As I sat under the chimes of Big Ben I considered what a unique experience this was, a week work experience at Westminster. There are not many people that can say they have walked ‘the corridors of power’ and it wasn’t anything to do with luck or chance or an election that got me here. […]
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The Isle of Skye is one of Scotland’s most popular tourist destinations and it’s easy to see why when you experience the raw nature of Cuillin Mountains and the lochs which penetrate every nook and cranny of the island. It’s disheartening that the Inner Hebrides’ biggest island is only six hours away from Scotland’s capital, Edinburgh, yet […]
Scottish food and drink is not healthy said Joseph, my tour guide from the USA road trip, when he stayed with me in Edinburgh. Now, I thought that was rich coming from a boy from Buffalo, but I get his point. If you poll a sample of Scots ‘have you heard of quinoa?’ And our […]
Greetings from Scotland, my name is Gemma Armit and I have a confession to make. By day I am a high school teacher and by night a travel blogger but always an adventure lover. I’m writing to advise you that just because you work full time it does not mean you cannot travel. I am […]
“Today’s rain is tomorrow’s whisky.” Yes, us Scots, do hold one of the world titles for our alcohol consumption. We know how to have a good time during all seasons. When it rains, it pours so there is only one thing for it, a trip to the pub. Of course, when the sun does make […]