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November 27th, 2019

Day 6: A Lovely, Lazy Day, With A Pinch of Magic

Our sleep last night in our monstrosity of a bed was so comfortable. It was hard to wake up this morning but again, breakfast was calling and we were starting to get hungry. So, we rolled out of bed at the latest possible hour and went down to the dining room for breakfast. This morning, I ordered a Eriska Full Scottish, with pork sausage, Stornoway black pudding, grilled plum tomato, streaky bacon, grilled field mushroom, and a fried egg. Cynthia ordered the 3 Egg Omelette with tomato, ham, and cheese. In addition, we had a basket full of pastries and croissants and a table full of fruit and juice to pick from, as well as tea and coffee to round it out. What a spread! And how delicious it all was! All while sitting next to the large window looking out onto the beautiful lawn sitting under the almost clear, sunny skies. What a great way to start the morning!!!

After a yummy, filling breakfast, we took a short nap before it was time for our next scheduled appointment: the spa. The reason I originally booked Isle of Eriska Hotel for our stay was because it offered the option of a spa treatment. And I knew how much Cynthia loved spas and massages. And the result of the decision was full bliss and happiness. Cynthia and I each had our own masseuses in our own rooms and each went through a very short, not-long-enough 30 minute massage. I ordered Cynthia the Eriska Back, Neck, and Shoulder Massage and ordered myself the Oriental Head Massage. This was my very first spa experience and it was amazingly soothing, relaxing, and amazing. I just lay there and the knots in my shoulders from carrying my backpack were slowly massaged out and my scalp underwent soothing treatment. By the time the session was done, I wasn’t quite ready to get up and get dressed again. I just wanted to stay for just a bit longer. Just a bit longer….

After our massages, with our bodies in a state of relaxation, we went back to the room and took a break before leaving the castle briefly for a walk and some photos. Next up was afternoon tea time by the hotel fireplace. Originally, I booked afternoon tea at The Deck Restaurant in another building on the property but because it was getting chilly and windy outside, we thought it was a better idea to just hang tight by the warm and cozy fireplace. We ordered the Full Afternoon Tea for two, and it came with eight small cakes and deserts (there were essentially four cakes and they gave us two of each type), two bonbons, two scones with jam, clotted cream, and butter, and two pots full of tea, one filled with Splendid Earl Grey Black Tea and the other filled with traditional English Black Tea. We sat and leisurely ate our sweets and drank our teas. Before long, we were extremely full, only finishing about half of the sweets and desserts that they had brought out to us. Knowing our limits, we packed the rest to-go and left to spend the last precious moments on the island enjoying the outdoor scenery before we had to leave for Edinburgh. 

We strolled around the estate and grounds for a little bit and explored the other buildings in the area, making our way slowly out to the waterfront nearby before turning back to the hotel. We then quickly packed up our stuff and checked out, just as the weather started to get a little windier and the skies started getting darker. And once again, we were on the road for a 2 hour and 45 minute drive back to Edinburgh. Luckily, given how rested we were from the lazy, relaxing day at the Isle of Eriska, the drive back wasn’t half bad and before we knew it, we had returned our rental car and Ubered into the city to our night’s stay at The Balmoral, an old school, fancy 5-star hotel in downtown Edinburgh. Once we were checked in, we spent about an hour in our room chilling and snacking before making moves to the last activity I had planned for our engagementmoon: a potions (cocktail brewing) class and experience at The Cauldron, a pop-up bar located less than a mile walk from our hotel. 

We walked through the rain to get to The Cauldron and once we were there, we were greeted by a very energetic witch/staff member who introduced us to the experience we had signed up for and told us the stories behind several magical wands we were to choose from for our potions class. We got acquainted with our table, our potions materials, and our tablemates, John and Lea from Northern Ireland. Then we went to test out our wands and grabbed our drinks from the Wild Beast Menagerie (I got a Vodka-infused cocktail and Cynthia started with a mocktail) before proceeding to the start of our potion making experience. All in all, we brewed two sweet, very weakly alcoholic cocktails (Transfiguration Tonic and Lost Thyme) that weren’t too bad. The experience was fun with all the gadgets we got to use, the actually activity of mixing drinks, and the robes we donned. Also fun was the opportunity to talk and learn more about John and Lea before they headed out. All in all, a fun potions class to begin our last 24 hours in Scotland. 

Before calling it a night, we ended up stopping at McDonald’s near our hotel for a quick bite to eat since all of the other restaurants in the area were closed by the time our potions class was done. Just the right thing to end the night with (Poor Cynthia would disagree with that, haha). Scheduled for tomorrow is a whirlwind tour through Edinburgh before jumping on a plane back to London. Get ready! 

