I’ve been saving the best for last. When planning our trip to Scotland, we desperately wanted to get up into the mountains, but we didn’t know how to make it happen. The beautiful Scottish Highlands are legendary, but quite far from Edinburgh and no public transport takes you to middle-of-nowhere-scotland. We eventually found a few tour … More The Search for the Loch Ness Monster

What a tounge-twister right? Some made up silly phrase without any meaning. We thought so too. Cutting through Edinburgh is the mighty River Forth. It is a GIANT river. It has it’s own beaches and it’s own tides and when you look at it you will be fooled into thinking it’s the ocean.  In Scotland they … More In Fife on the Firth of the Forth

What do we love about Edinburgh? Oh so many things! In a city full of mythical water nymphs, secret underground tunnels, culture, history, bagpipes, kilts, and haggis… how do you choose a favorite!? Whenever Brad and I look for a vacation spot and/or new city to live in, we try to find a place with that … More Edinburgh: Nature in the City

Sometimes there are some gems to be found by venturing outside of the city center. This was certainty true in Scotland. Edinburgh is wonderful, but the surrounding counties also have a lot to offer! This story takes us to Linlithgow and Falkirk, two small towns around the Livingston, Scotland area. We wanted to go to … More “In Scotland we have lochs… not lakes… “

Hellloooo Scotland! We have heard so many great things about Edinburgh and were so excited to come here. Let me tell ya, so far it has not disappointed! When thinking about how to structure these blog posts I realized how much we have already done! We have spent time in the city center, in the … More Welcome to Edinburgh! The Castle & Royal Mile