Category: general

Hey, they both start with “a”, right? *sigh* Small wonder my friends make fun of me from time to time.

April Fool’s was our last day of our tour around North Eastern Scotland. After an incredible dinner and stay at the Kildrummy Castle hotel, we were off to Inverness (Inbhir Nis is Gaelic) to do a little more sightseeing , drop off the car, and catch our train back to Glasgow. We had about a […]

After a very restful night at the Croft Elgin (recommended), our day needed to get us to Kildrummy by nightfall for dinner at the castle. The original intent was to check out another couple distilleries, but the two we saw the day before were really all that was needed. Because we had no set plans […]

Today was whisky day, and the plan was to hit a few distilleries since we were in heart of the whisky trail. While directing Karen everywhere in Aberlour except our hotel the previous night, we had ended up in the Aberlour distillery parking lot a couple of times. Karen suggested trying it first, and it […]

After drying out from a very wet day and following it up with a good night’s sleep and a very hearty breakfast, it was off to the train station to catch a ride to Aberdeen. Our journey took us back West a little, across the Firth of Tay and up the East coast. Aberdeen is […]

So, my first impression of Edinburgh is “wet”. Not damp, not moist, not misty, wet. It pissed rain all day, but it added a nice effect to the experience. We caught a train this morning from Glasgow this to Edinburgh. Fast, clean, quiet, on-time (Via, take some lessons, would you… please?). Our hotel was about […]

After a bit of a work crunch before leaving, I made it to the red-eye and had an agreeable flight from Ottawa to London. The person next to me was nice enough, but was a bit of a flailer while sleeping. We arrived in London on time, and got a great approach in which took […]

…bye. See y’all in a little while. I may try and update on the road if it’s possible, but I’m keeping a journal as I go. Have a great Easter, and I’ll be back in a week and a bit. I hope I wrecked some pools.

Dear Kev, Please remember you have a paper ticket for this trip. This means you’ll need it to get on the plane. Forgetting it would be bad. You’ve been warned. Warmest regards, your evil twin skippy (why can’t you get an e-ticket for pond jumpers on Mapleflot, anyways?)

So, I’m scrambling to finish my test cases before I depart on my excellent adventure tonight. I’m reasonably prepared, and only have to track down some BBQ sauce before I leave. No, really. BBQ Sauce. For McNuggets. I’m pretty sure when I go in and ask for 15-20 packets, they’re going to look at me […]