We’re aff!

We’re aff!

After a good nights kip (and a much needed clothes wash), so it was that we bade farewell to family and jumped in our loaner car “Sukki”, onward to adventures new in the land of my kin. I was excited not just to share my country with Katrine, but also to...
Aberdeen

Aberdeen

We arrived in Aberdeen and hit the station lounge for a coffee and cookie pitstop before picking up a few essentials for the onward journey then hopped on a bus to Michelle’s place. The evening was spent catching up with family and eating some lovely,...

The Secret Garden and Caledonian Sleeper

We spent the morning exploring a beautiful private garden which helped redeem our mediocre hotel. What an enchanting place. We enjoyed a simple breakfast on one of the idyllic benches, surrounded by fauna and greenery of all sorts. Magical. Our day continued with a...
Travelling back in time on a steam train

Travelling back in time on a steam train

Arriving at our overpriced hotel in London, we hit the shops to buy a shirt for me (and of course Katrine ended up with a new dress) so we could look the part for our evening excursion aboard a slice of history. The journey, including 3 course meal and champagne...
Time to say goodbye and fly!

Time to say goodbye and fly!

We had a chilled day wandering the beautiful streets of Cascais and managed to track down an ice cream parlour that sold (delicious) mint ice cream. The rest of the day was spent chilling at the pool before saying a fond farewell to the Sivertsen clan and co. and...