Culloden Moor

History is my thing. Combine that with a love story, roll it into a novel and I won’t come up…

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On the shores of Loch Ness

After leaving Fort Augustus and the lovely Lovat Hotel behind us we turned our attention on Urquhart Castle. Directly on…

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The good life

After a more than exhausting day driving around in the countryside and soaking up Scottish history we looked for something…

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The flowers of Scotland

Even though I traveled here in fall there were still flowers in abundance. Please enjoy, for other features of flowers…

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Walking around Glencoe

After spending the night at the Cruachan Hotel in Fort William and starting the day with a hearty full Scottish…

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Driving through Glencoe

We left Stirling and headed for Fort William where we would spend the night. Two hours of drive (said the…

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A weekend in Italy

Every year we go to Italy for a long weekend. The last 15 years it was Tuscany but due to…

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What I learned in Lyon

One might think that since France is right around the corner from Austria there are not so many differences or…

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The doors of Lyon

As done already countless times (see here and here for more), these are the doors of Lyon. We walked around for…

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Sunshine in Lyon

Who would have thought that we really got lucky the next day? Hoping yes but actually happening? So wonderful then…

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