Author: Dan

On Monday, August 11, we left Grantown behind and drove Southwest to Oban. It was not the most pleasant of journeys. One lane roads (with both directions sharing the lane), two lane roads barely...

Grantown was a great place to relax and take a breath from our journeys. August 8 to 10 were all very simliar: we rested, were entertained by the locals, walked into town, had one...

On Thursday, Aug 7 (my brother Mike’s birthday) Gail and I had High Tea on the Strathspey Railway. It’s a steam locomotive operating a ten mile track from Aviemore to Broomhill. We started the...

We had a todo list with 20 items on for Tuesday, Aug, 5. Won’t bore you with all 20. We were most worried about Schiphol Airport, but they had an app that made navigating...

On our last day on the houseboat in Utrecht, Monday Aug 5, we visited the Museum Speelklok. As we walked to the museum, we passed many sights we saw before. For example, the library...

On Sunday, Augusr 3, Gail and I decided to explore our neighboring neighborhood, i.e. or “Eye in All”. Established in the 12th century, it didn’t receive its distinctive name until 1666 when the mayor...

On Saturday, August 2, we took a private walking tour. We were a little apprehensive, given how long the food tour was, but it was a delightful stroll around Utrecht. We started out catching...

We booked a vegan food tour for Utrecht for Friday, Aug. 1. We met our guide and group at Thinker on a Rock. We were the only non Europeans, the only senior citizens, and...

Wednesday, July 30, was the worst transition day of our trip. A lot of it, I think, has to do with choosing to go with Easyjet airline. This low cost carrier had the furthest...