When I said that Highland Heather Lodges, where we had a three-day stay last month, had a ton of different activities right on its doorstep, I really wasn't joking. Auchingarrich Wildlife Centre was literally just a five minute drive from our cabin, which placed it pretty high on our list ...
Drummond Castle Gardens are always right at the top of any list of things to do in Crieff, and when you take a look at the photos in this post, it's really not hard to see why, is it? In fact, here's one just to start us off: Stunning, isn't it? ...
What's the best cure in the world for the post-holiday blues? Booking another trip, of course! Fortunately for us, we didn't have too long to wait for our next adventure, and last week we jumped into the car and headed north, for three days at Highland Heather Lodges in beautiful ...
[AD | This post is sponsored by Citroen ] Quick question: does anyone else spend most days out quietly convinced that they've left their curling irons switched on at home, or is that just me? And, I mean, I should add here that not once have I ever actually left the ...
By the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond... Sometimes travelling with a toddler can leave you in need of another holiday to recover from it, so, just a few weeks after our trip to the Highlands, last week we were off again - this time to the beautiful Loch Lomond Waterfront ...
I'm just going to begin this post by stating for the record that it was never our intention to only spend 4 hours on the Isle of Skye: and neither is it something I particularly recommend, to be totally honest. I mean, Skye is HUGE. And beautiful. There's just so much ...
Remember how I said I never touch standing stones if I can possibly help it? Because, well, Outlander, basically? Well, I lied, folks: I totally touch the standing stones, every chance I get: And yet, here I am typing this post on my computer, while simultaneously working my way through a ...
It was on the road to Skye that I first got to see those amazing mountains I'd been dreaming about since we set out on our Highland adventure. Having checked out of Eagle Brae earlier that morning, we drove alongside Loch Ness for a while (Like, a really, really LONG while: ...
I've wanted to visit Dunrobin Castle for as long as I've known it existed. From the first moment I saw a photo of those perfect white turrets reaching up into the sky, I've been imagining myself standing in front of them, on the sweeping staircase that leads down to the ...
Now, I'm going to be totally honest here: despite the fact that I was born in Scotland and have lived here my entire life, up until this year, everything I knew about the Highlands came from: A) Outlander. and B) The noughties TV show Monarch of the Glen. And, I mean, it's just possible ...
Because we apparently love a challenge, earlier this week, Terry and I decided to brave the cold and the crowds and take Max into Edinburgh for the day, to visit the Christmas market there. The first challenge was just getting all of us out of the house: because it turns out ...
Living in central Scotland, we're lucky in that we have quite a few different Outlander filming locations within a short drive of home. Some of these are places we've visited many times, without realising they'd been used in the show, while others (*cough* LALLYBROCH *cough*) are places we sought out ...
Last time on, "Amber Goes to Aberdeen and Doesn't Stop Talking About It," we'd checked into the gorgeous Sandman Signature, and spent the rest of the day exploring the city, plus the nearby town of Stonehaven. The next morning, we were up bright and early, thanks to Max (Honestly, though, for ...
When it comes to Scottish tourism, I feel like Aberdeenshire tends to get a little bit overlooked - which is a shame, because, not only is Aberdeen a lovely city in itself, it's also the perfect base for exploring the gorgeous little fishing villages and historic sites dotted around it: ...
Last week, Terry, Max and I paid a visit to my parents, and found them freshly returned from a trip to Culross, Fife - which, my mum assured us, we MUST have visited ourselves, because, "It's where they film that show you like: you know, the one you NEVER STOP ...