We've decided we really need to sleep more on this trip. We've been sleeping fine except for the nights before our 6:15 am trains. Invariably, we struggle with this concept. Hopefully we conquer this difficulty before our next journey. We returned to Edinburgh Tuesday night, and spent the night settling into our hostel. We let some fellow travelers in on the wonders of the Isle of Skye, prompting them to spontaneously rent a car for their next day's tr...

In the Highlands of Scotland, the daylight hours last from 9 am till 4 pm this time of year. This shortens the days drastically. We arrived in Edinburgh when it was dark, which tells us nothing of what time it was, but we were tired. By the time 11:30 pm rolled around, we had realized we wanted to travel to the island of Skye the very next morning. As we planned our journey, the Italian across the table said that he, too, was journeying to the Isle of...

VA is taking its show on the road! We are on the train headed for Edinburgh, enjoying a cobbled together meal of bread, chorizo, and cat food. Favorite memories of our time in London include: "why is it green?" - a memoir by Maria "Are you knotty?" - her self published sequel "What's your first language?" - a self help guide for making friends "This is a two pairs of pants relationship" - international relations text by Giana "What the heck is th...

We arrived in London early this morning (2 am EST), having not slept more than two hours between the three of us. Exhausted and dazed we trudged through Heathrow and made it to the underground. We rode the across town to the flat we rented from some university students home for the holiday. We met our host Roman, dropped our stuff in our room, and decided against our training to take a nap, rather than push through the exhaustion to quickly adjust to our new time...