Glasgow is Scotland's biggest city. It's a welcoming city with beautiful architecture, some fine neighbourhoods and great food and drinks. 

Our first stop in Glasgow city was at Glasgow Botanic Gardens. The Gardens are actually a landmark of the city. We focussed around the Victorian glasshouse housing a lot of exotic plants.

We then moved towards the University of Glasgow, one of the top attractions of the city. The university is 550 years old and the huge campus complex has some stunning acrchitecture buildings. There are also galleries, a museum and nice cafes.

Then we headed to Kelvingrove Art Gallery, not far from the university. It's free to visit the museums and it displays an important collection of Scottish and international art.

We arrived in the center of the city and took a walk along vibrant Buchanan Street. The area is full of street performers and also of cafes and restaurants. We ate at this a great steakhouse, Miller & Carter.

Then we paid a visit to Necropolis, a large beautiful Victorian cemetery. It's also called "the city of the dead". There's also a nice cityscape from the top of the cemetery.

After the cemetery, it was time to pay a visit at the Cathedral. Glasgow Cathedral is a beautiful medieval church with post war stained glass windows.

In the evening we had a drink at The Horseshoe Bar, one of the oldest pubs in the city, with the longest bar in the country.

One Day in Glasgow

2 days in the uk

We visited the beautiful coastal city of Edinburgh on a lovely summer day. Dispite that fact that it's a large city, its most important sights are pretty close one to another.

We started the day with a nice walk in Holyrood Park. It's an amazing park on a hill with beautiful large green areas and some wonderful panoramic views of the city and the seaside from there.

We then visited Palace of Holyroodhouse, the 16th century palace of the Stuarts, with tours of royal reception rooms, antiques and relics.

The Royal Mile is the area between Palace of Holyroodhouse and Edinburgh Castle, in the city Old Center with nice pubs, shops, restaurants, and historic buildings.

We paid a visit to Museum of Edinburgh. The Museum focuses on the city’s origins, legends, and history. It's free to visit and also has an area for children, in case you are travelling with children.

We enjoyed a pretty long walk in Princes Street Gardens, this vast green area separating the New Town from the Old Town. The gardens are filled with magnificent floral displays, plenty of statues and monuments, as well as large areas for picnic and relaxation and some fun areas.

We bought something to eat from Miros Cantina Mexicana and stopped in the park to enjoy the food with a great view.

Finally, we arrived at the most recongnizable landmark of the city, Edinburgh Castle. The castle, situated on top of Castle Rock is an impressive fortress built in 11th century. Inside the castle, there are museums like National War Museum, the Royal Palace and St Margaret’s Chapel, which is the oldest chapel in Scotland. We spent most of the afternoon at the castle.

We ended the day with a visit at Cabaret Voltaire, a popular live music venue.

Sunny Day in Edinburgh

The Isle of Skye is one of Scotland’s most picturesque destinations. The island's breathtaking scenery, cute towns, and wonderful coastline attract more an more tourists. It's better to go on a road trip around the island to be able to explore it on your own pase and time.

We started our itinerary on the Isle of Skye with the unique and unusual landscape of The Fairy Glen. The site looks like an out of this world land. We took a short walk on the mystical area, it's an easy hike.

We continued with a quick stopt at Kilt Rock to admire the fantastic coastline of the Isle of Skye with extraordinary Mealt Waterfall in sight.

Still on the coast, we arrived at Brother’s Point, a spectacular peninsula and a hidden gem of the Isle of Skye as not many people seem to know about it.

The Old Man of Storr is one of the Isle of Skye’s icons. It's a fantastic landscape with a steep rocky face on one side and green slope on the other side.

We had a quick stop at Dunvegan Castle & Gardens, a beautiful renovated 13th century castle built on an elevated rock overlooking Loch Dunvegan inlet.

Now we arrived at the Isle of Skye’s most popular place, Neist Point Lighthouse. We walked all the way from the parking to the lighthouse. This is a nice place for watching the sunset, which we also did.

From Portee we drove towards another popular attraction on the island.

We started our second day on the Isle of Skye with Fairy Pools, a complex of multiple waterfalls of blue green colour, with cold water pools where you can swim.

We visited the only whisky distillery on the Island of Skye, Talisker Distillery. We tasted some good whisky and took a tour of the distillery. There's also a shop where you can buy some whisky bottles.

We stopped to eat at The Old Inn, pretty close to Talisker Distillery. It's a cosy pub with tasy food. 

In the afternoon we took a hike to Bla Bheinn, a remote beautiful mountain with panoramic views from the top. It has around 900 meters altitude.

Isle of Skye Itinerary

In the first day on my London city break, I checked the major attractions of the big city.

