It’s a new year and this means new explorations for A Highland Blend, starting with a January walk along the John O’Groats trail to Old Wick Castle.
2018 Review – A Highland Blend
We’re almost at the end of 2018 and I’ve been reflecting – it’s been a busy year for A Highland Blend, with lots of travel and foodie adventures that I’ve enjoyed, both at home and further afield. It was hard to whittle them down but here are 10 of my favourite experiences of the year!
Dundee – The City of Discovery
Following on from last week’s post and my stay in Dundee at Hotel Indigo, I thought I’d give AHB readers a bit of a low down on what you can do in Dundee, known as the city of discovery!
Discovering Dundee with Hotel Indigo (review)
Dundee has had quite a year. Named in the ‘Top 5 Worldwide Hot Destinations’ by the Wall Street Journal, and the ‘Coolest Little City in Britain’ by GQ Magazine, Dundee has seen the V&A Dundee open after many years of construction and anticipation building. Not only that, the city has seen a resurgence in restaurant,…
Darnley’s Gin School – #Distilyourown experience
A couple of weekends ago I was down in Fife for a wedding, but also managed to time my visit to the Kingdom with a visit to gin school – over at the beautiful Darnley’s cottage, situated right next to the picturesque Kingsbarns Distillery and Visitor Centre!
Taste North – Caithness and Sutherland’s annual foodie event
Next weekend (Sunday 30th September) sees the annual Taste North event taking place at Natural Retreats at John O’Groats, and I for one am excited to see many Highland businesses under one roof! Over 30 businesses will gather to show off their products, whether that be food, drinks, art, or jewellery. Last year’s event saw…
Andalucian Adventures – Seville
I’m always surprised how effortless intercity travel is in Europe. We took a bus from Malaga to Seville, which had air conditioning, free water and earphones, and movies to watch on individual screens. As we travelled over the Spanish lunchtime, our first stop once we had checked into our hotel was to find a late…
Andalucian Adventures – Malaga
In August, we took a late summer holiday and spent a week in Spain. We split our time evenly between the Andalucian capital of Seville (which I will post about seperately) and the second biggest city of the region, Malaga.
Portskerra Harbour – off the beaten track
We took another trip off the beaten track recently, one on of those days where the weather was unexpectedly better than forecast. After a trip round the county showing family well known spots like Castle Sinclair Girnigoe and Dunnet Beach, we headed west into Sutherland, and ended up at Portskerra Harbour!
The return of Bon Accord Soft Drinks
When I’m out and about for meals/drinks, I often like to alternate my tipple of choice (if you didn’t know it was gin) with soft drinks (hello responsible drinker over here!) or to find something other than the usual tonic water or soda mixer. However standard pub offerings are fairly disappointing with the usual Coke or…
