Sightseeing

Gretna Green Wedding over the Blacksmith’s Anvil

You no longer have to runaway to get married at Gretna Green: The World Famous Blacksmith's Shop, Gretna Green.. We are returning to England from Glasgow when our coach calls into Gretna Green, a small village near the Scottish/English border. I have never heard of Gretna Green before, but obviously many runaway couples have as this village was... [Read more of this review]

Enjoy life’s small victories, says Edradour

Scotland’s smallest distillery: Edradour Distillery, Southern Highlands No visit to Scotland is complete without a visit to a whisky distillery and this morning we visit Edradour, Scotland’s smallest distillery.  At Edradour, the local water, the finest malt and age-old skills combine to produce a ‘wee dram’. Edradour is nestled in... [Read more of this review]

An Amazing Tattoo Experience at Edinburgh Castle

The Spectacular Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Edinburgh Castle all fired up We arrive in good time and the stands are already filling up. It’s quite a nippy evening in spite of it being August, but thankfully it isn’t raining. The stands are not covered and having to watch the show in the cold and wet can’t be fun. We’ve seen the... [Read more of this review]

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Food

Haggis, Neeps and Tatties Anyone?

Scotland’s National Dish is not for the faint-hearted: A Plate of Haggis.. The haggis is a national dish of Scotland although some say that the ancient Romans were the first people known to have made haggis-type products. At any traditional meal in Scotland, you can expect to see this dish served, as we were at our Southern Highlands hotel. Haggis... [Read more of this review]

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