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Fall camping pt 2
Two weeks after our first camping trip, we did it again! As good as the first trip was, this was even better.
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Fall camping
We had our first camping trip as a family ever last weekend. It was a toe-dip in the water type of camping trip. Just one night at a state park is all. Everyone loved it. It felt like the start of a new tradition.
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The Edinburgh Fringe is well organized chaos
…at least from the perspective of this father of two young children. The Edinburgh Fringe is a massive, month-long festival spanning thousands of acts and hundreds of venues spread across one of the busiest and most touristed cities in Europe. It sounds like it could be hell for families, but our experience was just the…
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Glencoe and The Jackobite Steam Train
Two things we were reminded about last weekend: Both of these things we learned on a wee weekend outing to Fort William in the north of Scotland to kick off our summer vacation.
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Family climb at Glasgow Climbing Centre
After going indoor rock climbing for the first time last year with my buddy Alex, I knew I wanted to try it out with my wife and kids. This weekend was our first attempt at a family climbing session at Glasgow Climbing Centre. We had a guide with us and did some bouldering, clipped into…
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Back to Chatelherault
In between house stuff we explored our favorite park today. It’s been almost a year since our last visit. A much needed summer respite.
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Things that make you feel small: A wall that stretches the entire width of Great Britain
On our recent sojourn to Newcastle from Glasgow, we decided to visit a portion of Hadrian’s Wall, an ancient structure built during the time of the Roman Empire by emperor Hadrian. For a stone wall (of which there are MANY of in Great Britain) it certainly left a surprisingly large impression.
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Troon and Culzean Castle Beach
The Scotland coast is one of the best things about Scotland. And castles, of course. But together, a castle and a beach, and well you got yourself something special.
Writing and drawings by Nick.
