I love to travel but unfortunately, I can’t really claim to be a savvy, well seasoned, traveler.  Even with the host of wonderful travel experiences I have chalked up, I have to admit that in the past, I’ve been more of a passenger, than a true explorer.

Having a lot of miles under my belt and a remote familiarity with Scotland is how I imagine I underestimated how truly naive I am.  This is a big year for me and my husband Gary, in June we will celebrate 25 years of marriage.  My husband and I have never been big on exchanging gifts.  I guess we were, early in our marriage, but soon we realized that it was better for us to each just buy ourselves what we wanted instead of relying on our spouse to magically read our minds and get us something we would be thrilled with.  Instead, we began the tradition of saving our money for a nice vacations.  We both work very hard and having time away from our home and jobs was a welcome relief. Continue reading Adventures in International Travel →