Tag: Europe

• Iceland Northern Lights: Your 2024-2025 Itinerary

  

  The 2024-2025 season (October through April) is slated to be one of the best for the Northern Lights! The 11 year solar cycle of the sun peaks this year which means stronger solar activity. Stronger solar activity means more solar flares, more sunspots, and stronger solar winds will combine to produce some truly spectacular viewing…

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  December 8, 2024

  Europe

  #adventure, #auroraborealis, #bluecarrental, #europe, #explore, #iceland, #newblogpost, #northernlights, #reykjavik, #travel, #travelblog, #travelwithfleming, Europe, road-trip

• Exploring my favorite city, London!

  

  It’s always a good day when you wake up in London! The Caledonain Sleeper Train arrived at London Euston and we collected our luggage and disembarked. Our hotel is in Covent Garden so we opted to take a taxi from the station as we knew our luggage would comfortably fit. It was a short 15…

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  March 10, 2024

  Europe

  #afternoontea, #backtothefuture, #booksforcooks, #caledoniansleeper, #chestnutbakery, #coventgarden, #london, #newblogpost, #thealchemist, #travel, #travelblog, #travelwithfleming, #unitedkingdon, #waldorfhiltonlondon, england, Europe, London, UK

• Day of Driving: Portree to Edinburgh

  

  Today is a driving-intense day as we are returning to Edinburgh from Portree. The drive should take five to five and a half hours with minimal stops but we will stop a couple of times to help break it up. We checked out of the AirBnB and got an earlyish start on the drive. The…

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  March 4, 2024

  Europe

  #caledoniansleeper, #edinburgh, #isleofskye, #nationalwallacemonument, #newblogpost, #portree, #scotland, #stirling, #travel, #travelblog, #travelwithfleming, #unitedkingdon, #williamwallace, Europe

• Dunvegan Castle and Dinner in Portree

  

  Another excellent castle to visit on Isle of Skye is Dunvegan Castle. The castle was first opened to the public in 1933 by Sir Reginald MacLeod (27th Chief). What began for charitable purposes has grown into the castle welcoming hundreds of thousands of visitors annually. It is interesting to think of that many people crowding…

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  February 24, 2024

  Europe, Uncategorized

  #dunvegancastle, #edinburgh, #isleofskye, #newblogpost, #portree, #scotland, #thehungrygull, #travel, #travelblog, #travelwithfleming, #unitedkingdon, castles, Europe, history

• Scenic Driving to Isle of Skye

  

  We are departing Inverness to spend the next couple days in Isle of Skye and have booked an AirBnB in Portree. Portree is just under a three hour drive from Inverness and it is a lot of winding roads so beware for anyone who gets carsick. We decided to make a couple stops to help…

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  February 14, 2024

  Europe

  #edinburgh, #eileandonancastle, #fairypools, #isleofskye, #newblogpost, #scotland, #travel, #travelblog, #travelwithfleming, #unitedkingdon, Europe, isle-of-skye, nature

• Scottish Parliament and a Happy Birthday from Chef Gordon Ramsay

  

  The Scottish Parliament building is directly across the street from the Palace of Holyroodhouse. The return of a Scottish Parliament in Scotland was warmly welcomed but the building itself has been the source of both political and public ire. Original estimates projected a cost between £10 million and £40 million. Spanish architect Enric Miralles’s design…

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  February 1, 2024

  Europe

  #beefwellington, #breadstreetkitchen, #chefgordonramsay, #edinburgh, #newblogpost, #scotland, #scottishparliament, #thealchemist, #travel, #travelblog, #travelwithfleming, #unitedkingdon, Europe, food

• Live like Royalty at the Palace of Holyroodhouse

  

  We had breakfast at the AirBnB consisting of meat pies I purchased from W Christie Family Butchers. W Christie is a charming butcher shop just down the street from where we are staying. They offer a variety of meats, in traditional butcher fashion, as well as jams, jellies, and oils. My personal favorite, though, are…

  travelwithfleming

  January 27, 2024

  Europe

  #edinburgh, #holyroodhouse, #newblogpost, #palaceofholyroodhouse, #royalmile, #scotland, #travel, #travelblog, #travelwithfleming, #unitedkingdon, Europe, france

• Walking through time at Edinburgh Castle

  

  Edinburgh Castle is incredible! Unlike some castles which require more imagination to envision how they would look a few hundred years ago, Edinburgh Castle remains intact and there is much to see here. I suggest booking tickets in advance and allowing a good three hours to properly see everything, more in summer months with heavier…

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  January 21, 2024

  Europe

  #edinburgh, #edinburghcastle, #newblogpost, #royalmile, #scotland, #travel, #travelblog, #travelwithfleming, #unitedkingdon, edinburgh-castle, Europe

• Scottish Design Exchange and Edinburgh Gin

  

  The Scottish Design Exchange is a must visit for excellent Scottish souvenirs! I stumbled across this gem in my research for the trip and it did not disappoint. Located on George Street, SDE is a short walk from Edinburgh Old Town and the Royal Mile. The storefront is a co-op-like take on retail in which…

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  January 15, 2024

  Europe

  #edinburgh, #gin, #newblogpost, #scotland, #scottishdesignexchange, #travel, #travelblog, #travelwithfleming, #unitedkingdon, Europe

• Exploring Edinburgh

  

  This morning I found a lovely little family owned café just across the street from our AirBnB called Brunchfield Place. R and I popped in and enjoyed a small breakfast of scrambled eggs, sausage, potato scone (this ate more like a pita bread and less like the scone I was expecting but it was tasty),…

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  January 11, 2024

  Europe

  #caltonhill, #edinburgh, #harrypotter, #newblogpost, #royalmile, #scotland, #stgilescathedral, #travel, #travelblog, #travelwithfleming, #unitedkingdon, #victoriastreet, Europe, UK