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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Discovering Aberdeen during a four hour layover

Our layover in Aberdeen after coming from Orkney was only about four hours. So I can’t say it was ample…

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What I learned on Orkney

Traveling to Orkney was my sixth trip to Scotland (Edinburgh, a round trip, Shetland, the Isle of Skye, and the…

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More impressions from Orkney

Every trip ends with lots of pictures. Some I use in my posts, others just don’t find a place. After…

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The doors of Orkney

The doors of Orkney all look a little bit similar. Sturdy wooden doors without any adornments, and they all come…

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The best places to grab some food on Orkney

When you live in a big city, you don’t even know how blessed you are. Until you come to Orkney,…

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The Broch of Gurness and searching for Northern Lights

I guess most of Mainland was by now crossed off our must-see list. From Kirkwall, to Skara Brae, the Brough…

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