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Day 3: Museum of Scotland / Greyfriars Kirk

NOTE: It may seem as if I’ve given up on posting about our now not so recent trip to Scotland and Wales, …

Edinburgh Castle: Day 2

Sorry about the shaky camera work above, but I wanted to show what an impression the Great Hall left on me. Edinburgh Castle lies …

Dining in the UK

I was first going to write this post as a sweeping generalization of dining in the UK, but I thought better of …

Saved offline Google maps

These instructions only pertain to saving maps from the Google Maps app on your mobile device. Although you can create and save maps …

Driving in the UK

Fortunately I never had to drive during our UK trip. My friend Lee and my husband Jim were the registered drivers for our …

Denver to Edinburgh via Iceland / Day 1

As mentioned previously, to save money, I, my husband Jim, my friend Lee and her brother Jim would fly to Scotland via …

To Scotland via Icelandair

Apart from Lee’s brother Jim who is enjoying the benefits of his retirement from the U.S. Forest Service, we’re none of us rich …

Scotland, England and Wales trip 2015

By Jennifer Petkus These posts are the chronicles of the trip I, my husband Jim, my best friend Lee and her brother …

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