May6

A wee jaunt to Scotland – Glasgow

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Friday, 19-Sept-2026

Ages and ages back, I bought tickets to the Hogwarts Express. Now, we make the journey out of Ireland and into Scotland, visiting friends and exploring the highlands on our way to Hogwarts!

Our first stop was a flight into Glasgow, where we met up with two friends of Andreas – one of her oldest friends, actually, who she’d met in middle school, and his wife. With them as our excellent tour guides, we set off into Glasgow itself, exploring and seeing the sights – cafes, universities, and even an absolutely lovely museum!

But for now… we focus on Glasgow itself:

May2

Hiking Howth

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Friday, 12-Sept-2025

My friends Bri and Jake came to visit!

The timing was amazing – They’d actually arrived while we were in Bulgaria, and had originally planned on leaving the day before we got back… but, with many thanks to their flexibility, were able to reorganize some flights to stay an extra few days, so we could catch up and spend some time together!

What better way than via a simple, but lovely, hike out to Howth? A nice train ride to chat, some good views and ocean-side hiking, and then food (and beautiful birds!) afterward?

Yeah. It was a really nice day out, and a very welcome callback to my lovely time in Oregon.