The day lured us out of bed with the promise of sunshine but that promise disappeared into rain pretty quickly. Although the day did alternate between bright and rain which is better than a constant not-quite-rain-but-wet-air like yesterday. The Full Irish - Whistlebinkies 11am at Whistlebinkies. I know I drank here often in my Edinburgh-dwelling… Continue reading Edinburgh Fringe Festival – Day 4
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Edinburgh Fringe Festival – Day 3
That special kind of weather, not actually raining, but the air is wet, so if you walk in it for more than a few minutes, your glasses will be smeared with damp, your hair will be wet and you will feel like you're wearing clothes that aren't quite dry. There's probably a special Scottish word… Continue reading Edinburgh Fringe Festival – Day 3
Edinburgh Fringe Festival – Day 2
Woke up to the sound of rain. This is probably indicative of the weather to come over the next few days. Today we expected a light show day as we were catching up with friends coming over from Glasgow, but we managed to see an early free show. Comedy Tapas - Opium Rooms Part of… Continue reading Edinburgh Fringe Festival – Day 2
Edinburgh Fringe Festival – Day 1
Here I am, back in Edinburgh for the Fringe Festival, more than 20 years after my last festival experience. I plan to give updates on the shows we see, how I feel my diet and health is, and any observations about the city or sights that occur to me. Are you ready? OK let's go.… Continue reading Edinburgh Fringe Festival – Day 1
Photography ruined my holiday
My husband and I usually take a camera each when we go away on holiday and we snap away like crazy. We can easily take 1200 photos on a two week trip. We go a bit crazy with photography, trying to consume scenery, hold onto it, to capture a moment, to take away with us… Continue reading Photography ruined my holiday
The Art of the Passing Place
When you head north in Scotland, into the wide area usually labelled Highlands and Islands on maps, you will find not only amazing scenery, but also, as you go to more remote areas, more single lane roads. Driving on these roads is difficult. As a driver you have a lot of things to balance. You… Continue reading The Art of the Passing Place
Train Travel
The countryside whips by, villages passing in the blink of an eye, their stations so small I can't even work out the name before they disappear. Fields of bright yellow flowers, fields of deep brown dirt. Fields of cows and sheep and horses. Prosperous towns. Depressed and shut down looking towns. Warehouses. Factories. Power plants.… Continue reading Train Travel
Tales from Tobhamhor 