Flight #1 ✅
August 23, 2022 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
After a 2:45am wake up call for a 5am flight - we have landed in Toronto!
Flight #2 ✅
August 24, 2022 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Well, luggage tracker tags work pretty well! We know now that one of our bags was left behind in Toronto. Luckily it wasn't anything super important - just clothes. All the important things (WallaceRead more
Queen Margaret University
August 24, 2022 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Got back to the school safe and sound!
The Move
August 25, 2022 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
After sleeping for 13 hours, we moved from H to J Block! We got a tip about the big rolling bins and they made it a lot faster! I think we need these for every move we do, haha.
First Taste of Edinburgh
August 25, 2022 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
After the move, we spent some time exploring Edinburgh! Some errands to run at St. James Quarter, a rest in the Waterstone's Café on Prince's Street (one of the best views of the Castle), had someRead more
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
August 25, 2022 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
This was too much fun. It was very cool to see the Esplanade of the Castle set up like a stadium! There were military bands from all over the world that performed. Very very cool.
Kelpies
August 26, 2022 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
I love these big horses! Out "Discover Malt Whisky" tour made it's first stop of the day here.
Glengoyne Distillery
August 26, 2022 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Our first distillery tour of the trip! Glengoyne Distillery is a Highland Whisky distillery right the Highland border. Their whisky is malted and distilled on the Highlands, but matures across theRead more
Loch Lomond
August 26, 2022 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
A quick stop to see Loch Lomond before lunch! Grey bonnie banks.
Deanston Distillery
August 26, 2022 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Second distillery of the day! Deanston is also Highland whisky. It is very cool because the building used to be a cotton mill! It has some kind of sad history there, but a very cool modern thing isRead more
Queensferry
August 26, 2022 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Just a quick stop in Queensferry to end our tour day!
Grassmarket Market
August 27, 2022 in Scotland ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Got my favourite weekend lunch dishes at the Grassmarket Market! Yummy! A roasted goat cheese sweet potato pancake thing (I should learn the actual name of it) from the Kenyan stand, and chickenRead more
Palace of Holyroodhouse
August 27, 2022 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Love it! Still my favourite castle/palace tour to date. There's just so much to see and take it. It's such an interesting history. We actually were able to turn our passes into year long passes asRead more
Wandering the City
August 27, 2022 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
After Holyrood, we just wanted to wander around and see things. We finished our bus tour and then got some food, fancy drinks from The Alchemist, and then wandered the Royal Mile. Wallace stopped in 3Read more
Happy birthday to me!
August 28, 2022 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Only one post for my birthday because we didn't really do a whole lot of different things. Just a lot of eating, drinking and shopping. (So all in all, a pretty great day!) We started the day with a aRead more
Loch Lubnaig - Highlands Tour Day 1
August 29, 2022 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Our first mini stop of the day! A little Loch called Loch Lubnaig. Fun fact! Scotland has about 32 000 lochs (and one lake)! (I mean Saskatchewan has like 100 000, so we're no stranger to that, but SKRead more
Glencoe - Highlands Tour Day 1
August 29, 2022 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
We had a few mini stops to get to here, but our first real stop on our tour today was Glencoe. I think this is my favourite place in Scotland, and one of my favourite places in the world. It's just soRead more
The Most Scottish Thing Ever
August 29, 2022 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Separate footprint because I think this is the most Scottish thing I've ever seen. Enjoy.
Urquhart Castle & Loch Ness
August 29, 2022 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Apparently controlling Urquhart Castle was about as important as controlling Stirling Castle. So, when the Jacobites were losing, they blew it up. 💣 These ruins are on Loch Ness. We followed ourRead more
Inverness
August 29, 2022 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
And our night ends with our stay in Inverness! More to update later, but for now we're going to crash in our hotel!
An Evening in Inverness
August 29, 2022 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Our evening was fairly chill because we are both getting pretty tired. We walked around Inverness a bit, across the bouncy bridge and then up to the Castle. We had dinner at a place called HighlanderRead more
Clava Cairns
August 30, 2022 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
These are ancient burial sites from approximately 3-4 thousand years ago. It's amazing that they've survived this long! Like, really amazing.
Culloden
August 30, 2022 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Culloden was the final battleground for the Jacobite Rebellion. It was a very somber experience, but a beautiful space. I wish we had more time to explore it.
Dalwhinnie Distillery
August 30, 2022 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
A few drams in this shorter stop! No tour this time, only drinking. 😅
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