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    Stonehaven Day Trip | Scotland

         The other day I wrote the first post about my trip to Dundee a couple of weeks ago, involving a stop in St Andrews on the first day. I was visiting my cousin, who will tell you firsthand…

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    St Andrews Day Trip | Scotland

         Firstly, I’m very annoyed at myself for the blogging absence over the last week or so. I’ve just started a new job (yes, again!), still as a tour guide, but working a lot more, so I’ve just been…

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    Royal Highland Show | Scotland

         It’s been a few years since I’ve been to the Highland Show – mainly because I’ve been travelling, or living outside the country! – but I finally went again last week. For anyone unfamiliar with what the Highland…

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    A-Z of Scotland

         I’ve previously written an A-Z post about Edinburgh, as well as a few other places I’ve lived, but I thought I’d widen my reach and write one about my home country of Scotland as a whole. Edinburgh has…

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    A Weekend in Aberdeen | Scotland

         I meant to write this post so much sooner than now, but Ive been super busy over the last week or so, and blogging has slipped a little bit. More on what’s keeping me busy will be coming…

  • Life,  Other

    What’s Next For Scotland?

         On Thursday 18th September 2014 the people of Scotland were asked to voice our opinions on whether or not our nation should become an independent country. Regardless of the outcome, this day will be marked in history. A…

  • A Week in Wānaka - feature photo - That Wānaka tree growing in the lake with snow-capped mountains in the background - New Zealand, South Island
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    A Week in Wānaka | New Zealand

    The Southern Lakes region of New Zealand is one of the most beautiful and most popular areas of the country. And a big highlight of my summer trip around the South Island that I was really looking forward to. I…

  • Highlights of Lake Tekapo - feature photo - pink and purple lupins in the foreground with the bright blue Lake Tekapo in the middle ground and snow-capped mountains along the horizon - New Zealand
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    Highlights of Lake Tekapo | New Zealand

    Lake Tekapo (or Takapō in Te Reo Maōri) is the name of both a town and a lake in the centre of New Zealand’s South Island. Situated beneath the Southern Alps, both lie tucked in the Mackenzie Basin, surrounded by…

  • Weekend in Noosa - feature photo - S.S. Mareno shipwreck on the beach on K'gari (Fraser) Island, Queensland, Australia
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    Weekend in Noosa | Australia

    I planned my Australia trip so long ago now that I can’t even remember how I learned about some of the places I decided to visit (besides the obvious ones like Sydney and the Great Barrier Reef). Somewhere along the…