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The mystery of falling in love with Brora

Visiting the northern highlands of Scotland without a car isn't what most people would do - but I am not most people.  I love public transportation!  The Highland bus drivers were all friendly and helpful and I can't say enough good things about the locals.  So making my base in the seaside town of Golspie I took trains and buses all over the area.  In fact Irene, the hostess of my bed and breakfast commented that she had never had a guest get around and see so much on public transportation as me! So on May 12th after one of Irene's filling cooked breakfasts I walked to the bus stop in the town centre to hop one of the very few daily buses to Brora.  As I was waiting I noticed this old fashioned post box on the wall opposite.  I love stuff like this! A short twenty minute ride later I arrived into the village - home to around 1300 people.  Brora, (don't you love that name...I love the way it rolls off my tongue) is just a 12 km coastal walk north of Golspie but al

Oh no - not another food post!

I still have so many stories to tell and pictures to share and I will!  I've been pet sitting and have spent the past week plus on vacation.  I fly home tonight but figured I had better get this post out  - it's been sitting waiting to go for a while...It's been kind of a crazy summer with another stint of pet sitting when I get back and then another trip - more details on that one later on.  So for now here are some of the fabulous meals I had while on my holiday this past Spring.  As you probably know I do love trying new food when I am traveling.  I think there is going to have to be a part two!  So keep a napkin by your side for the drooling and let's get started! Cheese dumplings with mushrooms in a cream sauce.  Ljubljana, Slovenia.  This is considered more of an appetizer but I had it as my entree.  It was good but maybe too much of one thing...I should have had a salad with it.  Bragoli in Vittoriosa, Malta.  This dish is called Beef Olives - but no o

Let me tell you about my Turkish baths

I realize I haven't talked about the Turkish bath I had when I was in Turkey last year...nor the one I had in Jordan in 2009.  The latter left me so traumatized I didn't want to talk about it with anyone!!   For obvious reasons there are no photos...... Having a Turkish bath had been something on the "bucket list" for quite a while.  The opportunity presented itself when it was an option on my tour of Egypt and Jordan with the Imaginative Traveler in early 2009.   We were in Petra, Jordan and after a day of walking around that beautiful ancient city I was in need of some relaxation. (little did I know!)  A couple on my tour had gone to the baths the night before and said they enjoyed it.  No one else on the tour was remotely interested but I've never let the lack of a companion stop me doing what I want to do.  So I booked it.  This is where you put your beverage to the side for now as you probably don't want to mess up your computer screen or keyboard.  A