Our first winter in Rutherglen was a wet one. The wettest on record. Paddocks turned into pools and roads into rivers! Our friends the butchers could even go fishing on their road! One thing’s for sure - we no longer have the worry of killing...
Read MoreWe are now 3 months into B&B hosting and many of my friends and followers in the social media realm view glimpses of my perfectly poached eggs and batches of tasty cookies...
Read MoreWelcome to the very first Amberesque B&B blog!! We have almost completed the first month since kick-starting Amberesque B&B and coming on to 3 months as residents of Rutherglen! So, what's the first few months been like? The day that I arrived in Rutherglen to exchange keys...
Read MoreIt’s the last day of our UK adventure. After leaving Scotland we made a mad dash through England and made a couple of stops along the way. We checked out the big smokes of Newcastle and Liverpool – strolled the docklands of Newcastle and explored the...
Read MoreOur 2nd week travelling in our camper van was our last week touring around Scotland. You’d think after 6 weeks we would have had our Whiskey fix by now, well not yet… we were just getting warmed up! We made a impromptu diversion to Speyside –...
Read MoreAfter a great few days in Glasgow we finally collected our camper-van – our home for 3 weeks! We are both new to camper-vaning and have both been really excited for this part of our journey. We have also been keen to prove many people...
Read MoreAfter careful consideration, we decided that we would still go to Paris. We have both already been there in our early 20’s – last time I went with my dear Hayman friends Casey, Lani and Stephen, where we spent most of our time eating our...
Read MoreI 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 –...
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