Day: 35 Km travelled: 106.27 km Steps: 19,618 (current record!) Location: Edinburgh (part 2; it was a long day!) October 14th, 2017 (continued) I couldn’t leave Edinburgh before visiting one more sight that I had long wished to see: the Her Majesty’s Yacht Britannia (H.M.Y. Britannia) Built in Scotland in the early 1950’s, the ship was Read More
Day: 35 Km travelled: 106.27km Steps: 19,618 (current record!) Location: Edinburgh October 14th, 2017 Edinburgh has been the capital of Scotland since the 15th century. It is located on the Firth of Forth’s southern shore (I just included this fact because I like the name ‘Firth of Forth’…. say that 3 times fast!). It is Read More
Day: 34 Km travelled: 695.64km Steps: 11,930 October 13th, 2017 No foray into the wilds of The Highlands is complete without partaking in a hunt for its most famous resident: The Loch Ness Monster. Loch Ness is a large, deep, freshwater loch in The Highlands of Scotland. It is one of a series of interconnected, murky Read More
Day:33 Km travelled: 500km Steps: 10,276 October 12th, 2017 The Scottish Highlands have so much to offer that its impossible to take it all in with only 1 day. Therefore, my second day in the place of the Gaels was spent exploring the western coast. GLENFINNAN Located midway between the towns of Mallaig & Fort William ( Read More
Day: 32 Km travelled: 155 km Steps:11,444 Location: The Highlands, Scotland October 11th, 2017 Fàilte!It means ‘welcome’ in Scot Gaelic and that’s exactly the sentiment that’s evoked when entering the Highlands. A historic region of Scotland, The Highlands are an area north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault, effectively dividing the country in two. It Read More
Day: 30-31 Km Travelled: 674.76km Steps: 20 322 Location: Glasgow, Scotland October 9th-10th, 2017 Three cheers for cheap European flights! For less than the price of a meal at a restaurant, I flew from London, England to Glasgow, Scotland. An hour bus ride later and I arrived to my tartan-themed room after dark (I Read More