The other day my boss and I were talking about how to deal with jetlag, particularly that first day of a trip. My best tip: be outside as much as possible, somewhere you can walk around. You know, so you won’t be tempted to sit down (or lay down) and rest. Let’s just say that […]
Fire festivals combine all of my favorite things: pagan rituals, wild dancing, Celtic drama, and fire. There are quite a few in Scotland, and so there was another reason I really wanted to be in Edinburgh for Halloween this year: the Samhuinn Fire Festival. Typically, the Samhuinn Fire Festival...
In my head, visiting Loch Ness would go something like this: It’s a fall day, with trees turning orange and red, and I’m wearing a long, flowing cloak in the tartan of the McFie clan (my claim to some way-back Scottish heritage). The sky is dark and cloudy, with that famed Scottish...
The Scottish Highlands are, in a word, gorgeous. I defy you to take a bad photo in the Highlands. And look, I know the Highlands are awash in starry-eyed Outlander fans, hoping a hot, romantic redhead is going to suddenly materialize out of a rock and start throwing shade at the British. And...
My first impression of Saturday in the Old Town area of Edinburgh involves a rather busty young lass in a pink sequined tube top and the tiniest black mini I’ve ever seen. Oh, goosebumps the size of Jupiter, because it was about 30 degrees outside, and this poor girl was running across...