Edinburgh

Visiting St. Giles Cathedral

[June 2021] On the day of our Workation in Edinburgh, we took a long lunch break and went to see St Giles’ Cathedral in the old town. Although our guidebook says the cathedral is open…

Edinburgh

Take a tour in Ediburgh’s graveyard

[June 2021] The next day of our stay in Edinburgh, Scotland, we took a graveyard tour at night. The name of the tour company which runs this walking tour was “City of the Dead”, and…

Edinburgh

Climbed up the Calton Hill

[June 2021] Our stay in Edinburgh is a ‘workation’ to enjoy holidays while working from home, so on the third day, during the day we worked hard, and after work we went up to Calton…

Highlands

About Irish men who went to Scotland

[Aug. 2010] On the final day of the 4 nights and 5 days tour of the Scottish Highlands , we just drove a long way back to Edinburgh. On the way, we had a rest…

Highlands

On Isle of Skye

[Aug. 2010] During our bus tour around the Highlands of Scotland, the accommodation on that day was in a port town called Portree on Isle of Skye. Skye is the largest island in Scotland, but…

Highlands

Eilean Donan Castle, everyone’s favourite

[Aug. 2010] Of the many castle ruins in Scotland, the one that looks the best is probably Eilean Donan Castle. SNS friends living in Scotland also described it as “Eilean Donan, everyone’s favourite.” Eilean Donan…

Highlands

Glen Coe’s massacre is still talked about

[Aug. 2010] Glen Coe was the highlight of the third day of the bus tour around the Highlands in Scotland. We finally ran out of luck on this day and it rained. So the visibility…

Highlands

Isle of Iona, the spiritual island

[Aug. 2010] During our island tour in the Highlands of Scotland, after getting 120% satisfaction on Isle of Staffa, we visited Isle of Iona next. I remember my old colleague spending her holiday here, expressing…

Highlands

A mysterious sight of Staffa Island

[Aug. 2010] In the morning of the second day in Oban, western Scotland, it was raining heavily, unlike the previous night. Our tour started very early in the morning. We were ready wearing the raincoat…