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As we’ve said a few times before, when we travel, we like to do so a little differently than most folks we know. Yes, that means a bit more work on our end, but the payoffs are well worth the effort, as we get to see parts of countries that others don’t. To be sure, …
It’s no secret we like to travel. But when folks ask about our favorite places and we almost immediately say ‘Scotland,’ plenty of people ask: ‘But why Scotland, of all places?’ If you ask Tasha, she’ll rattle off information about castle ruins, ancient peoples, dramatic wild landscapes, folklore, and on (and on). Jason’s answer? Scotch. …
And so, we saved one of our favorite places in the world for last on this journey. Welcome to Ardanaiseig Hotel on the banks of Loch Awe. We have stayed in this area every time we’ve been to Scotland and can honestly say we look forward to the calm, the wandering, the amazing food, and …
Last we left you, we were on a smaller ferry, scraping the bottom of the hull along the shallow channel from the Isle of Harris to the Isle of North Uist. We made it! We drove off the boat in search of our next stop – Langass Lodge. Langass Lodge was a bit of a …
Welcome to the Isles of Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Yes, they look like just one island but the landscape here is insanely varied from North to South, East to West and yes, even just around the corner. We opted for three days in this magical land and ended up looking …
Only have one full day on the Trotternish Peninsula of Skye and are more the outdoor type? These are our recommendations: Edinburgh to Skye – Get the Car On our most recent trip to Scotland we started with a bit of a wild itinerary. The plan was to fly into Edinburgh and drive to Skye …
In an earlier post we told you about a recent trip we took to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. In this post we’ll talk about a more recent trip to Cancun, Mexico, particularly the process of getting in and back out of Mexico. Let’s get started. Whenever possible, we fly out of our small airport in …
As of the writing of this post, the Omicron variant of the COVID 19 virus is dominant (but Delta is still hanging around, too) and, at least partly because of this, multiple airlines have had to cancel thousands of flights. Some European countries are closing borders again or introducing other restrictions on movement within their …
