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Falkirk On a quiet Sunday morning, we drove to Falkirk. Sunday was a day for places I wanted to go and for places, Paula wanted to go. It was a great thing when traveling with someone on the same page as you, compromise comes easy. Falkirk is one of the many, many places I wanted …
The National Wallace Monument After we left Doune Castle, we stopped at the National Wallace Monument. I have been here once and remember the incredible trek up to the top and what a view it was when I did make it there. This time I had a buddy to trek to the top and take some …
Ride an ATV? No way That is what I said when the subject first came up. Well, I am sure glad they insisted and I did it. It was a blast. After leaving Machu Picchu and spending a glorious night in a nice hotel, sleep makes a great difference. I can do this I told …
Our journey from Lochleven to Doune Castle We journeyed over the really incredible Queensferry Crossing What a sight to see and it was still so new at the time. We drove over this bridge a lot during our trip. Doune Castle If I were to just ask my friends or family, not many would know about …
Taking Inca Rail After hiking Machu Picchu and *the almost top of* Wayna Picchu, as discussed in my last Peru post, we headed back to the Hostel. We did take time out for a massage which was worth the pit stop sore muscles and all. All and all, the trip to Machu Picchu and all …
Lochleven Castle This is the castle that held Mary, Queen of Scots prisoner and where there was a “jailbreak” and she escaped under the cover of night. Read here to learn about Mary and her prison. With all the ancestry research that I do, both Mary and her jailer William Douglas of Lochleven, so …
Amazing I have to tell you, after coming down from Wayna Picchu, I really felt sort of sad, because I really wanted to see more of Machu Picchu. Joyce and I were pooped out from the hike or climb and well I thought that we were done, but lucky us, we had to walk back …
Wayna Picchu the Mountain Let’s talk mountains. Wayna Picchu is a mountain. It is not a hill, nor a hike, it is a mountain climb. Talk about a challenge! For many, it is a challenge in their personal lives to hike this incredible experience and accomplish this mountain. For some, like myself and my friend …
So you think you can just hike Machu Picchu Well, I am sure you can, but let’s be clear, this is not your average hike. Not really sure if this is a hike, I like to call it a mountain climb, I mean after all Machu Picchu means “old mountain”. Let me just off by saying …