I started my first day walk with Houses of Parliament, one of the landmarks of London. Palace of Westminster is a sumptuous building that serves as the meeting place for the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Just nearby, you can admire another landmark of London, Big Ben, the beautiful clock tower of London, a must see photo stop while in Westminster area.

The imposing Westminster Abbey, the cathedral where royal wedding and other important religious events take place. 

The famous 10 Downing Street is the official residence and office of the British Prime Minister.

I continued my walk with a refreshing walk in one of the most beautiful parks of London in my opinion, St James’s Park. I took a break on a sunbed in the green grass of the park watching the cute squirrels around.

Next, I visited the very famous Buckingham Palace, the principal residence for Britain’s Royal Family and the official administrative headquarters for the Monarch.

In the afternoon I moved from London's busiest spots to a cooler neighbourhood of London, Camden. The neighbourhood is famous for its markets and for its nightlife. It's also the home neighbourhood of late British singer Amy Winehouse.

The second day started in Covent Garden. It's a cool hub in London with shopping area, performers, museums, markets and beautiful streets. I took a long stroll  there staring at people, shopping windows and also stopped for a coffe at one of the many pubs in the area.

I ended up in Trafalgar Square, a famous and beautiful square in London. The Square's name commemorates an important historical moment in UK, the Battle of Trafalgar.

Stopped by The National Gallery, an art museum in Trafalgar Square with an impressive collection of paintings

It's an old London street, which is home to one of London’s oldest theatres, like the Theatre Royal.

One of London’s most vibrant squares, a good place to stope and stare ath passers by.

Another of London's famous squares with a round open space in the moddle.

The third day started with Tower of London, a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London.

Continued with Borough Market, my favourite food market in London, where you can actually stop for lunch.

My London break ended with well known Tate Modern, one of the world’s great galleries dedicated to modern art

London City Break

We spent a weekend on the Isle of Skye in North of Scotland. It is a dreamland with amazing nature and sights.

We arrived in the north west of the Isle of Skye, in Uig town, a place popular for going puffin spotting. We took a short boat ride not far from Uig and had the chance to spot a few of those beautiful coloured birds.

From Uig we took a hike to The Fairy Glen. It's a beautiful mountainscape where part of the Game of Thrones was filmed. With its lush green grass and hills, it seems a land out of this world.

We next visited Skye Museum of Island Life which offerend a beautiful insight of how life on this part of the world was.

We were starving so we stopped at Flodigarry Hotel for lunch. It's a cosy place where we ate and also tried a bit of local whiskey.

We took a hike on another fantastic and out of this world spot. We could not get enought of those green mountains with beautiful rock formations and wild landscapes.

On our way back to Portree we admired the beautiful coastline. We stopped from spot to spot to admire some more absolutely amazing landscapes. Apart from Kilt Rock, we also stopped at Mealt Falls, Brothers Point, Rigg Point Lealt Falls.

The next day, we got back in the car and visited some other awesome spots. The Old Man of Storr rock formation is one of the symbols of the Isle of Skype. Another beautiful hike in the mountains here. Just a short one.

We paid a visit to Dunvegan Castle and explored both the castle and the gardens of the 13th century built castle. 

Beautiful stone Sligachan Bridge was build in 1810. It'a great view with the stone bridge and Cuillans Mountain in the background.

We had a walk along the stream that took us to Fairy Pools. Beautiful crystal clear pools of water

Before we left this amazing land, we bought some local whiskey from Talisker Distillery.

Isle of Skye Road Trip

Edinburgh is a magnificent Scotland city. It's the city that inspired JK Rowling for creating the Harry Potter series, so there are many fantasctic sights to check here, from visiting a beautiful castle to climbing a volcano.

We first visited the most notable place on the city, the Edinburgh Castle. Sitting on top of Castle Rock, the remains of a dormant volcano, the castle was build in 12th century serving as a fortress to defend the city. Inside the castle, we admired the Crown Jewels and Royal chambers there.

After visiting the castle we walked on the Royal Mile, stopping at different interesting spots along the way. The Royal Mile is this one mile busy street that connects Edinburgh Castle with Holyrood Palace, lined with shops and eateries and beautiful buildings

On Royal Mile, we stopped at Camera Obscura, on the top of a six floor building. The rooms there are filled with illusions, puzzles, and optical tricks. As we travelled with kids, it was a fun stop for them, but for us as well. Plus, we admired Edinburgh streets from above the building.

We tasted some good whisky and lerned about the distilling of scotch whisky at Scotch Whisky Experience.

St Giles' Cathedral is one of Scotland's symbols. The church was built in 14th century and is the main church of Edinburgh  today. 