5 Things I Learned Today:

1. To me, Scottish haggis tastes like corned beef hash. Maybe it was just the way that mine was prepared. Not as bad as I thought it’d be. 

2. Today, I learned how soothing and relaxing good massages can be and how good they feel when you are tense and stiff with tight muscles after long hours of traveling and hiking. I didn’t realize it would be this nice! So down for more in the future!

3. The Isle of Eriska Hotel, Spa and Island’s main building was called the Big House and was built in 1884. And the island on which the castle hotel now sits was bought by Robin Buchanan-Smith and his wife Sheena in 1973 and over time, it was turned into what it is today: a nice castle-like hotel filled with fabulous experiences. 

4. Real British afternoon tea is a whole meal in and of itself. Especially if you’re choosing the full afternoon tea with sandwiches, scones, cakes, and other desserts along with the tea. How do they do it and still make it to dinner???

5. When driving on highways in Scotland, you’ll see blue signs with red or white diagonal bars running across it, with a sign with three bars immediately followed by signs with two bars then one bar. I observed that these signs likely serve as a warning for a change in driving conditions while driving, whether it’s a speed limit change as you approach a city or town or it’s an upcoming lay-by where you can turn off onto to rest or do whatever you need.

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Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom Celebrate Their Engagementmoon On Colorado Ski Trip

The newly engaged couple are celebrating their impending nuptials by hitting the slopes to ski for the week. from Brides https://ift.tt/2IuMnIJ via IFTTT

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My Thoughts On Huythia’s Trip To The UK

Our trip to England and Scotland was a cold blur. Because Cynthia only had a work week book-ended by two weekends off, we essentially had eight days to enjoy the UK and after doing it, it really did fly by and we really fit in a ton of things in a short period of time. The UK is actually way more massive than I had originally thought and trying to cover a lot over a short period of time is very tiring, as you can imagine. Plus, when you travel in cold weather, it really wears you down, for sure. Even with all of that, I’m glad we fit in what we did. Knowing that we had a limited amount of time and that we also had to go back to work afterward, we tried our best not to fit in too too much and spread ourselves too thin. And I think we did a good job with that. At the end of it all, I'm really glad we went to both England and Scotland and it was nice to see two totally different countries in that short period of time.

England was great. England provided its historical, picturesque countryside towns and villages, like Malmesbury and Bourton-on-the-Water. In contrast to that, England also gave us the large, metropolitan city feeling of London. In London, we walked through all sorts of different neighborhoods with their own uniqueness. We also had lots of opportunities to try and enjoy typical English foods and desserts. And finally, we were able to visit and see a lot of historic landmarks and sites that everyone's heard about without having to do a ton of driving (though for most of them, we didn't have a chance to go inside). 

Scotland was great too. Scotland provided the landscapes and natural beauty that I always look for and covet on my trips around the world. As a photographer, I'm always looking for places to drive and hike to and to photograph away from the booming and bustling cities, and Scotland provided just that. The green and foggy drives through rolling hills and forests with a pinch of colors. The beautiful and remote Isle of Skye, full of amazing and unique landscapes that are photography-worthy, especially on beautiful, partly cloudy days, which we were very fortunate to have for most days on our trip.  

And not to forget, Scotland also provided the setting for the most memorable highlight of the entire trip and a highlight of a lifetime: a beautiful sunrise proposal at the Old Man of Storr on November 26th, 2019. I couldn't have asked for a better scenario than what we had that day to get engaged to my other half, Cynthia :) And of course, the beautiful, relaxing, warm, and much needed engagementmoon that followed at the Isle of Eriska was a spectacular and a much needed mid-trip break that really kept us going the last few days of the trip. 

This trip ended up being very successfully planned, with each of us completely planning one country the way we wanted the other to experience it. To completely split the trip up like that was something we had never done before but it was fun! It was nice to be able to sit back on one half of the trip and just relax and go with the plan put out by the other. It was fun to experience a trip that was planned according to the other person's likes and tendencies when they travel. My drive-heavy, outside-the-city, full-of-cool-hikes-and-photo-worthy-spots trip compared to Cynthia's low-key, city-roaming, minimal driving city-and-town-centric trip. So typical of us! And because of the results, we'll definitely have to try split-planning again in the future! 

