Inverness is located in northern Scotland proclaimed the capital of the Highlands of Scotland. Our bus journey from Edinburgh was a slide show of forests, streams and snow caped mountains. Green moss covers much of the ground and epiphytes cling to every nook and cranny. Inverness has a small town feel. It reminds me of [...]

The proper way to say Edinburgh is Edin-bra. Just below Glasgow in size she is the second largest city in Scotland, but its character is far more interesting than her bigger sister. As I have mentioned before the views are so amazing and dramatic that it is difficult to imagine that all this could all [...]

The city of Edinburgh lies just east of Glasgow. Buses leave from Glasgow to Edinburgh roughly every 15 to 20 minutes. Leaving by foot from the etap hotel from across the river, we caught the 9:15am bus in the city center. The ride was quick and upon entering the outskirts of the Edinburgh the views [...]

It is Sunday. I’m feeling lazy. There is no plan. We got up and just started wandering around the city. It seems like everything is shut down. All the attractions are unavailable. Here are some pictures of what we found.

This is called the Armadillo. It kind of reminds me of the Sydney Opera House. Mama [...]

A plane ride from Belfast to Glasgow is less than an hour. We did not plan ahead and got stuck paying full price for a RyanAir fare, never again!
Upon arrival to the Prestwick Airport we took a coach to Glasgow which was actually a descent ride away. It began to sleet during the ride over. [...]

Today we awoke early to catch the tour bus at 9am. The bus picked us up at the Linen Hostel and we met at another hostel where the we all moved to another bigger bus. While digging through my wallet to find my ticket voucher, I must have flashed my Kansas Drivers License. The girl [...]

I woke up to Belfast as the bus entered the city center. The ride from Dublin to Belfast was 3 hours, but it seemed like minutes to me. I think I have started to get use to this sleeping while sitting thing.
Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland which is its own country, which means [...]

We arrived by bus in the afternoon. The temperature has dropped significantly and as we waited in line to grab our main pack the clouds broke and it began to hail. With our rain covers on, we began to explore the town center. Luckily there was a hostel right next to the bus station [...]