Travel Around the Country and Globe

I have wanted to travel Europe for over 20 years.  Actually, it’s probably closer to 30 years. As I was approaching 40, I decided that a trip to Europe was how I was going to celebrate.  I rallied my two best friends, and we were set. This is the first of our Travel Europe Series

Travel Europe Planning:  “Is two days in London going to be enough time?” Where are we going? Where will we stay? What Will we do? “Is two days in London going to be enough time?” With the decision of which countries to visit behind us, we could move forward with the details.  We knew we

London to Edinburgh Minnesota Nice is a thing that we did not experience while across the pond. We did experience Scotland Nice and London Nice, but those “Nices” definitely look different from Minnesota Nice.   We Arrived? When we finally arrived in Edinburgh’s Train Station, the three extremely jet-lagged ladies wandered aimlessly around the station looking

Driving a manual on the left side of the road is super easy when you are in the back seat and you have no idea what is going on.  When your main job is to stay relaxed, to pay attention to the emotions of the front-seaters, and maybe try to ease the tension. When your

Edinburgh’s  Royal Mile is full of nooks and crannies, alleyways and closes, small courtyards and statues, living and sculpted.  Simply strolling the street is, in and of itself, completely enjoyable. We did a little shopping and picked up some Christmas ornaments for ourselves.  The Royal Mile is full of tourist “crap.” So you do have

Culture Lesson #1 How to say Edinburgh correctly The first half of the word is pronounced as you would expect, “Ed-in.”  The second half is very easily misread.  Do not say, “Burg.”  The way you say it is, “Brah” or “Berah.”  Brits and Scots like to add the extra “ah” sound on the end of