Weird Activities and Awkward Encounters at home and abroad
A Bit Of History… Okay confession time, I drink… a lot sometimes, but I had never heard of Tennent’s Lager (or any Tennent’s beer for that matter) before visiting Scotland. I love a good brewery tour though, so I thought I would check out this tiny brewery in Glasgow. However, turns out that this…
The two things I enjoy most in life are probably traveling and drinking. The airline security policy that does not allow liquids in carry-on bags has made traveling with booze risky business. I was very excited to receive the Bottle Packers and give them a try. Up until now I usually wrapped bottles of wine…
“Why Loch Ness?” is a question I got from many Scots I spoke with before my trip. The answer was a resounding, “Oh that’s right, you’re American.” Of course it should have been, “monsters, duh!” The possibility of monsters is what attracted me to Loch Ness in the first place, but after hearing time and…
Judge away, I know it makes me the most basic of American tourists, but I couldn’t go to Scotland with out visiting Loch Ness! The unpronounceable (for me) town of Drumnadrochit in the Scottish Highlands boasts not one, but two monster hunting museums on Loch Ness! ~The Loch Ness Centre & Exhibition~ The Loch Ness…
Here in the U.S., as in most places, we don’t usually drive sober on the left side of the road. One can argue the validity of both ways (Left v. right, not sober v. drunk. We are all pretty united on the latter), but I think this map speaks for itself. The red countries drive…
