I’ve noticed a growing trend in Scotland of tourists coming to this country, hearing some of these words, and wondering what they mean. I can’t begin to count the amount of times foreign friends of mine who live over here have asked me what a dobber means! So… to help all the new visitors to Scotland get [...]
Posted in Europe, Photo Of The Week on January 28, 2012
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5 things you should know about Scotland before you visit our shores are: Never call a kilt a skirt in Scotland Never refer to Scotland as England Unpredictable weather – rain, snow, sunshine, and wind all in one days is normal We like to drink a lot of alcahol. We did invent whisky afterall… We [...]
Posted in Europe on January 12, 2012
Right now in my home country of Scotland there is debate over whether our country should become independent from the United Kingdom. As someone who has spent the majority of the last year in other countries, and who is most likely going to be based outside of Scotland in the near future, I’m not sure I have [...]
Posted in Europe, Travel Tips on December 16, 2011
I love Barcelona. Let’s make that clear. It is one of my favourite cities in the world! The reality however is that it has a reputation for pick pocketing that is sadly true. I would never let something like this stop you from visiting a place, and for what it’s worth I never had anything [...]
Posted in Europe, Featured, Travel Tips on December 7, 2011
With such an extensive rail network throughout Europe in comparison to other continents, it’s no wonder train travel is a popular option for travel here. Depending upon where and when you are going, it can also be quicker and/or more comfortable than taking a plane. The question is, if you select travel by rail as you [...]
Posted in Europe on December 4, 2011
My previous perceptions of Bucharest, and Romania in general, were completely blown out of the water as soon as I set foot into the city. In fact, even upon border control I was surprised as I crossed from Belgrade to Bucharest by rail how tight everything was, i.e. I didn’t expect them to be so vigilant. [...]
Posted in Europe on November 29, 2011
It was my first time in Serbia’s capital city Belgrade. With only 3 days to spend in the city, it would be impossible for me to really get an in depth understanding of the location, but what you can get in this time is a taster of what the place is like, so that on [...]
Posted in Europe on November 27, 2011
Zagreb is cool. I definitely want to discover more of Croatia in the future, but for my whizz 4 day trip to the capital city, these were my first impressions, and what you can expect should you visit Zagreb for the first time… Football I got lucky and arrived into Zagreb on the night of [...]
Posted in Europe on November 27, 2011
Today’s post was brought to you by (and written by) Zoopla.com Aberdeen is one of the best known cities in Scotland, and after St Andrews, Glasgow and Edinburgh the Granite City is a key stop for most tourists. It is also a thriving town with people moving in to attend university or take up jobs [...]
