I have been saving my attempt to make Haggis for our last week in Edinburgh! What I really mean is that it has taken me 4 weeks to muster up the courage to make it. I also doubt the camper-van kitchen would be able to...
Read MoreWe have just returned from a weekend in Belfast. With a turbulent past as well as being the home to the construction of the Titanic and Game of Thrones it was a fascinating place! First stop was the Titanic experience – this attraction was only opened...
Read MoreWe have now covered a lot of ground in Edinburgh and it was time to make the most of the ridiculously cheap Ryanair flights and head off to Dublin for the weekend. This was my first trip to Ireland. It was Shan’s second trip –...
Read MoreMaking sure we don’t settle into the daily Edinburgh grind, we ensure that we put aside time to play tourist. I would say both of our highlight so far has been the Britannia – Queen Elizabeth’s decommissioned super yacht. I think it was our combined...
Read MoreWe have now settled into our daily life here in Edinburgh. We are up at 5:45am to get ready for the day (we never really settled into the time zone here, so it’s not so bad) and leave home just as the sun is rising...
Read MoreWe are a few days into living in our new hood now and we are finding the Scots to be a very friendly bunch! Yet there is always an exception .. this was not the case when we were about to travel from our pub accom...
Read MoreWhen Shan was given the opportunity to complete his final medical elective in Edinburgh and I to join him, I instantly thought up a challenge!! For anyone that knows me – knows that I relish a challenge. I was given a traditional Scottish Cookbook by...
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