Scottish Highlands Roadtrip
A dream come true: a trip through the Scottish Highlands, land of several of my ancestors, on both sides of the family. The journey began from Toward, on the Cowal Peninsula. The area is peaceful and windswept, with beautiful views of passing boats over the Firth of Forth to Ayrshire, and across to Rothesay on […]
How Now, Glasgow
Welcome to Glasgow Maybe it’s the city’s edgy, somewhat radical reputation, maybe it’s the friendly people we met, the history, or maybe all the free museums, but Glasgow was a very welcoming first stop in Scotland was Glasgow. While Edinburgh has a flashier reputation, we found once-notorious Glasgow to be just our style. Glasgow is a true, international […]
Family Meeting
“Hello, cousin. It’s lovely to meet you.” The goal of this last leg of our journey is to get an introduction to the UK, connecting with family and friends along the way. A few years ago, I embarked on a family history project that included tracing my roots back as far as I could. My […]
London Calling
After 10 months in Asia we’ve come nearly full circle and landed in the UK. With just one night allotted for London initially, we wanted to make the most of it. So… $cha-ching$ we cashed in a bunch of Marriott points and stayed at the Grosvenor House by JW Marriott on Park Lane. Located across […]
London Layover: Mind the Gap
The good news: We made it safe and sound to Cape Town. The bad news: Donny’s bag didn’t. Our card reader is in his bag, so we won’t be able to post any photos just yet! A delayed flight out of JFK meant we avoided a connection in Washington DC and were put straight through […]