Travel: Stromness, Orkney

Dear Readers After watching The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society for the 10th time it made me think about the time I spent in Orkney this past summer, and how similar Stromness, Orkney is to Guernsey, THEN, I got thinking about how I never posted a proper blog post about Stromness, Orkney (and…

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Travel: A Holiday in Scotland​

Dear Readers, Well my time in Scotland has sadly come to an end... Scotland is such a fantastic country. There is so much to do, the history is so rich, the entire country is so beautiful and the people are extremely friendly. I am certain that I will be making many trips back to Scotland…

Tennent’s Brewery

Dear Readers, While back in Glasgow one of the things I did on this trip was visit the Tennent's Brewery. Even though I had lived in Glasgow for over a year I had yet to actually visit the Wellpark Brewery located in the East End of Glasgow. Before moving to Scotland I don't think I…

Travel: St Andrews

Dear Readers, For the past eight days, I have been lucky enough to have four special visitors in Scotland, my Mom, Dad, Grandmother and Uncle! We have been extremely busy touring around Scotland, and I am just so happy to show them all the beautiful country I have been living in over the past year. The…

Travel: Orkney Part 2

Dear Readers, The second full day I spent in Orkney was just as exciting as the first. Nick and I set out for another full day of travel around Mainland Orkney. Filled with the perfect combination of historical settlements and enjoying the outdoors!  Stop number one for the day was the Ring of Brodgar, yet…

Travel: Edinburgh

Dear Readers, First of all, I LOVE EDINBURGH. I have been so lucky to spend so much time there over the past few months! A few times each semester I have had classes there, plus I have gone a few times to explore with friends. Each time I have done something completely different. Despite Glasgow…

On the Bonnie Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond

Dear Readers, Last Wednesday a few of my friends and I decided to mix up our traditional Wednesday activity, and instead of going to Trivia at our favourite pub the Islay, we decided to camp on the bonnie bonnie banks of Loch Lomond! Following a day of school work, we hopped on the train at…

Glengoyne Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery

Dear Readers, So this past weekend my cousin Jane and her boyfriend Zach were visiting Glasgow! They had been on a two week Euro-trip and their last stop was Glasgow, where I met up with them for a couple of days. One of the items they wanted to check off their bucket lists was to…

Brunch in Glasgow

Dear Readers, One fact about myself (which I am sure many people know) is that brunch is my favourite meal, and going for brunch is the easiest way to get me out of bed on a Sunday morning. I think I love brunch so much now because until I was eighteen I could not eat eggs!!!…

Kensington Palace

Dear Readers, While my Mom & Chele were visiting in London, one day when my friend Tess was with us we went to Kensington Palace and Hyde Park, which I actually revisited again today! Kensington Palace is located in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London. We took the tube to Hyde Park…