"Short stories and travel reports from my life adventures around the globe".
Cool Spots Around Oban. July 2019. Having already posted a bunch of travel reports from the key sights in Oban, it’s now time to mop up the best of the rest, with my handpicked locations from across this lovely Scottish town. So sit back, put your feet up and let me show you my Cool […]
Read MoreThe Lancaster Hotel, Oban, Scotland. July 2019. Hotels certainly don’t come cheap in Oban. In fact, my sister and I spent a fair chunk of time trying to track down a reasonably priced joint to lay our heads. In the end, after much research, we reluctantly settled on The Lancaster Hotel Oban. I say reluctantly […]
Read MoreSt Columba’s Cathedral, Oban July 2019. For the umpteenth time I promised myself that I wouldn’t do any church articles. After all, I would have my hands more than full with a wide range of delightful location reports from across Oban, right? Well, yeah. But then, as fate would have it, someone built a massive […]
Read MoreMcCaig’s Tower, Oban. July 2019. The Scottish town of Oban is an incredibly beautiful place for so many reasons. From the dramatic sight of Dunollie Castle to the deep blue waters of Oban Bay with its various islands, this place is certainly a feast for the old eyeballs. Moreover, and perhaps most impressive of all, you’ve […]
Read MoreEe-usk Seafood Restaurant, Oban. July 2019. Ask me if I’m into seafood and I’m likely to give a muted response. Seafood? Meh. But actually, whenever I have seafood I really enjoy it. I just can’t be assed with picking bones out of my dinner and generally I don’t want my dish to have eyes. Moreover, […]
Read MoreDunollie Castle and Museum, Oban, Scotland. July 2019. It was a stunning summer’s afternoon in Oban as Natalie and I made our way down the nature path towards Dunollie Castle Museum. Another Scottish castle for the Leighton Travels back catalogue then, although this one was certainly different from anything I’d seen before. In fact, the […]
Read MoreA Summer’s Cruise Along Oban Bay. July 2019. My sister and I were strolling down Corran Esplanade when we saw the sign for Argyll Sea Tours in Oban. They had all kinds of boat cruises on offer and the weather was so ridiculously good we knew that it would be criminal not to get out […]
Read MoreBeoraid Cemetery, Morar. June 2019. Beoraid Cemetery is just a few minutes drive from Our Lady of Perpetual Succour & St Cumin’s Church near the Scottish town of Morar. With virtually zero information online to provide a historical overview, I was happy to be led by brother-in-law Thomas. In fact, he’d been here before and knew […]
Read MoreOur Lady of Perpetual Succour & St Cumin’s Church, Scotland. June 2019. There are some truly lovely spots in and around The Silver Sands near the Scottish village of Morar. After an hour wandering along the beach, we jumped back into the car and made the twelve minute drive to Our Lady of Perpetual Succour […]
Read MoreThe Silver Sands of Morar. June 2019. When the sun is shining and the sky is blue, I swear Scotland might just be the most beautiful country on Planet Earth. Think of the world’s most stunning beaches and I’m guessing most people wouldn’t find a place for Scotland. When I think about my own most […]
Read MoreThe Commando Memorial, Scotland July 2019. It was a summer’s afternoon in Scotland, but hell you wouldn’t have known it. Spackles and I were driving down the A82 on the way to Loch Ness when, suddenly, he announced an unplanned pitstop. “The Commando Memorial is just over there!” he said, straining his eyes at the […]
Read MoreJJ’s Cafe, Fort William, Scotland. July 2019. If I have one little grumble about living in Banavie, it’s that the village is a bit restrictive when it comes to my morning caffeine fix. Beyond my sister’s kitchen and the depressing territory of instant coffee, the only place I can really go to is The Moorings […]
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