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The whole shitshow of the last year took so much away.  Holidays abroad, time with friends and family, and for me it took away my ability to go to Marie's wake because I had Covid during it.

But it was also a positive time for many aspects of my life, and I feel like it taught me how to live better.   By not spending so much time travelling, ( Read more... )

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Saturday 30 October - Aberfeldy to Edinburgh (1hr 40)

Matt has also been writing daily posts about our trip. Full disclosure: they’re better than mine. He’s a better writer by some margin, and despite the fact that he writes later than me, his tired mind never succumbs to lazy metaphor or the minutiae of our day.

Inspired by the travel-writing ( Read more... )

hursday 28 October:  Skye to Pitlochry 156 miles (3 hours 30)

Suggested song: The Only Thing - Sufjan Stevens

I think Skye has been a highlight of the trip. It isn’t because of the hotel, though it has been the most comfortable to date, with inviting communal areas, tolerable coffee, a single malt bar, beautiful views and a smartTV (oh the joy of ( Read more... )

Wednesday 27 October - Skye

Holiday Rules:

There must always be a schedule.
The schedule (the creation of which brings me as much joy as a couple of hours of actual holiday) isn’t really there to make sure that I know where to travel to each day or sleep each night (because, let’s face it the Expedia app does that), nor is it a reminder of tickets ( Read more... )

uesday 26 October Glencoe to Skye 128 miles, 3 hours 16 drive (before stops)

Suggested song: White Woman's Instagram - Bo Burnham

Today’s lesson has been that things take as long as they take. A change of pace today, a slower morning in Glencoe, the rain dampening my keenness to do much more than watch yesterday’s boat from my bed then breakfast ( Read more... )

Monday 25 October Glencoe

Suggested song: The Battle Hymn of The Republic - Odetta

There’s an awful lot of weather in Scotland. We left the windows ajar last night so I was sung to sleep by the wind and the rain, the swirling storm soothing me back to sleep as I woke in the small hours.

I lay in for a while, watching the small boat in the loch, ( Read more... )

Sunday 24 October 2021 - Gleddoch to Glencoe (86 miles)

Suggested Song: Be My Downfall - Del Amitri

When you admire our elegant and efficient itinerary which takes in highlands and islands, lochs and lochans, remote locations and a bustling city you might imagine that I spent hours pored over a scale map of Scotland, carefully plotting routes and ( Read more... )

Hello, I thought I'd try and write something every day about being on holiday. Think of it as a postcard you didn't ask for and don't have to read.
I could post this to Facebook, but I thought I'd send it to a small group of friends who listen, and who aren't too polite to say "STOP SENDING ME THESE".
My intention is to write a couple of paras every ( Read more... )