There’s a reason

November 15, 2022

There’s a reason that Plockton is frequently found on the list of most picturesque, most quaint, must visit lists, it’s stunning. I myself first looked into visiting a place 800 mile north of Moscow that had palm trees in 2007 and keep coming back like the proverbial bad penny.

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Goose herding

November 14, 2022

I think I’ve been to Plockton more times than any place in the UK. And have more friends there than Stateside so it was more than a shock when Booking .com informed me that the room rates at the Plockton Inn were £500/night!  Not only does that seem like a lot, it was considering the […]

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Culloden

November 12, 2022

I hadn’t planed on visiting Culloden as I’d been previously but considering the proximity to Veteran’s/Armistice Day and keeping in mind future pandemics &c, might curtail a future visit, I hopped off the bus.  Unfortunately it was the last one I would see for awhile. It was a well worth slog. But still a slog […]

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Fort George

November 12, 2022

I don’t know why I didn’t visit George previously but I’m glad I did this pootle.  The bus driver said he didn’t get closer than a mile to the fort but what’s a mile walking through Ardersier Commons, a butterfly & bird sanctuary running along the shore?   I wasn’t paying attention to where I […]

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Fort Augustus

November 11, 2022

Get off the bus and wander. Bridge pilings, long unemployed. St Benedict’s Abbey Can’t recall ever seeing a saint with a pet vulture! Loch Ness The most Ubiquitous Chip! The challenge might be to find a village to. larger without a tribute to Vicki. Back in the Highland capital.

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Return to Inverness

November 11, 2022

The Waverley Guest House has been my spot in Inverness for a number of visits.  It has lots going for it.  Union Street is just across from the train station in the heart of the city.  It’s fairly priced with a continental breakfast, clean & comfortable.  And across the street is one of the finest […]

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Belvenie Castle

November 9, 2022

Next to the distillery is a castle on the way to see it I saw my former’s company, RiverView Marketing Consultants, Ltd referenced on a tree! Castle is closed and dangerous but interesting. As I mentioned in an earlier post, apparently climate change and pollutants have caused to motor in these old piles to disintegrate […]

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Glenfiddich

November 9, 2022

Took a bus to Cullen one day & Nairn/Forres the next.  When asked for suggestions at the bus depot, I found myself in Dufftown home of the William Grant’s Glenfiddich distillery and others. All over the UK at this time of year you see memorials here, they will never forget because they suffered. The Grants […]

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To Nairn then back via Forres

November 8, 2022

    Having stayed here in the past I just wanted a short revisit. I saw a museum when I got off the bus in Forres but it was closed due to lack of funding as the woman in City Hall informed me.  So naturally when I spied the office of Wee Dougie 3Jobs, I […]

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Trip to Cullen

November 7, 2022

There is an inherent problem when posts aren’t done quickly, memory failure. I took the bus to Cullen but can’t recall if I got off in Buckie or later along the route.  Wet day.   The Moray Coastal Trail apparently has placed biker’s aid stations along the trail. The rail viaduct, here in Cullen, was […]

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