The world renowned festival that is the “Fringe,” has officially come to an end. In celebration of a wonderful month of music, acting, and performances of all sorts, the city allowed for their noise ordinance laws to be violated for the “Virgin Money Fireworks Concert.” An orchestra plays in the middle of Princes St. Gardens […]
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Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
It’s very rare that you get to experience an event that just makes you feel like you are really witnessing a wonderful piece of history. Something that feels a bit fairytale-like and for lack of a better term, “magical.” Many people say that the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (www.edintattoo.co.uk) is on their “bucket list” and […]
Arthur’s Seat & Edinburgh Castle
Last night my buddy, Jonny, and I hot-footed it halfway up Arthur’s Seat to see what kind of sunset we could capture. The view was breathtaking as expected. We met a Scottish guy called, “Dougie,” while we were sitting there taking in the beauty. He was not bothered one ounce by me just sitting down […]
Edinburgh by Night (A post about following your dreams)
We all know the saying, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” Heard it over and over our whole lives, right? What if that saying isn’t actually supposed to relate to us as human beings? What if that’s actually a lie holding us back from exploring the God given gifts He has created us […]
CLAN 2016
About two weeks ago we got the wonderful opportunity to go to a conference called “The CLAN Gathering.” Basically, it’s a week long conference where Christians from all over Scotland come together to camp, worship God, and hear some excellent speakers. We were able to get in to the conference for free by volunteering so […]
Callendar House – Falkirk, Scotland
Such a lovely old manor house – complete with a working kitchen where they teach you how the kitchen was run and give you samples of breads made during the centuries past. So glad we took a minute to stop and check it out on our trip to Stirling and the Wallace Monument. You’d never […]
Scottish Countryside
I have fallen in love with Scotland. Constantly in awe of just how beautiful this country truly is. Even being here one other time for one day in 2012 didn’t really prepare me for the beauty that’s held here. The cities and Edinburgh in particular are wonderfully beautiful but really, the countryside is what captures […]
Colorado to Edinburgh
So we made it… A month and a half later, finally getting sorted with the flat, internet, etc. Things don’t move quickly here but that’s understandable as we are not in the United States anymore where things get done yesterday for the most part. Life is most certainly about getting adjusted. Learning about the culture […]
Two Weeks to Departure
We leave two weeks from today for our official move to Scotland. To say that I’m full of all sorts of emotions would be an understatement. Yes, I am excited, a wee bit overwhelmed, a tad bit sad to be leaving friends/family but for the most part, I’m super ready for a good change. It’s […]
The Flatirons (Boulder, CO)
When I think of an actual place called “home,” this is the picture in my mind. I spent a very cool morning (even had some snow flurries) at the base of the Flatirons with my camera today. I love this view. Enjoy. -haven The Boulder Flatirons (GH4 Time-Lapse) from PassportMustTravel.com on Vimeo.