Matt and Mum Do Ireland, Part 9

PART NINE: The Heart and Soul of The Republic

2016-04-05 to 2016-04-09

Dublin's Spire reaches to the heavens.

Well, it had been a pretty full on five weeks, touring around Ireland and Scotland. And what better place to finish off for the last few days than in the well-known capital of the Republic of Ireland: a city with a history almost as long as Ireland itself, Dublin.

Matt and Mum Do Scotland, Part 3

PART THREE: In The Burgh Of Ed

2016-04-01 to 2016-04-04

Edinburgh Airport.

To start off April, we had a nice long drive planned out. Our time in the Speyside was done, and we had one more stop in Scotland before heading back across to the Emerald Isle. A reverse sea-change took us from rolling hills and farmland back down to civilisation, to the “Inspiring Capital” of Edinburgh.

Matt and Mum Do Scotland, Part 1

PART ONE: Welcome To Scotchland!

2016-03-25 to 2016-03-28

View over Loch Duich from Shiel Bridge.

After four weeks touring around Ireland, both the Republic and Northern, it was time for a detour across the Irish Sea to visit the Scots. I'd never been to Scotland before, so this was a new and exciting experience for me. We were hoping the rain, for which Scotland is so famous, would be kind to us and not be too frequent!