Traveling Jo

Here's my clothing pack list and travel advice for Scotland. Weather in Scotland can be warm and cold. Upwards, sidewards, and pleasant. It's awesome. So, be prepared for anything.  I'll start with the list that I packed literally for one week: Clothing: Five T-shirts Five Leggings  10 pairs of socks 5 undergarments  Trail Running Sneakers 2 Hoodies Jacket Waterproof windbreaker Let's break this down. What and why I packed what I did and what I would do differently.  I packed 5 black t-shirts and leggings because I knew they would match and I wouldn't have to think about what I needed to wear. These would also serve as a base layer for weather. I didn't want to worry about the bulk of jeans in my luggage. I bought a brand new pack of black ankle socks- knowing that with wet weather I may want more socks than I needed.  Photo taken in Edinburgh Plain T-shirts I made everything easy for me to wear in layers. T-shirt and leggings, then hoodie, and over-jacket if ne...

A fun fact about Scotland is; they've never won a battle that they weren't outnumbered. The path to the castle starts on the Royal Mile, most significantly at the Tolbooth Tavern. Which, like its name implies; was once the Tolbooth to enter the gates of Edinburgh, then became a variety of purposes including a jail and of course is notoriously haunted. The Royals would follow the cobblestone street up to the gates of the castle that was built upon the dormant igneous foundation of a volcano.  We left the hotel at dawn to walk the incline of the Royal Mile road for our scheduled tour of Edinburgh Castle. The meeting place to find our guide was just a few blocks away from the castle entrance. I noticed him as other tourists were gathering, not knowing he was our guide at the time. He was just a man with reddish light brown hair, mid thirties, a short beard, wearing a worn cognac color leather jacket and jeans. I noticed him, because he was the only one sitting at a bistro table dr...