Category: Scotland

  • How to elope in Scotland

    How to elope in Scotland

    Scotland is a stunning backdrop for a destination wedding or elopement. Here is what you need to know about eloping in Scotland.

  • A Glasgow weekend: the good, the bad, and the meh

    A Glasgow weekend: the good, the bad, and the meh

    I’ve been putting off writing this, mostly because it’s really hard to excitedly list all the things to do in a city that you hated. This was the first international city I had traveled to since February 2020, so you can imagine my disappointment when I was less than over-the-moon about it. Glasgow is not…

  • Traveling to the UK during Covid

    Traveling to the UK during Covid

    When planning travel, it’s become increasingly simple to find guidelines and rules posted on official government websites and spelled out in blogs and news articles. However, the reality of what it looks like to travel can be sort of lost in the shuffle. Most people are reporting general information with few reporting personal experiences. So…

  • 11-day Scotland road trip itinerary

    11-day Scotland road trip itinerary

    Though there is fun to be had in Scotland’s major cities, you have to get on the open road to really experience everything the country has to offer. As long as you can get past the driving on the left side, the route around to Skye and Glencoe will take you through some of the…

  • Stumbling through the Three Distilleries Path on Islay

    Stumbling through the Three Distilleries Path on Islay

    If you’re a fan of good whisky, the island of Islay in Scotland is a premiere travel destination. With a total of nine distilleries, the island has a long history of distilling peaty whisky even before distilling whisky was legal. Getting there is a bit of a trek, but if you make it, you’ll be…

  • Could I Live Here? Glasgow Edition

    Could I Live Here? Glasgow Edition

    Gosh, it’s been a while since I had been anywhere new where I could look around and sigh and ask myself, “Could I live here?” I suppose it was fitting that Glasgow was my first new city in more than a year, since my wife(!) and I briefly considered moving there at some point at…