Where to eat along the road in Argyll and Bute and the Isle of Mull

It’s not always easy to find a place to eat while on the road, especially since lots of places close…

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Arriving on the Isle of Mull

After a full day driving around Kintyre and exploring Tarbert, we spent the night at Oban only to leave it…

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Tarbert – a picturesque village and a castle

After driving along the entire Kintyre peninsula all the way from Claonaig in the north, to the Dunaverty rock in…

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Exploring Kintyre – driving around the peninsula

When we left the Corrie Hotel on the Isle of Arran the sun was out and the day promised to…

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The Isle of Arran – exploring the King’s Caves

After our tour around Glen Rosa and its waterfall, we headed back to the car. It still hadn’t started to…

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The Isle of Arran – Glen Rosa waterfall

By now I really know the hotels around Edinburgh airport well, since we always arrive late at night from Vienna.…

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Exploring the south-western corner of Scotland

Scotland in fall is glorious. Actually, I assume Scotland is glorious all year round. But so far I’ve only ever…

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An excursion to Zwentendorf

Zwentendorf is a nuclear power plant, which has been built in 1970s. After its completion in 1978 Austria held a…

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A weekend in Mariazell

Mariazell is a well-known pilgrimage site since 1157. In that year a monk arrived here with a wooden statue of…

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