I am still diligently working on the London and Paris posts. So in the mean time, here’s a funny image.

I ascend a spiraling staircase of our hostel in Inverness, triumphant from our recent campaign up Ben Nevis. We have again arrived at Inverness, via bus ride. Here at Highlander Hostel we came back to recharge our batteries and prepare for the journey to London. We take it easy for the day and enjoy another […]

Standing in the first corner hailing from Wichita, KS USA with no previous mountaineering experience what so ever, a limited arsenal of budget general winter gear adapted to mountaineering, and standing at 1.75meters (5ft 9in) is the challenger Wei Hu. In the second corner hailing from Lochaber, Scotland standing 1,344meters (4,000 feet) the undisputed tallest […]

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. […]