Overall, our trip was fun, memorable, happy, and cold and wintry. Though rushed and filled with late, cold mornings and lots and lots of after-sunset exploring, we still had an amazing time in the short week that we were there. Even if we missed a ton of things. The UK has so much to offer and so many things to see and do that we just couldn't fit them all in. But because it's such an easy place to visit (no language barrier, not that far from the U.S., easy transportation (except for the driving on the left side of the road)), we'll definitely have to come back at some point in the future and see all the things that we missed or glazed over! Maybe next time, though, we'll pick a warmer time with more daylight that we can take advantage of. Britain, we'll be back at some point but it'll be after we check off some more places on our must-visit list. Hopefully, by that time, you've figured out this Brexit thing, hahaha. 

It was a pleasure, England and Scotland! Thanks to all of the random and nice people we met, the good weather we encountered, the great landscapes we saw, and all the other unforgettable experiences that made this trip a memorable one! Until next time!

Trip Superlatives:

Favorite Experiences:

1. Sunrise Hike and Proposal at the Old Man of Storr in Scotland

2. A Relaxing 24 Hours at the Isle of Eriska Hotel, Spa, and Island in Scotland

3. Strolling Around Bourton-on-the-Water in the Rain in England

4. Potions Class at The Cauldron in Edinburgh, Scotland

Most Photogenic Spots:

1. Old Man of Storr on the Trotternish Peninsula in Scotland

2. Bourton-on-the-Water in The Cotswolds in England

3. The Quiraing on the Trotternish Peninsula in Scotland

4. Sunset Views from Calton Hill in Edinburgh, Scotland

Best Overall Restaurant Meal:

1. The Michelin-Star-Like Three-Course Dinner at the Isle of Eriska Hotel, Spa, and Island

2. Fish and Chips with Broccolini and Ham and Cheddar Croquettes at Bonnie Gull - Seafood Shack in the SoHo, London, England

3. Diavola Pizza and Braised Slow Cooked Beef with Mashed Potatoes and Vegetables at L’Anatra in Bourton-on-the-Water, England

Favorite Cities/Towns:

1. Edinburgh, Scotland

2. London, England

3. Bath, England

Best Afternoon Tea Time:

1. Full Afternoon Tea at the Isle of Eriska Hotel, Spa, and Island

2. Scones and Coffee at Hettie’s Tearoom in Pitlochry, Scotland

3. Lavender and Orange Cake with Hot Chocolate at Sweet Little Things in Bath, England

Favorite Breakfast/Brunch:

1. Breakfast at the Isle of Eriska Hotel Spa, and Island

2. Bross Bagels in Edinburgh, Scotland

3. Breakfast at Tollgate Inn outside of Bath, England

Favorite Dessert:

1. Blackcurrant and Creme Fraiche Mousse (with Meringue and Tarragon Ice Cream) and Salted Caramel Delice (with William Pears and Hazelnut Ice Cream) at the Isle of Eriska Hotel, Spa, and Island

2. Deep-Filled Apple Pie at The Chicken Shop in London, England

3. An Expensive Hazelnut and Milk Chocolate Treasure Eclair at Maitre Choux in London, England

Favorite Place We Stayed:

1. Isle of Eriska Hotel, Spa, and Island in Scotland

2. The Abbey House in Malmesbury, England

3. The Balmoral in Edinburgh, Scotland

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Naps in our favourite place on our engagementmoon. My rider 🖤

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Adventuring through Cedar Island Wildlife Refuge. Almost to the first ferry of the day! #OBX #engagementmoon (at Pamlico Sound)

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Engagementmoon Planning: Your New Favorite Excuse For a Pre-Wedding Getaway

The “engagementmoon” is officially a travel thing—and we love it. Here are some of our favorite picks for your pre-wedding trip. from Brides https://ift.tt/2SdnZw8 via IFTTT

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Amsterdam, Albert Cuyp Market

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November 26th, 2019

Day 5: The Big Day on the Trotternish Peninsula 

When our alarms rang this morning, it was pitch black outside. It was probably around 5:30AM or 6:00AM that we got up to get ready for the planned sunrise hike at the Old Man of Storr, a big hill that is part of the Trotternish Ridge with a rock pinnacle called the “Old Man” on it and a location with a beautiful, scenic hike located just a 20 minute drive from our AirBnB. We quickly ate some breakfast in the room and then made our way out onto the dark road. By the time we reached the parking lot for the hike, we were the third car there, with one car having just parked right before us. Bundled up and relatively cozy, we started the dark ascent up the very large hill on our way to the Old Man of Storr. 

