Bindibuys
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For some reason I have been very negligent in getting this trip report done. It's been over a year that these folders of images have been sitting on my desk top. Time to bite the bullet and get it done.
Background - a dear friend of ours passed away 22 May 2013, as executors of his will, we promised him we would take his ashes to Iona in Scotland to be cast out and allowed to flow into the ocean. We did this 1 year later, then had ourselves a holiday.
For the Gaels, Iona is I Chaluim Chille - the isle of Colm Cille, an Irish priest and prince who was to become revered as Saint Columba. A tiny island, of typically Hebridean beauty, it holds a unique place in the story of Scotland and kindles the imagination of thousands who journey there each year. Yet it is also where people have lived, worked and worshipped over many centuries. To and from its shores have come monks and pilgrims, clan chiefs and kings, artists and craftsmen, farmers and fishermen.
This report will be based on the destinations, not the flights or accommodations, but for reference, we travelled in J, with QF to BKK, then AY to LHR. AY to HEL, then HKG. CX to SYD.
This report will cover - Bangkok, London, travelling to Iona, Iona, Staffa, Ireland, Skye, Outer Hebrides, John O'Groats, Orkney, Shetland Ils, driving back south thru UK via Bath & Cotswolds, Southhampton, cruise on Queen Victoria to Belgium & France, Helsinki, Tallin, Hong Kong.
So if any of these places interest you, keep reading.....
Some photos are grouped, others are single upload, depending on how much impact the image needed.
So, roughly in date order, first stop - Bangkok.
Next stop London
From London we took the train to Glasgow, Virgin rail first class. Wow, the prices can vary on these trains, but managed to get tickets for around 50 pounds each.
We worked out that by the time we travelled to the airport, check-in on time, wait, fly & transfer to our hotel, it would take the same amount of time to walk across the road to Euston Stn, get to our seats, and sit back and relax the whole way to Glasgow.
Background - a dear friend of ours passed away 22 May 2013, as executors of his will, we promised him we would take his ashes to Iona in Scotland to be cast out and allowed to flow into the ocean. We did this 1 year later, then had ourselves a holiday.
For the Gaels, Iona is I Chaluim Chille - the isle of Colm Cille, an Irish priest and prince who was to become revered as Saint Columba. A tiny island, of typically Hebridean beauty, it holds a unique place in the story of Scotland and kindles the imagination of thousands who journey there each year. Yet it is also where people have lived, worked and worshipped over many centuries. To and from its shores have come monks and pilgrims, clan chiefs and kings, artists and craftsmen, farmers and fishermen.
This report will be based on the destinations, not the flights or accommodations, but for reference, we travelled in J, with QF to BKK, then AY to LHR. AY to HEL, then HKG. CX to SYD.
This report will cover - Bangkok, London, travelling to Iona, Iona, Staffa, Ireland, Skye, Outer Hebrides, John O'Groats, Orkney, Shetland Ils, driving back south thru UK via Bath & Cotswolds, Southhampton, cruise on Queen Victoria to Belgium & France, Helsinki, Tallin, Hong Kong.
So if any of these places interest you, keep reading.....
Some photos are grouped, others are single upload, depending on how much impact the image needed.
So, roughly in date order, first stop - Bangkok.
Next stop London
From London we took the train to Glasgow, Virgin rail first class. Wow, the prices can vary on these trains, but managed to get tickets for around 50 pounds each.
We worked out that by the time we travelled to the airport, check-in on time, wait, fly & transfer to our hotel, it would take the same amount of time to walk across the road to Euston Stn, get to our seats, and sit back and relax the whole way to Glasgow.
