2025 Italy/Scotland/Ireland/Iceland 2025

Day 52 – July 10, 2025 – Oban to Edinburgh, Scotland We got up around 6 am and then decided to take a walk around the town before meeting up for breakfast at 9. After breakfast, we got the car packed up and then headed out towards Stirling Castle, which is about a 2 ½ […]

Day 51 – July 9, 2025 – Oban, Scotland We met up for breakfast around 8 am with plans to go see some castle ruins. We headed to Dunstaffnage Castle first and while there are only ruins, you can still walk through part of them. Built in the 13th century, Dunstaffnage Castle was constructed by

Day 50 – July 8, 2025 – Portree to Oban, Scotland We had another great breakfast from Lance and then headed out about 9:30 am to head to Fort William to catch the Jacobite Steam train. The drive was about 2 ½ hours from Portree and we stopped along the way at some scenic spots

Day 49 – July 7, 2025 – Portree, Scotland This morning, we had a great breakfast that Lance, the owner, prepared for us before we headed out for our drive around the Trotternish Peninsula Loop. We made a couple of stops for photo ops before stopping at the Old Man of Storr to do some

Day 48 – July 6, 2025 – Nairn to Portree, Scotland Another great breakfast from Rowena this morning! We got all packed up and then Vance made the drive from Nairn to Tain, where the Glenmorangie distillery is. Both the guys were excited about this, and they were able to split a small tasting and

Day 47 – July 5, 2025 – Nairn, Scotland We had a wonderful breakfast this morning, thanks to Rowena, and met a couple from England and another couple from London. I like meeting new people and talking with them and so does Michelle, so we really enjoyed our breakfast! Afterwards, we took a walk down

Day 46 – July 4, 2025 – Nairn, Scotland Happy Independence Day!!!! Had a great breakfast again at the hotel then we packed up and headed towards Nairn, which is about a 3 ½ drive. The drive to Blair Castle is near Pitlochry and was about 1 ½ hours so it was a nice break

Day 45 – July 3, 2025 – Edinburgh, Scotland After another great breakfast this morning, we met up with our guide, Sam (female), for a walking tour of the Royal Mile. The tour lasted about 3 hours, and Sam took us to different little places along the mile with lots of stories and history. It

Day 44 – July 2, 2024 – Edinburgh, Scotland After a good night’s sleep, we met up for breakfast at about 7:45 in the hotel dining room. The hotel is neat in that it only has 18 rooms, and they are all unique. The owners do breakfast and lunch only, but you can do a

Day 43 – July 1, 2025 – Florence, Italy to Edinburgh, Scotland We enjoyed a great last breakfast (and cappuccino!) in Florence and then had a taxi drive us to the airport. Our flight to Amsterdam was supposed to leave at noon but we were delayed taking off. Apparently, Florence only has one runway, so

Day 42 – June 30, 2025 – Foiano to Florence, Italy This morning we had a good breakfast, packed up the car, said our goodbyes to Lorenzo (not sure where Fiorella was, but told him to tell her goodbye and thank you for everything!) and drove to Florence where we are staying the night before

Day 41 – June 29, 2025 – Foiano, Italy Today we headed to Castiglione del Lago, which is about a 30-minute drive from the villa. It is on the western shore of Lake Trasimeno and is in the Umbria region of Italy. It is officially listed as one of the “most beautiful villages” in Italy.

Day 40 – June 28, 2025 – Foiano, Italy Today was a chill day and it was great! We all walked into town and had our coffees and then headed back to the villa. We got laundry started, John was getting caught up on some work, and I worked on the blog. Most of the

Day 39 – June 27, 2025 – Foiano, Italy Today is our last trip with Barbara ☹ We have thoroughly enjoyed her, and she has been amazing with taking care of everything for us. She has been a very special part of our time here in Foiano! I forgot to mention that on Wednesday she

Day 38 – June 26, 2025 – Foiano, Italy Happy Birthday to me! Another year down and another beautiful day planned in Italy! We headed out about 10 am to Chiusure, in the commune of Asciano, where we went to the Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore. The birth of this monastery is linked to the