Category Archives: Travel Photography

Billy visits Scotland – Edinburgh

Posted on March 11, 2022 by imagesbytdashfield

Alas, we had come to the end of our Scotland road trip. No more isles and no more being in the Highlands. We were now in the capital of Scotland, Edinburgh. And a funny thing happened, after being such a … Continue reading →

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Billy Visits Scotland – St. Andrews Cathedral

Posted on February 9, 2022 by imagesbytdashfield

This chapter in Billy’s travel journal was one that I enjoyed but he did not like it much. He enjoyed the view walking towards St. Andrews but once we entered, he was disappointed that it wasn’t another castle where he … Continue reading →

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Billy Visits Scotland – Dunnottar Castle

Posted on January 21, 2022 by imagesbytdashfield

This was one of those “the best laid plans of mice and coos oft times go astray” moments with visiting this castle. We had a lovely breakfast at our BnB with the plans for the day being to visit Dunnottar … Continue reading →

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Billy Visits Scotland – Crathes Castle and Gardens

Posted on January 18, 2022 by imagesbytdashfield

Happy place! Happy place! Happy place! If you ever visit Scotland and find yourself in Aberdeenshire when it’s the growing season then this is the castle and gardens you must visit! Crathes Castle is a 16th century tower house with … Continue reading →

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Driving in Scotland

Posted on January 14, 2022 by imagesbytdashfield

Let me first admit to the facts of life here…I do not know how to drive a stick and did all of about two minutes worth of driving in Scotland. DH did 99.9% of the driving in our automatic rental. … Continue reading →

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Billy visits Scotland – Lys-Na-Greyne B&B

Posted on January 13, 2022 by imagesbytdashfield

We all thought we had a little slice of heaven when we stayed at this BnB in Aboyne, Scotland. A quick recap as I have written about it before, this Edwardian granite house was built in 1912 and is nestled … Continue reading →

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Billy Visits Scotland – Eilean Donan Castle

Posted on January 11, 2022 by imagesbytdashfield

After we had quite a lovely (and filling) breakfast at our BnB on the Isle of Skye we were on the road again. There was an option to take a bit of a detour to head to the famous Urquhart … Continue reading →

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Returning to 2018 with Billy

Posted on January 10, 2022 by imagesbytdashfield

I have angered my sweet wee coo (who has lost all patience with me) for not finishing his travel blog about visiting his roots in Scotland from our trip there in 2018. I was in no uncertain terms told by … Continue reading →

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St. Charles Christmas Traditions Part 6: More from the Parade

Posted on December 23, 2021 by imagesbytdashfield

In the parade there were characters from storybooks such as these ghostly and grumpy fellows from Dickens A Christmas Carol… The Sugarplum Fairy and a toy soldier from the Nutcracker Suite.. And of course characters that represented their respective countries/cultural … Continue reading →

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St. Charles Christmas Traditions Part 5: Singing and Dancing

Posted on December 21, 2021 by imagesbytdashfield

The parade began with local schools/groups singing Christmas carols but what I really enjoyed were the marchers in period wear dancing and singing. I wonder if during Dickens time did this ever occur or is that strictly just in the … Continue reading →

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