by Terry Thorpe | Jul 26, 2023 | Blog, Terry
The morning started with a quick walk through the nearby Glenfinnan railway museum which, although small, was surprisingly informative and well done. With a break in the inclement weather, we decided to take on the mighty mount of Ben Nevis, which translated from the... 
by Terry Thorpe | Jul 25, 2023 | Blog, Terry
After a hearty bowl of porridge at our lovely wee hostel we headed into the heart of Skye, driving a circuit of the beautiful Trotternish loop before ending up in Portree. The Isle had a dark and stormy beauty and a rugged landscape to match. Our next stop was... 
by Terry Thorpe | Jul 24, 2023 | Blog, Terry
We started our morning on the waters of Loch Morlich accompanied by the occasional curious duck. We kayaked on the lovely, wind free loch and although the sun didn’t show up the rain was thankfully absent and the beach was lovely. After our watery adventure we... 
by Terry Thorpe | Jul 23, 2023 | Blog, Terry
After a hearty breakfast and reluctantly saying farewell to our lovely guesthouse we made for Culloden. The battlefield where the Jacobite uprising of 1746 met its fateful end. It’s a familiar tale to me but never fails to stir something in my national pride. I... 
by Terry Thorpe | Jul 22, 2023 | Blog, Terry
We left our lovely guesthouse and made our way to Dufftown to ride the whisky line from Dufftown to Keith. After a charming chug through the Scottish countryside we arrived in Keith, a lovely wee village. Seeing as we had some time to spare it would be rude not to... 
by Terry Thorpe | Jul 21, 2023 | Blog, Terry
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... 
by Terry Thorpe | Jul 21, 2023 | Blog, Terry
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,... by Terry Thorpe | Jul 19, 2023 | Blog, Terry
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... 
by Terry Thorpe | Jul 18, 2023 | Blog, Terry
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... 
by Terry Thorpe | Jul 17, 2023 | Blog, Terry
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... 
by Terry Thorpe | Jul 16, 2023 | Blog, Terry
Got some work done and followed it up with working hard on being massaged at the hotel spa, then relaxing by the pool and following the adventures of the resident family of ducks. Katrine was of course overwhelmed to bursting and the cuteness. The evening started at a... 
by Terry Thorpe | Jul 16, 2023 | Blog, Terry
We met Katrine’s family in an Argentinian themed steak house for a delicious dinner. Nearby, while we ate a mass aerobic event was taking place and was too good to miss, so after dinner we wandered over and got involved. Afterwards we had a leisurely walk home... 
by Terry Thorpe | Jul 14, 2023 | Blog, Terry
I started the day breakfast and a bit of shirt ironing then went over my duties as toastmaster for the day. Katrine departed to get her makeup and drinking done with the bride and co. and I took myself out to the balcony with my laptop when the maid arrived. When she... 
by Terry Thorpe | Jul 14, 2023 | Blog, Terry
We ate a simple breakfast in our charming little hotel and said goodbye to Porto. A couple of train rides later and we’d made it to Sintra, just in time to check in to our fancy (at least compared to our budget lodgings thus far) hotel, jump in the shower and... 
by Terry Thorpe | Jul 13, 2023 | Blog, Terry
We left our lovely wee hotel and went exploring Vaiana Do Castelo, taking the vernacular railway to the Sanctuary of Santa Luzia church. Very impressive with nice views over the town. We stumbled upon a musician playing a steel drum. The music was so beautiful that we... 
by Terry Thorpe | Jul 12, 2023 | Blog, Terry
What a fantastic day. It all started in Santiago de Compostela, the finish line of the Santiago pilgrim trail where we awoke at a leisurely pace in our lovely little hotel in the old town. We breakfasted in a magical garden cafe where Katrine did her best to emulate... by Terry Thorpe | Jul 10, 2023 | Blog, Terry
We car-pooled our way to A Coruna from Oviedo with a group of friendly travellers. I had planned to provide in- car entertainment to break the ice and enhance the journey, however my first rendition of “On the road again” was cut short by a proverbial... 
by Terry Thorpe | Jul 9, 2023 | Blog, Terry
Our hostel was great but the lack of Aircon wasn’t conducive to the best night’s sleep. Still, undeterred we hopped on the Feve train one more time to Ribadesella, a lovely little town where we found a beach to relax on and dip our toes in the cool waters.... 
by Terry Thorpe | Jul 8, 2023 | Blog, Terry
We checked out of our space-age accommodation and made our way to the Guggenheim museum. The building itself was beautiful and the massive flower puppy captured Katrine’s heart. Inside we meandered through halls of Japanese weirdness and all manner of abstract... 
by Terry Thorpe | Jul 7, 2023 | Blog, Terry
A long, arduous day of travel to finally get to Bilboa. Our flight was delayed which meant everything seemed to take forever and when we eventually made it to our hostel, everything felt a bit rushed. We dumped our bags and headed out to a candlelit string quartet... 
by Terry Thorpe | Jul 7, 2023 | Blog, Terry
From train tracks to some great music by Beth Hart. Our first train ride from Denmark to Germany wasn’t smooth sailing but we got to Bremen in time to see and more importantly hear the incredible Beth Hart in a beautiful setting. I also discovered that Bremen is... 
by Terry Thorpe | Jul 5, 2023 | Blog, Terry
After a bus ride to Oslo and a good night’s sleep at Erik and Masha’s, we sauntered aboard the boat to Denmark. Watching Oslo fade into the distance. The first sea voyage of our adventure was underway. Not quite Rose-Marie, but definitely just as likely to... 
by Terry Thorpe | Jul 4, 2023 | Blog, Terry
Late to bed and up too early. Tired but excited, I packed and re-packed, making all the difficult decisions and finally wandering the house, just looking around. At first I thought that I was trying to find something I’d forgotten to pack, before realising that... 