At the end of the Royal Mile, we arrived at the splendid Palace of Holyroodhouse. The official residence in Scotland of Queen Elizabeth is open to public when the queen is not in Scotland. The popular attractions of the palace are the chambers of Mary, Queen of Scots.

We ended the day with a visit at this fantasctic green area on top of a hill. Just a few minutes walk from the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Arthur’s Seat is located in magnificent Holyrood Park. The park is actually the remains of an extinct volcano that erupted 350 million years ago. We hiked to the highest point of the park, Arthur's Seat. There are fantastic views over the city and the sea from there.

We started our second day in Edinburgh with a vist to the National Museum of Scotland. It's free to enter and there are interesting exhibits of Scottish history, art, science and technology.

Surgeons' Hall Museums housed in a 1832 building displays one of the largest collections of pathological specimens in the world.

The Scottish National Gallery is free to visit and it has some nice art collections. National collection includes European masterpieces and Scottish works, with seasonal exhibitions.

After we had enough of museums, we took a walk in Princes Street Gardens, the beautiful green hill with wonderful views of the city.

We then had a walk on Victoria Street, we admired its colorful façades and Gothic architecture.

In the afternoon we headed away from Edinburgh and paid a visit to picturesque Dean Village, the quiet village with beautiful gardens and fine 19th century buildings.

Two Days in Edinburgh

Plane to Glasgow. Explored a bit the busy streets of Glasgow center walking towards the River Clyde.

Visited around, Glasgow Cathedral, Glasgow Science Center, George Square, Kelvingrove Park. There's a nice view over the city from Queen's Park Flagpole.

Took the train to Edinburgh. Visited a bit Edinburgh Old Town, those small streets with shops, pubs and historical monuments.

Took the train from Edinburgh to Aberdeen. Took a walk in Old Aberdeen, the lovely neighbourhood with cobbled streets and historic buildings.

Took a bus to go a bit south of the city, to Dunnottar Castle.

Took a trip to Dunnottar Castle. It's one of the most impressive castle I've seen. It's a ruined medieval fortress located on a rocky headland.

Took a bus to famous Lock Ness, the lake where it is said it lives Monster of Lock Ness, Nessie. I have't seen any creatures, but sure the lake is very beautiful.

Scotland Itinerary

Ireland is a spectacular country with breathtaking coastal landscapes, green rolling hills and scenic road trips. We planned this road trip away of major cities to discover the country's natural beauty. We arrived in Dublin, rented a car and headed away.

Today we only drove to Sligo town on the west coast of Ireland. We spent the night here.

We had breakfast and left the town towards wilder landscapes.

Our first stop was a hike to Cuilcagh Mountain, often referred to as "Ireland’s Stairway to Heaven". The way to the top of the mountain is a nice boardwalk that makes the hike easier on all weather conditions. The walk took us about two and half hours in total.

We next visited The Marble Arch Caves, not far from Cuilcagh Mountain. We booked a tour of the natural limestone caves. The tour included a 10 minute underground boat ride, it was pretty impressive.

Benbulben is Ireland's most distinctive mountain due to its unusual shape. The trail of Benbulben Forest Walk starts in a secluded forest and later opens up with spectacular views of Benbulben Head. We spent there about two hours.

We spent the night at Benbulben Farmhouse B&B, a beautiful inn with nice views over Benbulben.

We had a good breakfast at our accommodation.

We started our day with a nice hike on Queen Maeve Trail up on  Knocknarea Mountain, a limestone hill with historic tombs on top. From the top there are beautiful views of the ocean. We spent around two houres there.

After the hike, we stopped to eat at Shannons Corner Restaurant before heading to the next spectacular point. The food was just perfect.

Our next stop was at Slieve League Cliffs. This is one true amazing place. 600 meters mesmerising cliffs above the ocean. The place is a paradise for hikers. We could not get enough of this beauty.

A 40 minutes drive took us above the amazing Silver Strand Beach, on a horseshoe shaped bay, accessed by steps down the cliffside. 

On the way to our accommodation for the night we took the road through the scenic Glengesh Pass.

We got up early in the morning, had breakfast and went to explore a bit of Ardara's coastal area.

Caves of Maghera and Maghera Beach are a really beautiful corner of this world, the kind of place where you go to search peace of mind. After spending some tome here, we got back in the car and headed north.

Horn Head Loop Drive was extremely beautiful ending with the spectacular view point at Horn Head. A short easy hike to here from the parking lot. 

We next stopped at the blue flag Killahoey Beach. We took our shoes off and walked along the beach a bit.

We next arrived at Ards Forest Park. There are nine different trails you can choose from here that take you through dunes, beaches and woodlands.

The beautiful Atlantic Drive took us to Trá na Rossan view, a sensational view point.

Next we stopped at Fanad Head Lighthouse, a magic coastal corner.

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