Aviemore Travel Blogs

Aviemore.  We are still in the Highlands.  It turns out my 4th great grandfather was from here.  I still hold his Scottish surname.  My father visited this place nearly 40 years ago and said he found our old family plot.  There was nothing left at the time but the foundatio…

An early morning for us as luggage and breakfast were at 0730 and it was my turn for the front seat today. Yea! We departed Aberdeen and followed the River Dee to BALLATER. For an hour we were here and I bought my sister a replica of Glamis Castle for her china cabinet. The bus ride took us past br…

FRIDAY: DAY 15:  I felt fine for breakfast and we went to the CAIRNGORM REINDEER CENTRE where we put on WELLIES (boots) and took a short drive to a parking lot. We (about 6 of us) hiked up the mountain with a guide. The hike wasn't that bad, mostly muddy but the wellies were great an…

These are some of my faviorite pics from our 31 day trip to Scotland from April - May 2005. If you want a break down of what we saw check out Euphemy's blog she summarized the whole trip.

A few more photos to upload (eventually) heh... stay tuned!!

The first venture on Monday was to walk down to the car rental place and pick up our rental vehicle….which turned into an arduous affair.  After much determination we succeeded in taking possession of our wheels and I re-acquainted myself with the misery of driving overseas.  The tra…

Trip by train. 17-05-2009 to 31-05-2009.

The starting point, Blair Atholl. Home to one of the most photogenic historic homes in Scotland, Blair Castle, and the last remaining private army in Europe, the Atholl Highlanders. The finishing point, Aviemore. The skiing and mountain sport capital of the UK. In between, the Cairngorms National P…

A road trip around the United Kingdom and travelling throughout Europe!

details of my stay in the United Kingdom!

Today we had a long bus ride through the Scottish highlands. The mountains and lochs were beautiful. Lochs are lakes by the way. Scotland is a lot colder than Ireland. Someone told us we were on the same latitude as Alaska!   We stopped for an hour in Glencoe. This location was very scenic …

The hills in the majority of these photos make up part of the Cairngorm Mountain range.  The loch in the majority of photos is Loch an Eilen, and I have also included views from the Speyside Way which is a long distance path that runs from Aviemore to Spey Bay.  Although the weather is n…

Lara and Steph's Great Big Fantastic Adventure!!!! A road trip aroud the UK and Busabout through Europe!

It's really pretty here when you can see the mountains  :)  And on those days I  certainly took advantage of exploring. And on the days that it was shit I took advantage of the sauna that they have here. As soon as I get in I feel like I am at home again :)One night they took us to a…

My parents booked a guided tour trough Scotland including the isles in the north. Here are the pictures.