Weird Activities and Awkward Encounters at home and abroad
Ok, “Catfished” might be a bit dramatic, but this is a fun story about lack of planning and why I love my international phone plan. I like to fancy myself one of those carefree souls that can show up in any city without any plans, with no stress, knowing that everything will fall into place. …
You can already tell it’s haunted can’t you? About half way between Glasgow and Edinburgh, you’ll find Airth Castle in Falkirk, Scotland. This castle-turned-hotel-and-spa boasts around 500 years of history, which naturally means 500 years of ghosts!!! That is, at least according to their Wikipedia page. I booked a room at the Airth Castle…
The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow provides the top 5 things everyone looks for in a museum; art, history, dead animals, free admission, and a fat Elvis! In fact, according to it’s own website it’s “one of the most visited museums in the U.K. outside of London.” I’ll admit, that doesn’t sound like…
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…
“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…
What better way to start a day of indulgent eating and drinking that with a stop at Starbucks? This is actually my first time at the much anticipated Starbucks addition at Epcot. I know what you’re thinking. “Why do I need to go to Disney for Starbucks? I’m sure they’ve just found a way to…
Friday September 27st, 2013- Epcot’s International Food and Wine Festival opening day! If you read my previous post, you know I plan on revisiting the food and wine festival about a hundred times before it’s all said and done. So, this first trip was not about making it around the world as much as it…
