Author: Craig
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Aberdeen
I stayed at this hotel a year or so back, during my tour of dying British seaside towns, as the coworkers called it. From memory, I decided on the location, at least in part, because it meant I could take the sleeper back to London in a set of circumstances where I could enjoy it…
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Trying Something Different With Edinburgh Photos
On Sunday, my last day in Edinburgh, I got a day pass and rode the tram a lot. Went to the airport for absolutely no reason beyond “it was there”, and went to Leith/Newhaven because it’s where the other end of the line is. I’ve been through Edinburgh airport a few times, but never in…
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Edinburgh Pictures
Conveniently close to my hotel is a pub where I can get a cheap breakfast. It’s a Wetherspoons, in an old cinema, so there are even more weird architectural features than the ‘standard’ Spoons location. Here are some attempts to be funny, presented for your amusement.
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The Kelpies
I’m sure that the trip to the Kelpies is pretty & scenic on a good day, but it wasn’t one, so it was mostly damp but still a bit interesting in places. Took the train out to Falkirk from Edinburgh Waverley, even though Google Maps really wanted to send me to Haymarket station by bus,…
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More Glasgow
The internal layout of the hotel is a bit odd, but I’ve found that with a lot of Travelodges I’ve stayed at. This one has the stairs off the side of the lift lobby, but also has this door to the outside. There’s a railing in front of it, so nobody will use it by…
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Glasgow
I went back to Sexy Coffee, to get a sense of just how sexy it is. I think it’s mostly the marble & marble-effect decor, and though the branded coffee cups (and takeaway cups) are distinctive, I wouldn’t call them ‘sexy’. Coffee was good, but not great, I’d say. I found the river, mostly by…
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Aylesbury to Glasgow
On the move again. I had some things I needed to get done in Aylesbury, such as Dental Stuff ( all fine, and they’re happy that nothing bad happened while I was travelling ) & renewing my UK Passport ( needed to do so a bit early because some places want you to have 6…
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An Irish Wedding: The Big Day
I’m not 100% on whether I can or should post other people’s pictures from the day, so for the sake of simplicity, I won’t. And, fair warning, this is going to be a bit rambly and disjointed. Didn’t sleep badly, but didn’t sleep a lot, so I was awake before my alarm & had all…
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An Irish Wedding: Getting There & Getting There
It was an early start; Everyone else in the car was heading for Gatwick, but I was flying out of Heathrow because I’d booked later due to being in Thailand, so I was very kindly dropped off along the way. My flights were later than the other folks, so I was there well before check-in…