Tag: United Kingdom
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Weird but Wonderful | Not What You Think
The FBI in a bonny little village called Falkland, in the Kingdom of Fife. It’s not the Federal Bureau of Investigation, though – it’s the Falklands Bruce Inn.
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Scotland | Kingdom of Fife – The Bus Tour | Part Two
Part One of the Kingdom of Fife Bus Tour story left off as I was running back to the tour bus in the harbor of Anstruther, Scotland, after photographing the irresistible “shell house.” Not only did I make it back to the bus, but I had time to take one more funny photograph (who doesn’t…
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Weird but Wonderful | Entrance Fee
The public toilets in the harbor of the quaint fishing village of Anstruther, Scotland.
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Scotland | Kingdom of Fife – The Bus Tour | Part One
Let’s face it, I’m really not a group tour kind of person. However, there’s no better way to cover a lot of ground in a short period of time than on a bus tour – which is why I joined a day trip in Edinburgh to “St. Andrews and the Fishing Villages of Fife.” The…
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Style Moment | Edinburgh
“Into no other city does the sight of the country enter so far; if you do not meet a butterfly, you shall certainly catch a glimpse of far-away trees upon your walk; and the place is full of theatre tricks in the way of scenery. You peep under an arch, you descend stairs that look…
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Eye on Design | Edinburgh | Mad for Plaid at ANTA
It’s Scotland, land of plaid, a.k.a. tartan. tar-tan \ˈtär-tən\ :a traditional Scottish cloth pattern of stripes in different colors and widths that cross each other to form squares. Tartans are more than just a patterned fabric in Scotland – each combination of colors represents a clan / family / region. (According to the Scottish Tartans…
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Weird but Wonderful | Too cool for rules
The private park at Royal Circus in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Edinburgh | One Royal Circus
Technically, One Royal Circus falls into the category of “bed and breakfast,” but it’s not like any bed and breakfast I’ve ever stayed in…it’s more like being a guest in the fabulous house of very hip friends. In 1823, renowned Scottish architect, William Henry Playfair, designed the Royal Circus, an elegant circle of Georgian houses…
