In just over a month I’ll be touching down in Edinburgh for three weeks of cultural immersion. Auld Reekie, as it used to be known, is one of the most interesting and beautiful cities in Europe. Many of my recent posts have touched on intriguing aspects of this beguiling city, and maybe they’ve started you thinking about making a quick jaunt over to bonnie Scotland.
I’m happy to announce that I can help you out!
HomeAway Holiday-Rentals and Traveling Savage are offering one lucky reader/visitor the chance to win a week’s stay in a luxury two bedroom apartment in Edinburgh… Read more...
I’m new to the fanciful world of iPhones. So when I purchased my first device this past September in anticipation of my series of trips abroad, the first thing I did after taking home the iPhone 4 was ask Michael Tyson what apps were must-haves for travelers. You see, he provided some professorial comments on my post about choosing a world phone back in July, and it turns out he’s the muscle behind an app development shop called A Tasty Pixel. Just a couple of weeks ago they launched their newest app, The Cartographer. Read more...
I’ve spent the last ten months telling you my story, explaining my approach to travel, and showing my plan to travel the world. In exactly one month’s time I will be on the ground in Buenos Aires beginning the next great chapter in my life. I’ll have left a comfortable job, hit the road solo without my wife, and generally put myself in numerous unfamiliar and unpredictable situations… Read more...
…We need to bestir ourselves; life will leave us behind unless we make haste; the days are fleeting by, carried away at a gallop, carrying us with them; we fail to realize the pace at which we are being swept along; here we are making comprehensive plans for the future and generally behaving as if we had all the leisure in the world when there are precipices all around us… Read more...
…July was a month of dreams and decisions. My mind burgeoned with images of Argentina, Hungary, South Africa and a number of other possible destinations for my eight one-month trips I’ve slated for the next two years. And decisions, yes, some of those too… Read more...
A hunter, oft-stubbled and bleary-eyed, driven by an insatiable hunger for exploration and experience - and perhaps a chance to thin the herd of caffeinated and alcoholic beverages. From the highlands and islands to Edinburgh, Glasgow, and the Borders, I explore Scotland with a pen in hand and a fire in the belly (which could be partly from the whisky). 
