Australia day actually landed on the same weekend as Robert Burns night in Scotland, where we dress in tartan, eat haggis and listen to bagpipes. Robert Burns night is probably bigger than the St.Andrews day. Robert Burns was a very famous Scottish poet and is a huge part of Scottish culture. Throughout school, we learnt his poems and most famously, Auld Lang Syne.
Category: Scotland
Arriving in Australia
Not going to lie, when I realised the travel time was 31 hours to Sydney I thought oh great I can sleep the whole way. But in reality, sleeping on a plane is near impossible when you have children in the row behind you and you’re sat in the middle seat of the row.
The dreaded packing
This is it, the time has come for me to empty the contents of my wardrobe into my suitcase. This may be easy for the average person who has a couple of outfits they wear, but not me. I have a large wardrobe followed by a chest of drawers, both are stuffed full which is … Continue reading The dreaded packing
Macduff aquarium and Dolphin Burgers
Who knew this would be a feminist post
Dancing, drinks and a Ceilidh
Ceilidh (key-lee) - A Gaelic word for a casual party with music, dancing and entertainment, Ceilidh is the term commonly used to refer to Scottish country dancing. Now that I’ve cleared up what a ceilidh is I can begin this weeks Weekend post! This weekend marked the celebration of my dancing teachers 40th dance school … Continue reading Dancing, drinks and a Ceilidh
Old friends and The Fringe
As promised, here is my second ‘weekend’ post of the week. This week has been super busy as I’ve been working and when I can and then went on holiday yesterday to Glasgow/Edinburgh. One of my childhood friends attends uni in Glasgow (she has one more year to go as she’s finishing a masters in … Continue reading Old friends and The Fringe
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