Albion Gould
Always searching for adventure and thread.
I used to daydream about the girls being introduced to Harry Potter and instantly falling in love the way I did. As they started growing up, I got antsy that it was never going to happen. Last year, though, Madeline finally started the books and hasn’t looked back. I’ve lost count of how many times …
It’s crazy to think that we’ve lived in Edinburgh for almost a full school year at this point. After hunkering down for the crazy winter, it feels like Scotland is coming alive with flowers and warmth (and tourists!). We’re enjoying sightseeing more again now that it’s not miserable and one of my favourite sights is …
Edinburgh has no shortage of gorgeous autumn destinations. We’ve enjoyed spending our weekends puttering around the city–we’re still fully into the city being new to us and are feeling the need to explore every corner. We live quite near the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, but hadn’t actually visited with the girls before now. Scott and …
Linlithgow Palace was a huge hit with the girls. It’s just a short train ride out of Edinburgh (so short that we didn’t bother searching for seats) and makes for a lovely day. We went on a Sunday so a lot of shops in town were closed, but that only makes me want to go …
One of the first things we did when we arrived in Scotland was buy a Historic Scotland membership for the family. This gives us free access to over 300 historic sites across Scotland and I intend for us to work our way through all of them. Our first excursion with our membership was to Craigmillar …
Visiting a distillery is a must-do when you’re in Scotland, even if you’re not that into scotch. We had wanted to learn more about scotch whisky for a while, but didn’t know where to start. We spent our time this trip around Stirling and Edinburgh, and while there are a few distilleries around, we picked a …
