Grassmarket Market, HOHO, and Whisky!
On Saturdays, there is a small market that pops up across the street from our hotel next to all the restaurants we’ve been eating at. We had fun meeting some locals, trying some great food, and doing a bit of shop...
London and Scotland Day 7
St. Andrews, town, golf, Cathedral and School
The town of St. Andrews is about 55 miles from Edinburgh and took us under 2 hours to get there. With more history, sights to see, etc. it was an enjoyable trip, out of town into the countryside and anoth...
London and Scotland Day 6
Abbotsford, Rosslyn Chapel, touring odds and ends
Today, we did not go to St. Andrews, as earlier reported, (that is tomorrow), but our bus tour today took us to two remarkable places south of Edinburgh — Abbotsford, home of Sir Walter Scott and Rossl...
London and Scotland Days 4 and 5 (long)
Monday was a travel day, and although we had originally planned to get to the Tate Modern for a short time in the morning,it didn’t work out. The London City Airport is small with just a few people, gates, and smaller planes. It is much easier than H...
London and Scotland Day 3
Churchill War Rooms,iconic tourist sites, London Eye and Borough Market
Our first- thing in the morning visit to Westminster Abbey was cancelled immediately after the Queen’s passing as it is solely being used for meditation, etc. Also, most likely, ...
London and Scotland Day 2
British museum, Royal Opera House, Convent Garden, and "Six"
Our whirlwind tour of London started today with a traditional English breakfast here at the hotel, including eggs, baked beans, "back" bacon ( a huge hefty but coarse bacon), sausage-also hu...
London and Scotland Day 1
The Queen is dead, long live the king!! An unexpected and shocking beginning to our trip, this life changing event changes so much for the UK,and,as such, already has,and most likely, will continue to affect our trip. But, challenges aside, our first...
London-Scotland Itinerary
London-Scotland Trip MapSep 9Depart Sarasota for LondonSep 10-12LondonSep 13London-EdinburghSep 14EdinburghSep 15St. AndrewsSep 16Melrose Abbey and Roslyn ChapelSep 17EdinburghSep 18Train to InvernessSep 19Loch Ness, Urquart Castle, Culloden Batt...
Days 14 and 15: Travel and Quito
We enjoyed the regular time wake-up of this long travel day—at least we didn’t have to get up at 4:00 am! We reversed our trip of a few days ago: bus, boat, bus, plane, and finally a long bus ride back to our Swissotel from the Quito airport —even got...
Day 13 - Galapagos, Part 3
Lava Tubes, Tortoises, and Moonshine, CDRC (long!)
What an amazing day. Jose and Xavi wanted to show us the diversity of Santa Cruz Island—from the lava tubes right on the property of the hotel, to tortoises in the wild, and a brief foray into the wid...
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A journal of our major travels
Scandinavia and Iceland
July 2024
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Jordan and Israel
May 2023
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London and Scotland
Sep 2022
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Machu Picchu and Galapagos
May 2019
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Portugal and Spain
September 2018
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Southwest US
September 2017
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China
June -July 2015