Scotland road trip NC500 – from John o’Groats to Inverness (part 2)

After a long morning on the road and a delicious lunch break at The River Bothy Berriedale, the Castle of…

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A road trip around the North Coast – from John o’ Groats to Inverness (part 1)

After missing out on the Northern lights due to a cloudy sky all night long, we left John o’Groats early…

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A road trip around the North Coast – from Lochinver to John o’Groats (part 2)

After an exciting morning, which took us from Lochinver to Sangobeg, we were ready for lunch. But this is easier…

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A road trip around the North Coast – from Gairloch to Lochinver (part 2)

Managing to arrive at Ullapool for lunch was an achievement. The route from Gairloch had been so pretty that we…

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Spending a day in Kuressaare on the island of Saaremaa

Getting to Kuressaare from Haapsalu proved to be a bit of a challenge. As much as I prefer taking the…

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The charming town of Haapsalu

I came across Haapsalu on one of the blogs I was reading in preparation of this trip to Estonia. Just…

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Peles Castle – a day trip from Bucharest

Spending a long weekend in Bucharest gives you ample time for a day trip out outside the city. Ours was…

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A day trip to Sigulda

Sigulda is a small town about an hour from Riga. Here you can get away from the big city feeling,…

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Exploring Oberkarpfenberg Castle and watching birds of prey

Austria has an abundance of castles and fortresses in each province. Personally I don’t think it is possible to see…

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Dunnottar Castle

Sunday morning in Stonehaven dawned upon Dunnottar Castle but not in our room. The curtains were closed and it was…

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