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Day 1: OO la la, Paris!
Traveling with adult children is a joy because they can be the source of good ideas and wise decision making.
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Scotland 2024 Trip Summary
Castles: Dundonald Castle, private tour Cawdor Castle, self-guided tour Glamis Castle, tour with Ewan (great castle!) Tantallon Dirleton Golf Courses: (Castle Park) Kilspindie Royal Troon (Dundonald, ISAS Open) West Kilbride Portland, at Troon Granton on Spey Boat of Garten Tain Brora Royal Dornoch Panmure Carnoustie Championship Carnoustie Buddon St. Andrews Castle Crail Balcomie Gullane #2…
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Day 20: Castles and a dinner out!
Today was a lazy day then all at once, we were on the road, eager to celebrate our last day in Scotland this year. We started with plans but stopped everything to pack our golf bags. This is an ordeal best done without rain and since rain was predicted. Once the golf bags were stuffed…
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Day 19: Finally back in East Lothian, the Golf Coast!
Today was moving day. Darn. I liked being in one place for a couple of nights. Every place we’ve stayed has been terrific in its own way, but the Golf Hotel is quite special, even when the neighbor runs water at 6 am and the whole building is suddenly awake. Hey, it’s 300-year-old plumbing. What…
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Day 18: Crail Balcomie —Hooray, more great golf!
At our lovely breakfast at the historic old old old (300 years old) Golf Hotel that creaks like an old ship, I called for a starting time—and got one! I actually didn’t realize that the Crail Golf Club is just 6 minutes away on this very road. Crail has two courses, the Balcomie and Craighead….
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Patti Brugman is a thoughtful traveler who seeks out experiences that her armchair readers would like to share. Patti and her husband, John, like adventure and golf. Golf takes them to Scotland almost every year and to gorgeous courses that are off the tourist track. If you’re a golfer, you’ll be able to create your own dream trip from the detailed descriptions and maps that Patti provides. Additionally, Patti and John have travelled to Egypt, Antarctica, France, Great Britain, and domestic destinations. Please join in travel fun through Patti’s stories and photos.
You’ll read about watching lost luggage, armed with an air tag, travel all over Edinburgh before finally trundling down the country road of the farmhouse where she was staying. Or, another bag that took two days to arrive in Cairo. You’ll read about tasting haggis and see Patti’s expressive reaction to other less palatable concoctions. And you’ll marvel at the how close up views of penguins in Antarctica and how high the snow-covered trails took them. In Egypt, you’ll learn about the secret language of Ancient Egyptian and why structures that are more than 5,000 old are still strong and colorful.
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