As I have said before, I’m super lucky that my job sends me off on trips to far flung areas of Scotland. I still can’t drive (yes, still! I promise I’ll learn soon!) so any trip that takes me off into the wilderness is something I couldn’t do on my own and something I’m very […]
Loch
The Highlands
On some trips, there are some days where I want to cry over the fact that I don’t own a car. Granted, I would need to get my license before I could get a car (on my to do list, don’t you worry) and I don’t think I could feasibly justify buying a car at […]
Balquhidder and Loch Voil
Have I mentioned how much I love the Trossachs National Park before? What gave it away? Was it the many posts I’ve written about my love for Loch Katrine? And Loch Lomond too? Instead of stuffing my face with Easter eggs this weekend (that was definitely plan B), I was visited by two of my […]
October
Long time, no post! I feel I’ve been neglecting the blog lately but it’s only because I’ve been so busy and tied down to my course. Fourth years (apparently) don’t have the time to go gallivanting off into the wilds of Scotland and instead have to be good little students and stay on campus managing a […]
The Trossachs and Sea Lochs
With a packed day in Perthshire already under my belt, I woke up early the next morning but ready for another busy day. This time, we were heading to the Trossachs. Now, I’ve been to the Trossachs a few times before but it’s usually just been to go to the gem that is Loch Katrine. […]
Perthshire
Thanks to some logistical changes at Stirling, our spring mid-semester break is now two weeks long. While I will definitely be setting to work on these two essays (I promise), I couldn’t say no to an invitation to explore Scotland! Our very first stop on this two day extravaganza was the Ardoch Roman Fort near […]