May 2018

Long-term Travel Isn’t Always Unicorns and Rainbows

By Christina / May 12, 2018

Many scorn Facebook for its fake nature. Each social media post is a window to that person’s reality. The size, slant, and tint of the window is influenced by what they want you to see, what they want to hide, where they are, who they are with, what they had for lunch, and how they see themselves. I admit that…

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Edinburgh, beautiful, friendly, wet and chilly

By Christina / May 8, 2018

Though my first trip to Edinburgh was in February 2015 and certainly not warm, it had been sunny and only chilly, not blustery cold and wet. I have been spoiled in my past travels and blessed with unseasonably great weather. So why would I expect anything less when visiting Scotland in April? My British friends knew better and scoffed at…

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English Food and Haggis get a Bad Rap

By Christina / May 2, 2018

I first visited Edinburgh in February of 2015 with Marcie. Here’s a link to an album of that trip. We absolutely loved it. The ornate architecture with wonderful sculptural details everywhere was captivating. Even the air vents are pretty. You can find live music any night of the week. People are friendly and have awesome accents. Despite popular opinion, I…

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