So, it's officially ONLY 25 more sleeps till I board a plane to head on a long awaited adventure back to Scotland and England.
Of course, I am going to try and squeeze in as much as I can over the four weeks that I am there.
I am not traveling alone - I will be with long time best buddy and 'travel b#*ch' Gayle.
My husband, who I would love to share this journey with, suffers from long term chronic pain from a work related injury and cannot travel such distances, so, as I don't do single travel, my buddy in notorious adventures has agreed to come along for this joy ride.
I must warn you, Gayle is a bit of a scardy cat when it comes to spooky stuff, so I might just have to do some things on my own - but overall, I am lucky to have a great travel buddy.
It makes such a difference to be with a person who is easy going and laughs a lot.
Gayle and I from our last trip - at Stonehenge
This is a business trip for me.
Well sort of.
It's an opportunity to learn from some of the best tour guides ever - those that have been delivering ghost tours for decades and doing it wonderfully.
And they have lots of competition to contend with.
In Edinburgh alone, on any given day, you have a ghost tour ready to go every few hours - all sorts, from the highly theatrical to the very spookyand funny to the we'll get your heart pumpingly terrifying tours that go down into the dark enclosed spaces underground in the vaults under the city.
Edinburgh at night
I am going to visit many different places this time and some I am also revisiting, just because once is not enough.
Some of my new destinations include Inverness, Loch Ness, Whitby, Isle of Skye, Pitlochry, Stirling and I just have to go back to Glastonbury for the grand finale of indulgent woo woo crystals, love and light, hand me the smudge stick blissfulness.
Taphophile heaven!
I will be trying to add as many cemeteries and spooky tours along the way and will also be chasing fairies, sprites, sacred wells and standing stones.
I would love to share my travels with you, especially if you would just LOVE to go to these places but may never get to see them or may have to wait until you are financial ( if ever) , win the lottery or the UK floats closer to Australia by some miracle
Its expensive - and I am saving like a demon possessed at the moment so that I don't have to live on two minute noodles or chip sandwiches when I get there. We are also going in a colder time of the year, to try and save some money, so things like warm clothing, jackets, thermals are a must have.
Highlands of Scotland
Once we hit the Highlands I think I just want to disappear into the scenery and try to be courageous and SIT STILL.
Its often hard to just 'be' in a place, as you want to try and push the experiences to the max, fitting in as much as possible.
But I want to take time to take it all in, really deeply.
I don't know if or when I will get the next chance to do so.
Edinburgh Castle from the Grass Market
Join me and catch up on my blogs while I'm there wont you.
I promise I'll share the good and the bad.
I cannot wait.
Of course, I am going to try and squeeze in as much as I can over the four weeks that I am there.
I am not traveling alone - I will be with long time best buddy and 'travel b#*ch' Gayle.
My husband, who I would love to share this journey with, suffers from long term chronic pain from a work related injury and cannot travel such distances, so, as I don't do single travel, my buddy in notorious adventures has agreed to come along for this joy ride.
I must warn you, Gayle is a bit of a scardy cat when it comes to spooky stuff, so I might just have to do some things on my own - but overall, I am lucky to have a great travel buddy.
It makes such a difference to be with a person who is easy going and laughs a lot.
Gayle and I from our last trip - at Stonehenge
This is a business trip for me.
Well sort of.
It's an opportunity to learn from some of the best tour guides ever - those that have been delivering ghost tours for decades and doing it wonderfully.
And they have lots of competition to contend with.
In Edinburgh alone, on any given day, you have a ghost tour ready to go every few hours - all sorts, from the highly theatrical to the very spookyand funny to the we'll get your heart pumpingly terrifying tours that go down into the dark enclosed spaces underground in the vaults under the city.
I am going to visit many different places this time and some I am also revisiting, just because once is not enough.
Some of my new destinations include Inverness, Loch Ness, Whitby, Isle of Skye, Pitlochry, Stirling and I just have to go back to Glastonbury for the grand finale of indulgent woo woo crystals, love and light, hand me the smudge stick blissfulness.
I will be trying to add as many cemeteries and spooky tours along the way and will also be chasing fairies, sprites, sacred wells and standing stones.
I would love to share my travels with you, especially if you would just LOVE to go to these places but may never get to see them or may have to wait until you are financial ( if ever) , win the lottery or the UK floats closer to Australia by some miracle
Its expensive - and I am saving like a demon possessed at the moment so that I don't have to live on two minute noodles or chip sandwiches when I get there. We are also going in a colder time of the year, to try and save some money, so things like warm clothing, jackets, thermals are a must have.
Once we hit the Highlands I think I just want to disappear into the scenery and try to be courageous and SIT STILL.
Its often hard to just 'be' in a place, as you want to try and push the experiences to the max, fitting in as much as possible.
But I want to take time to take it all in, really deeply.
I don't know if or when I will get the next chance to do so.
Join me and catch up on my blogs while I'm there wont you.
I promise I'll share the good and the bad.
I cannot wait.
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