My Travel and Photo Blog

What to do when it is cloudy: Step 1: Drink tea. A cup or two. Still cloudy? Step 2: Go buy the specialty tea from the concept store nearby. Still cloudy? Follow… Step 3: Go into a bookstore. Buy a ton of books (that you will, of course, then have to carry around with you…

I drove down to Edinburgh this morning. After servicing the camper, I left in the early sunshine looking back on the mountains. It’ll be a while before I get back, but I will have to visit again. I drove down southwards into the clouds rolling in from the sea. The first stop reaching Edinburgh was…

No, wait, that’s not it…!? But I went out for a hike with his morning. Took the bus from them campsite to the base station of the mountain railway. But instead of taking the easy way up as three years ago, I went for the hike all the way up to the top station. Quite…

What a beautiful morning it is… Again! I woke up early, but took my time with a cup of tea. Just now, I went out on the bike, no plans, just riding along. It’s still quite chilly (only 9C this morning), but the first climb warmed me up quite well. Haven’t succeeded in finding bike…

Or something very remotely like it… https://www.komoot.com/tour/33351931?ref=itd What a wonderful day! I just went for a mountain bike ride around the Loch. Started the tracker too late, so I had to go a bit further. Let me know, whether the link is working…

I arrived at the Glenmore Campsite today and found a nice spot in the forest. Just a few steps away from the Loch. The clouds around the mountain tops are clearing, giving way to the beautiful sunshine. The air is fresh, but the sun is a bliss. No further explanations necessary…

After having some thoughts about my next legs this morning, I have decided to stay at the campsite Loch Ness Shores today. Getting here, to the southern shores of Loch Ness was an interesting drive with beautiful stunning views again. And I had a relaxing afternoon yesterday. The sun was starting to come out through…

Driving up into the clouds, the Highlands greated me with misty weather and some rain, parts of it were expected. I remembered the spots I stopped for a quick snapshot from three years ago. However, I also remember it being drier last time… the views were still stunning and my snapshots are not doing the…