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Logistics of a trip to Scotland
I have the opportunity to go to Scotland this summer, well for a few days anyway. There is a lot to do; though I have two major areas of interest: 1. the Outer Hebrides & 2. A family historical area in Aberdeenshire. I really don't like being a tourist. This post is a bit of a collection of links about things to and how to do them. I hope to familiarize myself with the place in the hopes of doing something together with my siblings.
- There are busses or coaches: https://sales.citylink.co.uk/CitylinkWeb
- Trains: http://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Ferries: https://www.calmac.co.uk/
Ferries and travel from Glasgow to the outer hybries: https://www.calmac.co.uk/interactivemap?p=2121&p=2331&p=2301&p=2291&p=2363&p=2311&p=2348&p=2346&p=2311&p=2345&p=2535&p=2312&p=2378
Isle of Skye website discussion on transportation to Skye: http://www.isleofskye.com/skye-guide/travel-tips
Bus time tables from the glasgow to skye: http://www.citylink.co.uk/timetables/Summer%2015/WEB_April2015_GlasgowSkye_12pp.pdf
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attractions-g186485-Activities-Scotland.html
Banff is in the region of Greater Speyside, and Aberdeenshire
http://www.greaterspeyside.com/
Hotels/hostels:
Most hostels were booked up 6 months to a year in advance
the following was interesting: http://www.skyewalkerhostel.com/
The murse is still in
The man-purse is still in among German speaking travelers. I noticed several German speaking travelers at the San Francisco air port traveling with rather stylish shoulder bags.
German Murse at San Francisco International Air Port.
Moving Day
Thursday was Moving Day. Well, Packing Day. We had over 200 boxes inventoried and labeled. Many of our friends from church and work came to help us load up the truck. Unfortunately, even with all of that preparatory packing, there were still about 20 boxes and two chests of my stuff that needed to be packed. I need to take a lesson from my bother Jon – purge often and purge a lot – but then he is not the one interested in archiving and content management, I am.
A picture of our Moving Van.
Photo Credit: Josh Wagner.
The Bulkhead – The use of halogen lights at night in a metal lined room make for some nice shadows.
The Bialey
The Bialey
On the way back from Switzerland Becky and were convinced to stay with my Aunt in New Jersey for two nights. Continue reading
Shooting Lightning
I was out tonight looking for the moon. It is full moon and I am in southern Germany at the moment. My friend Doris noticed a rather spectacular moon rise while she was out for a bike ride. When she came home she told me about it and we jumped in the car to go try and see it, but the clouds had already come in and covered the moon. Noticing a few cloud-to-cloud sparks I told Doris about how I have wanted to shoot lightning for some time but have not had the chance. I set the camera to 30 sec. exposure and pointed it in the direction of the storm… and this is what I got.
Lightning in Schwartzwald.
The Ulster Fry
The Ulster Fry : a traditional full breakfast from Northern Ireland.
Mexican Hot Chocolate
Mayordomo Chocolate from Oaxaca Mexico
I love Mexican Hot Chocolate. Becky and I discovered Mayordomo Chocolate from Oaxaca, Mexico while we were visiting friends. Anytime we come back to Oaxaca we stop by Mayordomo and buy a few pounds to consume wherever we are living.
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iPhone geo-data
I have been playing around with data available from the iPhone (and also separately visualizing Map data).
I came across a project, iPhoneTracker which was done to show iPhone users the kind of data that the iPhone collects about a users travel and whereabouts. I downloaded the app and ran it. Looks like about a complete history since I activated the phone… The interesting thing for me was that this app did not collect the data from my phone directly but rather from my computer.
iPhone location history from my iPhone