There is an age old rivalry between Glasgow and Edinburgh, my private Scottish tour guide (and um, boyfriend) tells me as we drive the short hour between the two. The two have long competed in art, sport, innovation, industry, and tourism. The cities’ residents are fiercely proud and quick to tell you why theirs is the…

Sorry I’m late in posting last week’s Photo Of The Week! My excuse involves a red eye flight followed by a red eye bus followed by… sleep. As promised, this week’s photo comes from my (yet to be blogged about) trip to Ibiza, Spain! I usually try to pick a photo that sums up the week…

I absolutely cannot believe I’ve been away from home for an entire month. It feels a bit surreal and I don’t think it’s quite sunk in yet that I’m on the go “for good.” Scotland was a great place to start this adventure both so that Mark could visit home and also as a great ease…

I’m well aware that there are uber patriotic Americans- Saturday Night Live skits and the Daily Show have made me well aware of the fact. However, outside the Fourth of July or the most recent election day, I rarely witness or take part in extreme patriotism. It’s not that I’m ashamed of my nationality, its just…

Rolling green mountains. Swaths of tartan. Long, endless lochs. Cobblestone streets leading to age old pubs where men wearing kilts slam down drams of whisky. A certain monster named Nessie. There are many images that evoke Scotland. None shine as brightly for me as a certain wee hairy cow native to the country. The highland coo…

I can’t believe I’m already up to Week 3 in my Photo of the Week project! This week’s photo was taken in Edinburgh, Scotland in front of the Edinburgh Castle all lit up at night. I shot with a long exposure and waited for one of the city’s ubiquitous double decker buses to drive by. What…