Edinburgh – VirtualWayfarer

BackpackingApril 18, 2016April 19, 2016

A 7 Day Road Trip Through Rural Scotland – The Final Leg

This is the conclusion to my series documenting my road trip through Scotland's remote rural areas. Start at the beginning (highlands), jump to part II (Skye), or see Part III (Ullapool to Durness). …

Friday Photo GalleryJune 29, 2012

Scottish Museum at Night – Friday’s Weekly Travel Photo

Late on a crisp Scottish summer evening I set out to explore the capital city of Edinburgh. As I wandered the city's storied streets I eventually found myself standing before a beautifully lit Museum. The museum is bui…

AfricaJune 27, 2012

Trip Update: Off to Africa and Back Through Europe

Ack! Where's this week's Ask Alex? In light of my impending departure early next week I've opted to swap out this week's Q&A with a quick update about what I'll be doing for the next month and a half. Needless to…

BackpackingMay 7, 2010March 9, 2011

This Beautiful World: 30 of My Favorite Travel Photos

The following are 30 of my favorite travel photos. Shots were taken on PowerShot G series cameras (G6, or G11). All are my original photos. Please do not re-produce them without my consent. You can view more of my pho…

BackpackingJuly 30, 2009March 9, 2011

Naked Old Men, Edinburgh and Harry Potter

Though I hate to start a post off with stories of naked old men, I'm afraid that's how today's story begins. It was early, about 8:30AM. Nate was still asleep. The rustling in the room, and sound of the door click…

BackpackingJuly 26, 2009July 13, 2011

Scotland Part I – Edinburgh’s Streets

After spending our evening in Dublin out and about, enjoying the area and local nightlife, Nate and I spent the morning getting caught up and preparing for our flight to Scotland. We printed our boarding passes and figured out where to catch the city bus back out to the Dublin Airport - a 45 minut…

BackpackingSeptember 30, 2007March 9, 2011

Reflecting – The British Isles

Hello again, I'm currently writing from Berlin - Sorry for the lack of updates - there just hasn't been time or quality access. I also apologize as I will inevitably switch out Ys and Zs during this post - the keyboards…

BackpackingSeptember 19, 2007March 9, 2011

Leeds Update – Edinburgh and the City of Leeds

Hello all! I'm currently winding up and preparing for my second evening in Leeds. Here's a quick update. Day 5 Cont. - Luckily the weather was a bit more welcoming for the third and final leg of our trip. We left ou…

BackpackingSeptember 16, 2007March 9, 2011

Scotland

It's about 11:00PM Sunday evening here - and I'm just winding down from an incredible 3 day tour of the Isle of Skye and Scottish highlands. After arriving and meeting a few of the guys in my sleeping area we hit up the …