Several years ago we watched 'A History of Britain' by Simon Schama to get an idea of places we wanted to visit on our 2014 UK trip. This BBC documentary begins in the stone-age village
The Ring of Brodgar, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was one of our unexpected stops as we made our way through the Orkney Islands. The interior of the ring has never been fully excavated therefore
During WWI, blockships were deliberately sunk in the smaller channels of the Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands to protect British ships from attack. By the beginning of WWII, the defenses had fallen into disrepair
We were attempting to settle down at the Ackergill Tower Castle but at 8:30 PM, the sky was still bright and this threw off our internal clocks. Frequent glances out of the window in our
We seem to have a penchant for visiting haunted hotels. This haunted hotel, the Ackergill Tower, is tucked away in the Scottish Highlands and has a history as spectacular as the land it's built on.
A picturesque 16th-century tower house sitting precariously on the edge of a sea-cliff caught our eyes as we were driving from John O' Groats to our suite at the Ackergill Tower Castle Hotel. Naturally this
The Old Wick Castle is one of Scotland's oldest, dating all the way back to the 1100s. Quite a bit of its history is unknown but it's believed to originally have been a fortress for
The Old Pulteney Distillery has the reputation of producing the finest single-malt in the world; the Old Pulteney 21 was named "World Whisky of the Year" in the Whisky Bible. Not having a predilection for
The historic Whaligoe Steps are supposedly notorious for being difficult to find. Supposedly. I had thought we would be going around in circles, perhaps never even finding them, but for two people who are terrible
The Dalwhinnie Distillery's bold white-washed walls are usually a stark contrast to the grey clouds of the rainy Scottish Highlands, making it stand out along the A889. Heading north on our road trip through Cairngorm