The beginning of the ascent was rather steep, a little more so than I thought but nothing too crazy. After walking up the clear-cut dirt-gravel path for a bit and making our way past a couple of gates, we arrived at the tricky part of the hike, where the path became more ambiguous, rocky, and muddy as well. In the slowly lifting darkness, we navigated our way up the rocky, muddy hillside, trying to figure out which path would lead us to the best viewpoint of the area. Eventually, after meandering through the landscape one foot at a time, following close behind a couple who had overtaken us on the hike up, we finally made it to a high-up, open area near the Old Man of Storr pinnacle. And as we arrived to this open area, the heavy fog rolled in.

Cynthia was not excited by my idea of continuing the hike up to give time for the fog to clear out and to give us some time to find a nice vantage point for some views and photos. But after a little bit of pushing, I finally got her to continue the hike up. And hike up we did. We ended up making our way up to a nice little ridge with great views of the Old Man of Storr and the surrounding area. At this point, the fog was still heavy but slowly lifting and moving away with the wind blowing hard and the sun starting to peek out over the horizon. 

I stood around with my camera and tripod and took some shots from several vantage points, trying my best to get the shot I wanted without wasting too much time. Finally, I set up my shot for the big moment. There was a reason why we ended up doing a sunrise hike here at the Old Man of Storr. There was a reason why I kept pushing Cynthia to keep going up the mountain: to get to the best possible views of the area. And the reason: a long-awaited proposal, one that I had spent time planning out and hoping the weather would cooperate with for a couple of months. 

As I set the tripod to capture the views of the beautiful landscape slowly revealing itself from behind the lifting fog, I called Cynthia over for some impromptu timed photos of us and we proceeded to take some photos on an automatic interval timer. After a couple of shots, it happened! After a subpar (in my mind) impromptu speech, with me fumbling my words all over the place, the ring was revealed and she said yes! :DDD We’re engaged! And all the while, the landscape behind us lit up with the sun peeking from behind the fog and clouds, painting a beautifully vibrant and dynamic scene, fit for the beautiful occasion. 

With the epicness of the actual proposal finally over, I breathed out a sigh of relief as we took time to just enjoy the moment, the landscape, and each other (all the while with my camera set to take some photos and timelapses for me). After spending some extra time for photos and chatting, Cynthia finally got unbearably cold, so we slowly made our descent down to the parking lot, stopping every now and then for some camera shots and for some random scrambles up hillsides for more photos of the beautiful area.

The descent down the mountain was quick and relatively painless and before long, we were down by our car once again with skies clearing and the sun climbing high. The plan for the rest of the day was to do a relatively quick drive through the Trotternish Peninsula with whatever daylight was left to begin our engagementmoon. The next stop before actually exploring the peninsula was grabbing some food and fuel for the car. I dropped Cynthia off in downtown Portree to grab some food as I drove off to refuel the car. Once I was back and we talked things over, we ended up grabbing a flatbread, a chicken pesto panini, and a cup of hot chocolate from MacKenzie’s Bakery and The Granary. And with our car refueled and our bellies in the process, we drove off once more, this time for a quick, clockwise tour of the peninsula (a tip given to me by the clerk at the gas station, saying that the clockwise drive of Trotternish is much better than the counterclockwise drive). 

Our first stop on the drive was the little town of Uig. Rather, it was the point in the drive where we had to take a turn off the main road to visit the Fairy Glen, a strange scenic area of many random conical mounds with a landscape that looked like it could house little fairies. There, we got out of the car to take a little hike through the glen and checked out some of the views of the area from the mounds. It was just a quick stop before we moved on to our next stop: The Quiraing, the beautifully surreal area that provided some of the most spectacular landscapes in Scotland. 

To get to the Quiraing, we had to drive across the middle of the peninsula (since we skipped driving out to the very edge of the Trotternish) on a one-lane road. Meaning that with traffic going both ways, you’d have to use the Passing Places, areas of the road that were wider than the normal road where you could turn off to allow other cars to drive by in the opposite direction or to allow cars behind you to pass. All in all, the drive was simple enough and we eventually made it through to the Quiraing. 

And the landscape was… wow. What a crazy scene! I parked the car and Cynthia and I made our way over to the viewpoint right on the edge of a cliff that looked out into the valley and winding road below. It was a view I hadn’t ever experienced before and it was worth the drive for sure! With the crazy landscape came the crazily fierce winds that were blowing in the area and the wind tunnels that resulted in some spots. Unfortunately, because of how windy it was and because of our time constraints, we didn’t stay at the Quiraing for very long before driving off to see our last destination prior to leaving the peninsula. So sad Cynthia and I didn’t have enough time to hike through The Quiraing! I’m sure it would’ve been a spectacular hike! 

