I have to admit that I had a bit of a crisis when I reached the Shetland Islands.  Until then, all of my travels had taken me further north, and there was a part of me that wanted to stay…

So, my experience of Kirkwall has been different but also absolutely wonderful. Up until now, I’ve been staying in hostels, an experience which has given me the opportunity to meet a wide array of amazing individuals.  However, when I reached…

I thought about my initial response to Inverness, a city that I always associated with one of Shakespeare’s bloodiest plays, and I realized how unfair it had been.

If there has been a place that I have longed to visit in my life, it’s Scotland. And now I am here, and I am loving every second of it. Edinburgh has proven especially seductive to me.