Well I have to say in all honesty, when we first arrived in Dublin, it wasn’t what I had been expecting. I had heard there were pubs, clubs and restaurants galore with people spilling out on to the street all full of Guinness and the ‘craic’. Here I was thinking we would just step off …
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I have always had a deep affection for Loch Lomond in Scotland. It’s one of those magical places I try to visit when I ‘come home’ just so I can reconnect and breathe in the majesty of my surroundings. I actually feel a physical and emotional (maybe even spiritual) sense of calm wash over me …
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It’s become a bit of a tradition that whenever my sister, my daughter and myself are in the same hemisphere at the same time, we grab some quality time together. It’s important to me that my daughter, who has lived in Australia since she was seven, is able to connect with family so she has …
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It’s the morning of our first full day in Kyle of Lochalsh. We sit down to yet another Scottish breakfast, absolving ourselves of the guilt by saying won’t eat lunch today to compensate. If you haven’t sampled the delights of a full Scottish breakfast, then prepare your stomach for a generous serving of eggs, back bacon, …
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As a child, I was first introduced to the Isle of Skye through my Scottish history lessons and the ‘Skye Boat Song’. Both told tales of how Bonny Prince Charlie, with the help of Flora MacDonald, escaped to Skye after his defeat at the Battle of Culloden in 1746. Perhaps it’s as a result of …
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