The last stop on the Trotternish was Kilt Rock and Mealt Falls Viewpoint. It was a short drive away from the Quiraing. We dropped by briefly to enjoy the views of the sea, the rock formation called Kilt Rock, and the waterfall emptying into the sea before hitting the road back to Portree once more. Of course, on the drive back, we could appreciate the views of Old Man of Storr from the road, which was neat to see given that it was where we had hiked just this morning! You could appreciate just how crazy the area was and how crazy the hike was from the drive by. 

Once we were back in Portree, we quickly drove through town for a quick glimpse of Portree and off we went. At this point, night was falling and we needed to drive about 3.5 hours to our accommodations for the night at the Isle of Eriska Hotel, Spa, and Island, the first main part of our engagementmoon. So we skipped whatever other things I had planned for the Isle of Skye and booked it toward our hotel. And it was really far, especially given how tired we were from the day’s explorations and the early morning. On the drive, we were lucky to somewhat appreciate Sligachan Old Bridge and Eilean Donan Castle as we drove by them. But before we knew it, it was once again dark and the drive was full of dark, pitch black views with the occasional headlights shining in the distance. 

We ended up getting to the Isle of Eriska Hotel in a reasonable amount of time, shaving off about 15 to 20 minutes of the drive with careful, slightly higher-than-speed-limit driving. Once we were out of the car, we checked in to our beautiful castle-like hotel and super spacious, cozy suite that was big enough to fit a couple of families! The castle was beautiful. The interiors were so elegant yet so warm and cozy that it was the perfect place to end our proposal day. 

Because I had made reservations for dinner at the hotel restaurant, we quickly moved to get cleaned up and get dressed for our fancy evening dinner. And we made it down to the dining room just in time (after moving dinner back half an hour or so). And it was a beautiful place to have dinner. Other than the two other couples present there, the dining room was relatively empty, which was quite nice, since we felt like we had almost the entire place to ourselves. 

For dinner, we had a three-course meal from a set menu with some options, plus pre-meal canapes and a glass of white wine for each of us. The amuse bouche (aka appetizer) we chose were the Roasted Isle of Mull Scallop (with Parsley Speit Grain and Cured Pork Fat) and Loch Fyne Crab and Brown Shrimps (with Kipper Jelly, Preserved Lemon and Sea Herbs). OH SO DELICIOUS! But that was just the first part. The main dishes were Rump Cap of Black Angus Beef and Veal Sweetbread (with Broccoli, Black Garlic and Bone Marrow) and Poached Monkfish Tail (with Seaweed Potatoes, Leeks and Loch Creran Oyster Sauce). Again, SO DELICIOUS! YUM! And for dessert, we got the Blackcurrant and Creme Fraiche Mousse (with Meringue and Tarragon Ice Cream) and Salted Caramel Delice (with William Pears and Hazelnut Ice Cream). WOW! What an amazing, amazing meal! Definitely the fanciest meal I’ve ever eaten but also totally worth it on this occasion! By the time all was said and done, we were exhausted and so full. We finished everything off with some pieces of sweets/chocolates that they gave us as we were leaving. What a fantastic meal to end the special evening. 

After that amazing two to three hour dinner adventure, we were dead and ready for bed. What an absolutely jam-packed, amazing day. Filled with love, adventure, great views, good food, and now a really, really comfy bed in a large, cozy room. Couldn’t have planned it out any better. Goodnight from the happy, newly engaged couple: Huy and Cynthia :) 

5 Things I Learned Today:

1. Passing Places are areas of the one-laned roads that are made a bit wider to allow cars on one side to move over and allow other cars to pass in one direction or the other. There are signs that say “Passing Place” on the roads. Whenever you or someone has passed, it’s usually proper etiquette to wave a thank you gesture to the people that helped you or that you helped. Sometimes, instead of a hand gesture, you can flash your headlights in the dark or turn on your emergency lights after you’ve passed them to indicate thanks. 

2. The Quiraing’s landscape is reminiscent of the central Icelandic highlands that I’ve never had a chance to actually visit but that I’ve only seen in photos. Crazy highlands with greenery and cliffs in a jagged landscape. 

3. The northern area of the Isle of Skye, specifically in the Staffin area, is a place with a Jurassic history. In the past, dinosaur fossils have been discovered in the coastal rocks of this area. Also, this region was formed from volcanic activity dating back 61 to 55 million years ago, eventually resulting in the landscapes seen in northern Skye today. 

4. 1 pound sterling is equal to 100 pence. I never knew what British money units (besides the pound) actually were until today, hahaha. 

5. Castle-like resorts that you pay a lot for are really, really nice. I could get used to this.

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Me and my FIANCÉE on our engagementmoon.

Fucking love this human with all my heart. You’re my guide and my strength.

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