We spent an afternoon in Stirling, a pretty town surrounded by rolling hills dotted with sheep. A few years ago I discovered that I had Scottish ancestry. Thanks to my daughter, sister and Ancestry we found my mother’s biological mother. Her maiden name was Buchanan and she had been born and spent her youth in Read more

We arrived in Oban, our base for the three island tour (next blog) to stay in a charming guest house. The room looked out to the ocean. The room and hotel had lots of Scottish features like the stag pillows and stag horn lamps and chandelier and tartan carpeting! The breakfast, although Continental, was a Read more