If Scotland or royalty are minor obsessions of yours, then you must visit Holyrood Palace (or the Palace of Holyroodhouse) on your next trip to Edinburgh! Located at the end of the illustrious Royal Mile in Edinburgh, this historic palace serves as the official residence…

One JFK Airport Hotel is a highlight among a variety of airport experiences. When considering how stressful travel is, it’s hard to find one that was stress free and easy. But my stay at the TWA Hotel located just outside of New York City’s JFK…

When someone says pyramids, most people think Egypt. But, would you ever think Scotland? I’ll have you know that there is in fact a Scottish pyramid hidden in the Highlands. If I’ve intrigued you, then sit back and let me tell you the story and…

Sometimes the lure of lush hospitality is too great to ignore. The first time I visited Islay, Scotland’s glorious whisky island, I spent 5 delicious nights at Glenegedale House. Now that I own a place on this delightful island, I’ve also done a wee staycation…

Life in corona times is changing. Travel is changing. Vaccines are beginning to be approved. Saliva-based tests (or the covid-19 spit test, as I like to call them) for coronavirus testing have also recently been approved. I was eager to try out this covid-19 spit…

Is it just me, or are you counting down the days until you can go back to Scotland for a visit? Not just me I see. 🙂 I’ve been thinking of Scotland more than usual lately, and I decided to write a Scotland holiday gift…

My first time visiting Islay, the Queen of the Hebrides, was in August 2020 after the first covid lockdown lifted. And I stayed for about a week. My time on Scotland’s famous whisky island was absolutely wonderful, so wonderful that I moved to Islay in…

Around this time last year, I was soaking up the sun in the Maldives and reflecting on my first year in Afghanistan (2019). Last week, I was sitting in Kandahar, Afghanistan – the second biggest city in Afghanistan, which has been the seat of power…

Life in the time of COVID-19 is strange for tourism. But when you add dark tourism in the form of a day trip to Chernobyl into the mix, it’s a little stranger. As we near Halloween, and people online are talking about haunted sites and…

Take note of this name: Iain Burnett Highland Chocolatier. You’ll want to remember it following the story I’m about to tell you. Through my extensive research about Scotland and its world class food traditions, I found out that the Scottish Highlands has a world famous,…