Why Loch Ness?

“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…

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Destination Memory Lane Blogging Challenge!

  I was recently notified by the lovely Marti Ingram at Down The Wrabbit Hole that I was nominated for their Destination Memory Lane Blogging Challenge. The concept is pretty cool.  Travel bloggers write about amazing, frustrating, funny, sad, helpful, kooky experiences all the time.  Destination Memory Lane gives us a chance to narrow it…

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The Surprisingly Unabandoned Brighton Pier

Continuing my cheap U.K. theme, I wanted to talk about the one weird side trip I made while in London.  I went to Brighton for a visit to the beach.  Apparently I picked an inopportune time to go, because a quick google search for information yields gorgeous pictures of clear skies over a sun soaked…

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London in the Summer “Sort of”

If you’ve read my last post, you’re probably pretty impressed with what a travel genius I am for being able to cheaply and directly infiltrate the British people and exploit their travel opportunities. If not, you should go ahead and read that before I admit to all the stupid things I did after making the…

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