Tag: Scotland

I do not have sufficient vocabulary to tell you how wonderful and beautiful it was, so instead I’ll give you a rundown of what we did and how it went. This is an overview — there is so much more I could say about everything, but that would take more time than I have right now and the ...

Let me give some context for this blog post and YouTube video. My wife, Kim, and I recently spent a long weekend in Edinburgh Scotland. This capital city is a popular weekend destination, especially for those who live in Europe. I’m here to tell you it is also doable from the States. We f...

Our first stop was Montrose. This is where my mother, sister and her family (husband and her Siberian Huskies!) moved to. It’s on the East coast of Scotland, between Dundee (where I lived all my childhood) and Aberdeen. I actually spent one summer working in Montrose at a factory, staying with...

It comes as no surprise to anyone familiar with Scottish culture that the Scots love their meats. From blood pudding to Aberdeen angus to their beloved haggis, Scotland isn’t necessarily known for their vegetarian cuisine. My number one worry before I went abroad was essentially, as a vegetari...

In Edinburgh, there are two levels of streets. One on top of the other. When the old town became crowded they just built more buildings on top of the old ones. Some are 14 storeys high. The station is on the bottom level but not underground. Not a great photo but there’s another street ...

My weekend in Edinburgh Scotland began on Thursday. After waking up late and skipping my alarm for class before my toilet exploded I began to realize that maybe someone was trying to send me a sign. Like always I didn’t listen…. and thank god for that. On Thursday morning around ten ...

Unity is a truly global company — we currently operate in more than 50 locations around the world, and every day we interact with colleagues across our locations as we work together to deliver for our customers. At Unity in Scotland, we are rapidly growing a group of teams that are wor...

I do not have sufficient vocabulary to tell you how wonderful and beautiful it was, so instead I’ll give you a rundown of what we did and how it went. This is an overview — there is so much more I could say about everything, but that would take more time than I have right now and the ...

Scotland is a beautiful place that must be explored. There are plenty of breath taking locations that can make you go awe. I have seen at least 20 mind blowing hills and waterfalls in and around Scotland. I have started my journey to Scotland from Leicester in my car (Volvo S40), it is a 10 hours...

I forgot about this blog. I had a vague memory that I started writing when we first moved to Amsterdam but I couldn’t remember on which platform. I also completely forgot about that interview in Dutch that I mentioned in the last post I made. I guess after that post life in the Netherlands fel...

We started the day off by making our way to London Kings Cross station and finding it packed and chaotic. To be fair, it was a bank holiday weekend and the sun was shining but this was just crazy. We calmly thought that only a fraction of these people would be going to Edinburgh without worrying. Gi...

Sadly, another in the seemingly endless tales of church woe has come to my attention — with a historic denomination dating back to 1560 teetering on the brink of extinction. The Church of Scotland is grappling with what appears to be a terminal decline in its membership, losing more than ha...

Firstly, it is necessary to understand the reasons that drove Rome to constant expansion. These can be divided into two main groups: the need for resources and protection from barbarian invasions. The goal of most of the Roman legions’ conquest campaigns was to protect their possessions from r...