The Craighaar Hotel Aberdeen

... Edinburgh soon though..

Anyway, day trip to Ellon, which is just half an hour out of town. Yay! Friend from uni lives here so went round, watched movies etc etc. Nothing too interesting, but it was nice to be away from the dorm for a bit! Leaving for holidays in a few weeks so things will finally get just a little more interesting. Until then, back to the books I go..

... everywhere I've ever been, and so peaceful and naturally beautiful. It's almost an honour for me to help them maintain that beauty. And this is my opportunity.

Back to the real world now - a trip of this proportion [usually] needs planning, and money. Hopefully I will soon join the ranks of the employed in order to earn some extra £ aside from my savings, and I will be able to make my dreams for next year into a reality by my own power ...

... a crapload of work. And I'm also trying to find one of those "job" things so I can get some extra £ for travelling purposes. So no real time for immediate fun, grrr. But I'm hoping at some point I'll be able to do a bit of mountaineering, and also planning on heading down to Glasgow and Edinburgh sometime. There's a couple other Travelpodians scattered around somewhere too, but I think it's ...

... all taken care of the adventuring will begin. I'm starting to think Ill hop over to Dublin for a day or two before I start traveling south because I am dying to taste their Guinness! Ill write as soon as I know, but I think Ill be lounging around Scotland for two weeks while I get my ducks in a line. Obviously there isn't much to log yet but i promise it will get interesting soon!!!!

Tomorrow I'm catching the a 2pm flight out to Heathrow, a couple of hours of transit and off to Istanbul...arriving just after 11pm. There's no public transport other than taxis and its probably gonna be expensive to Sultanahmet where I'm staying. But the flight's cheap so can't complain really. 

For the past few days I've been packing and repacking, readjusting my inventory each time, trying to strike a balance between travelling light and having the ...

... I'll be back in Tucson by 8:35 p.m. I've drawn some conclusions from my trip to Scotland. First, it's not as foreign as I expected. Once you get over the accent and the fact that they drive on the other side of the road here, it's easy to forget that you're abroad. The day-to-day life seems very similar to that in any town of a similar size in the U.S.

Even so, there are a few things I've liked about Aberdeen ...

... I could join in downstairs.
The stage was a window opening in the wall, like a painting that opened up.

Gudmar was so long in the back that his head almost hit the ceiling. It was to be SIC very close and intimate again. It looked very very good and there were also a small pit built by some energetic young men. They were expecting a good show and that is what they got. A sweaty band indeed after the set. Fighters they bleed is such a brilliant song ...

... before, while discussing plans for the future. The chun solicits and elicits a smile from an old man sitting nearby. The train arrives, and wse clamber on, Once again no reserfved seats, but have no trouble finding them. Luckily every train has a section near the door to stash the bigger pieces of luggage. So its adios Durham, wish i could have spent at least a day more. Would have been nice to spend a few hrs just siting at the cathedral absorbing the ethereal and ...

12 March After a dull weekend, I turned in my first true graded assignment today. An essay for art history which I spent a deal f time on but it was interesting to create. Sarah comes to visit in a few days, I can't believe the time has moved so quickly. My curiousity mounts on her impression of this place. I love it. I wish I'd been born raised here or my parents would move. Family is the one thing strong enough to bring me back to ...

... north-east of Scotland is one of the most fascinating, unspoilt and varied stretches of any in Britain. Many of the communities which have grown up by the edge of the sea have at one time earned their living from it. Today their heritage is the tiny fishing harbours, now mostly given over to recreation, as well as the traditions of colourful paintwork which protects their dwellings from the salty winds. 3. The Stone Circles - Amid the ...