Scotland Travel Stories & Information

Our Favorite European Road Trips & Car Rental Tips

by Liz | Oct 4, 2015 | Countryside, Culture & History, Destinations, Dublin, Europe, Family Friendly, Florence, Germany, Interests, Ireland, Italy, Our Travel Advice, Rome, Scotland, Switzerland, Travel Planning, Tuscany, Venice | 7 comments

We love a good road trip! Road trips are a popular way to travel here in the States, but even in other countries a road trip can make for a memorable vacation experience. With a diverse landscape, history, architecture, and cultures all within a short...

Travel Itinerary: 12 Days Scotland and Ireland Itinerary & Road Trip

by Liz | Jun 1, 2015 | Destinations, Europe, Ireland, Itineraries, Scotland | 0 comments

Perhaps our favorite road trips of all time have been our adventures driving around Ireland and experiencing the beauty of Scotland. It’s tough for many people to get more than a couple weeks off work for vacation, as it was for us! But we were determined...

“Borrowing” WiFi to go Geocaching in Edinburgh – Scotland

by Josh | Aug 14, 2013 | Destinations, Europe, Geocaching, Interests, Scotland | 0 comments

When visiting the amazing country of Scotland, we started our journey off in Edinburgh. We were really looking forward to exploring The Royal Mile in Old Town and what else Edinburgh had to offer. Before acquiring our Garmin GPS handheld we would, and still do, use...

A Golfer’s Heaven – The Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland

by Josh | Jul 17, 2013 | Culture & History, Destinations, Europe, Interests, Scotland | 4 comments

Growing up playing golf with my buddies, we would always talk about this mystical place in Scotland, St. Andrews. This name rings bells for golfers because we all know it to be the home of golf. All golfers, from the first time you took a golf club in your hands,...

Experience Scotland’s Beauty

by Liz | Jun 20, 2013 | Culture & History, Destinations, Europe, Interests, Scotland | 2 comments

One word comes to mind when we think about Scotland, WOW! It is such a magical, wonderful, and mysterious land full of amazing vistas and friendly people. From the green, expansive lowlands, to the stunning, cloud shrouded highlands. Everywhere you go in Scotland...

Geocaching Scotland – Scottish Highlands

by Josh | Jun 8, 2012 | Destinations, Geocaching, Geocaching Adventures, Interests, Scotland | 0 comments

After a long exciting day driving along the backcountry roads in Northern Scotland, we finally arrived at the small town of Ballachulish and the Ballachulish Hotel. This extremely small town in northern Scotland felt like it had a population of 100 people. ...