Reykjavik Golden Circle
The most common tour available from Reykjavik is called the Golden Circle. It takes you to Geysir, Gullfoss waterfall, and Þingvellir National Park and it is so so beautiful.
View ArticleDistilleries of Scotland
What better reason to go to Scotland than a profound shared love of whisky? Brendan, his parents, and I went for that reason in August 2015. We visited 24 distilleries in two weeks while driving around...
View ArticleRoad to Islay
I arrived in Glasgow feeling like I might die. I got a little sick before leaving for Melbourne, I got proper sick while in Melbourne, and then I had the worst flu I’ve ever experienced. All while...
View ArticleJura, Scotland
Way back in 2011 my Mum & Rod showed me a documentary on Jura Distillery in Scotland. Days later I had ordered a bottle of Jura Origin and shared it between 8 of us. I fell in love with the whisky...
View ArticleAnother Island, Another Ferry
Another drive, another ferry, another Island. We left Islay for the mainland and then on to the ferry for Mull, stopping by the tiny village of Crinan to eat seafood served by Basil Fawlty on the way....
View ArticleIsle of Mull
I was taken aback by Mull. So obsessed with the idea of Jura that I hadn’t given the other islands much thought. And then I arrived and immediately fell in love. I already loved the Ledaig whisky which...
View ArticleHarry Potter and the Isle of Skye
Most exciting for me at this point of the trip was a chance to drive through Harry Potter country. The weather was a bit wet, notable mostly because it hadn’t actually been too bad so far! Leaving the...
View ArticleDufftown
On the home stretch we left Skye, this time across the Skye bridge heading north. No more ferries for us! The adorable and beautiful village of Plockton was recommended to us so we took a wee detour to...
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