Scotland 2005 – Edinburgh
Edinburgh was a two-parter. While Tom was learning about distilling whisky from Jim McEwan at Bruichladdich, Patty spent a few rainy days wandering Edinburgh on her own. After joining Tom on Islay, they returned...
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Scotland 2005 – On the Ferry
It was the end of the week at the Bruichladdich Academy and we all boarded the ferry to Kennacraig. Tom and Patty headed back to few nights in Edinburgh before the flight back to...
Scotland 2005 – The Walk
The walk started at Machir Bay, head up the hill, crossed a few brooks, and ended up in Kilchoman, where all nine of us fit into a VW van for the ride back to...
Scotland 2005 – Bruichladdich Academy
From the moment Tom learned about the Bruichladdich Academy—a week of intensive learning about distilling whisky—from Jim McEwan, he knew he would attend. On May 1, 2005, he arrived on Islay and the experience...
Scotland 2005
May 2005 found Patty and Tom in Scotland. Tom spent a week attending the Bruichladdich Academy – working at the Distillery, learning about single malt whiskey, and making new friends. Patty spent the the...
Scotland 2003
To celebrate our 21st anniversary, we traveled back to Scotland. We chose The Borders because of the arts and crafts. We chose Edinburgh because of the Edinburgh Fringe and we’d get to see Jacqui and...
Scotland 2003 – Edinburgh
If you visit Edinburgh in August, you’ll find plenty to see and do. 2003 was our fourth visit to Edinburgh, and the third time we enjoyed the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The best of the...
Scotland 1997 – Minmore House
In 1995, we found Minmore House in the book Europe’s Wonderful Little Hotels & Inns by Hilary Rubinstein. When our stay ended after three days, we really wanted to stay on. The food was...
Scotland 1997 – Edinburgh
Since this was our third trip to the capital city, we didn’t take a lot of pictures. Instead, we visited bookshops, and malt whiskey shops, and just did a lot of walking. We were...
