volume (water and alcohol) each year, you eventually run out of time. (This loss is known as the Angel's Share, supposedly taken by the angels in exchange for guarding your ...