There’s a stretch of the Kinness Burn, just past Lamond Drive, where the local ducks have clearly decided the humans owe them something. I walked past most mornings on my way into town when I was a student at St Andrews, and there was always a small committee of them parked on the grass bank,…
Most people show up to St Andrews, Scotland with one of two ideas already in their head: golf, or Prince William. Both are true enough, but neither is the place you’ll actually find once you’re there: a small, walkable university town on Scotland’s east coast with three main streets, a ruined cathedral at one end,…
A one-street town in the middle of nowhere. Cozy cafes and b&bs. Hiking and adventure activities galore. Known as “The Gateway to the Cairngorms,” there are so many things to do in Aviemore that it’s hard to get them all in. Feeling the distinct need for an escape to nature, Daniel and I grabbed the…
There are a lot of places in this world that I love, but none of them quite beat my adopted home of Scotland. Although I left for what would turn out to basically be for good a few weeks ago (thanks, pandemic, for canceling the rest of my semester and college life), I think I’ll…
Disclaimer: I received the West Highlands & Isle of Skye tour from Edinburgh with Rabbies free of charge in exchange for my honest review. They also covered my accommodation. Rolling hills, highland cows, the Harry Potter train, and moody fog… there’s really nothing that is more synonymous with Scotland than the West Highlands and the…
Disclaimer: this post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase from one of them I will recieve a small commision at no extra cost to you, which allows me to keep this blog up and running! When I first decided to study abroad in Scotland for the duration of my undergraduate degree, I…
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