In June, we spent 4 days in the picturesque seaside Scottish seaside town of Oban. I had already visited Oban when I visited Edinburgh two years ago. My visit then was part of a day trip which included a 2 hour stop in Oban for lunch. I just knew then that I would come back…
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Afternoon Tea Adventures; The Bothy, Perth
Read moreIt seems like ages a go that I was last in Scotland in Perth eating this amazing afternoon tea at The Bothy with an old university friend who I used to live with. Then I look back and realise it was ages ago as it was last September. Even though part of my brain thinks…
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Afternoon Tea Aventures; Golden Lion, Stirling
Read moreAt the beginning of last month I revisited Scotland. This time I went to Stirling, Perth, Edinburgh and Glasgow. After a lovely sunny day spent exploring all that Stirling had to offer; coffee shops, the castle, stunning views, bagpipers and the most picturesque church, all of a sudden the heavens opened and there was a…
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Dinner At The Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh
Read moreEarlier this month I went back to Scotland and again spent some time in Edinburgh. this time it was just a 2 night stay but on the first night I decided to return to The Balmoral Hotel on Princes Street where I had the most amazing afternoon tea in June. I arrived about 20 minutes…
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My Scottish Adventure; Loch Ness, Glen Coe And The Highlands
Read moreMy second coach trip out of Edinburgh was to Loch Ness, Glen Coe and The Highlands. After my trip to Loch Lommand I was really looking forwards to exploring Scotland a little more. Our first stop was for a late breakfast break at Pitlochry which is a quaint village. From here we boarded back on…
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My Scottish Adventure; Oban, Loch Lommand And Inveraray
Read moreWhilst on my Scottish Adventure last month in Edinburgh I decided that I would like to see a little more of Scotland. The easiest way of doing this was a coach tour. I booked to go on two tours; one to Oban, Loch Lommand and Inveraray and the other up in to the Scottish Highlands…
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Seafood Lunch At Cannonball, Edinburgh
Read moreI have a huge love of food. Sometimes simply food like jam on toast and at other times I love food on the other end of the spectrum. Whilst on my Scottish adventure I really wanted to see what Edinburgh had to offer and to try out some Scottish food. As well as the Cannon…
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Seafood Lunch At Ondine, Edinburgh
Read moreWhilst on my Scottish adventure a few weeks ago, being a huge seafood fan I decided to see what Edinburgh had to offer. I type seafood restaurants in Edinburgh in to google and was provided with a list of lovely seafood restaurants. Only thing was I wanted a restaurant open on a Monday lunch time,…
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My Scottish Adventure; Edinburgh
Read moreAfter a very traumatic few weeks where I had been in to a coma and nearly died, developed a serious and rare dermatology illness and then spent 9 days in a cancer isolation ward and my immune system had failed, my hair coming out in clumps and required a central line, I needed a change…
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Afternoon Tea Adventures; The Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh
Read moreWhilst in Scotland on my little Scottish Adventure I continued my afternoon tea adventures at the gorgeous Balmoral Hotel on Princes Steet. The tea was served in the Palm Court which is a truly stunning room with giant palm trees and beautifully painted walls. The furniture was all big comfy sofas and chairs in the…
