Tag: Scotland travel

  • The Edinburgh Fringe is well organized chaos

    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…

  • Glencoe and The Jackobite Steam Train

    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.

  • Going from one beautifully crazy day to the next

    Going from one beautifully crazy day to the next

    Have you ever shared a self-catering house with 30 other people, kids, and dogs in the Scottish highlands while also putting on a wedding for your parents? Have you ever started a new job, moved house, started legal proceedings, and worked on multiple house construction projects simultaneously while also looking after your children? This is…

  • Troon and Culzean Castle Beach

    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.

  • Beachcombing in Elie, Scotland

    Beachcombing in Elie, Scotland

    Finally a proper trip away from the house!!!