England & Scotland | Gimpy Globetrotter

May 28, 20163 min read

Contiki England & Scotland- Day 7: West Highlands, Ben Nevis & Oban

Hi All, We had a somewhat early start & left the Loch Ness Lodge around 8:00 AM. When we first started driving the clouds were pretty...

May 28, 20162 min read

Contiki England & Scotland – Day 6: Scottish Highlands & Loch Ness

Hi All, The Scottish Highlands are beautiful! We left Edinburgh early in the morning and headed north to St. Andrews. The town got its...

May 28, 20166 min read

Contiki England & Scotland – Days 4 & 5: Edinburgh

Hi Everyone! We left our hotel pretty early in the morning & headed for the Scottish border. We stopped at a famous wedding hall, Gretna...

May 27, 20162 min read

Contiki England & Scotland – Days 8 & 9: Sterling & Glasgow

Hi All, We left our hotel at 8:30 AM to embark for Sterling on the final day of my Contiki England & Scotland Tour. The drive to Sterling...

May 23, 20162 min read

Contiki England & Scotland – Day 3: Lake District & Carlisle

Hi Everyone, We’re on our way from Carlisle to Edinburgh! Yesterday was a gorgeous, beautiful day with exceptional scenery. We left our...

May 22, 20163 min read

Contiki England & Scotland – Day 2: York

Hi All, We just left York and are on our way to our hotel in Carlisle. The city of York was definitely different than I expected in a...

May 21, 20162 min read

Contiki England & Scotland – Days 1 & 2: London & Liverpool

Hello from the birthplace of The Beatles, Liverpool! Before I get into our exciting day in Liverpool, I’ll back up a bit. Our tour...

May 19, 20163 min read

Hello from the Other Side….My Experience on a Budget, Long Haul Airplane

Hi All, I’ve safely landed at Gatwick airport just about a 45 minute train ride to central London. I took a gamble when booking my...

May 18, 20161 min read

Next Stop….London

Hi All! I’m on the NYC Airporter bus from Manhattan to JFK (this is my favorite way to get from Midtown to the airport – just $15 one...