Tag Archives: Scotland
You’re A Pee’n: The Best and Worst Bathrooms of Europe
I’ve got a secret. One that I haven’t even told Jeff. I think he probably suspects something, but can’t find any proof. Until now, I haven’t been able to come clean. I’ve been bursting at the seams (or more like pants) to confess, so here it is – I’ve spent a good amount of money […]
An Introduction to Scottish Athletics
Scotland is good for a lot of things. Pretty buildings. Yummy food. Even better whisky and tea. Not excellent weather. While most of the Northern hemisphere spent August stripping down to tank tops and sandals, Jeff and I were employing every article of our clothing to stay warm in Edinburgh. Inside our apartment. Which meant […]
Five Ways (Not) to Sightsee Solo
Even though Jeff and I are travelling together, I usually ‘take one for the team’ and do most of the sight seeing alone. For some reason, Jeff finds no pleasure in waiting an hour in line to visit crowded sites and eat in expensive tourists cafes. Go figure? I, on the other hand, loves me […]
Skye High Expectations
As I mentioned in my last post, one of my favorite activities in Edinburgh was the field trip I took as part of my class on Scottish author Muriel Sparks. Most of the people in my class had grown up and Edinburgh and all of them, save me, live in Edinburgh now. So as we […]
A Literary Tour of Edinburgh, Volume Two
As I mentioned in my last post, Edinburgh is considered one of the most literary cities in the world. So I thought there would be no way better to know the neighborhood where we stayed for a month than by reading Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting. However, I didn’t limit my literary tour guides to the characters in […]
A Literary Tour of Edinburgh, Volume One
In 2004, UNESCO named Edinburgh the world’s first City of Literature, “awarded … in recognition of its literary heritage, vibrant contemporary scene and aspirations for its future.” It’s been home to the likes of Sir Walter Scott, Conan Doyle and Robbie Burns. Pretty cool, eh? With that in mind, I thought the best way to get […]
Scotland: Same Same, but Different?
In Thailand, there’s this expression, “same same, but different.” It means that two things are similar, but perhaps obviously, different. For example, counterfeit Adidas with 4 stripes instead of 3, and spelled ‘Adibas’ instead of ‘Adidas’. Nike becomes Nikke. ‘Calvin Klein’ becomes ‘Celvin Klein’. Same same, but different. When Jeff and I both inadvertently wear our […]
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