Laters London - MC and JD's adventure back to NZ
After a much needed sleep in and a bacon roll courtesy of our generous airbnb host we ventured out to explore some more of Nairn.
Another brilliantly sunny day was helping Nairn live up to its reputation as one of the sunniest and driest places in Scotland. Nairn has a fishing and market town history and was also where the Victorians flocked to in the early 1900s in order to heal themselves in the magical waters of the Moray Firth. We have yet to venture far enough into the water to see if it really does have magical powers!
After a wander down the promenade and down the main street we had a quick lunch with the host's gorgeous pooch and then made our way to the recommended local distillery, Benromach.
There are four main regions of whiskey distilleries in Scotland. We are in the Speyside region which has over half of the distilleries in Scotland. Benromach is a small family run distillery which produces around 380,000 litres of whiskey per year the traditional way. Although this may sound like a lot, bigger and more commercial distilleries may produce up to 1,000,000 litres per month! We had a great tour of the distillery, learning about the history of the family business and the whiskey making process before tasting a wee dram of the 10 year. Crom's opinion was that it was good drop.
A bit of a drive through the countryside past two castles and back to our accommodation for dinner and an early night before our big day on the Orkneys tomorrow.
A sleep in and a distillery
July 25, 2018
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Nairn, Scotland
After a much needed sleep in and a bacon roll courtesy of our generous airbnb host we ventured out to explore some more of Nairn.
Another brilliantly sunny day was helping Nairn live up to its reputation as one of the sunniest and driest places in Scotland. Nairn has a fishing and market town history and was also where the Victorians flocked to in the early 1900s in order to heal themselves in the magical waters of the Moray Firth. We have yet to venture far enough into the water to see if it really does have magical powers!
After a wander down the promenade and down the main street we had a quick lunch with the host's gorgeous pooch and then made our way to the recommended local distillery, Benromach.
There are four main regions of whiskey distilleries in Scotland. We are in the Speyside region which has over half of the distilleries in Scotland. Benromach is a small family run distillery which produces around 380,000 litres of whiskey per year the traditional way. Although this may sound like a lot, bigger and more commercial distilleries may produce up to 1,000,000 litres per month! We had a great tour of the distillery, learning about the history of the family business and the whiskey making process before tasting a wee dram of the 10 year. Crom's opinion was that it was good drop.
A bit of a drive through the countryside past two castles and back to our accommodation for dinner and an early night before our big day on the Orkneys tomorrow.
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On our way!
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The second longest travel day... so far!
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What we came to Norway for
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Travelling through postcard worthy scenery
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The city of seven mountains
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Our first overnight train and Ryanair sucks
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Tiger Woods and Ellie Lock
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Scotland in the school holidays
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A sleep in and a distillery
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Island hopping in Scotland
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A Ben is a mountain
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Highland weekend
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Hopefully the earliest start of the trip
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Catalonian culture and Spanish summers
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Travel lessons
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The Moorish Kingdom in Europe
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Exploring sunny Granada
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Holy shit it's hot
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Seville round 2
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Back to Madrid
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Spanish Culture and 101 Montaditos
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Travel days and Swiss facts
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Toddlers and Mountains
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Cow fighting and Swiss horn orchestra
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À bientôt Suisse et ciao Italia!
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Back to the seaside!
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Wine tasting and the beach
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Scenic walk and the beach
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Falling Towers and the Renaissance
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Michael and David
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Florence round two
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Avoiding flying Italians
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Tour de Umbria
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Don't go chasing waterfalls between 1 and 3pm
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Saints and signal failure
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Floating city and random catch ups
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Sunsets, pasta and tiramisu
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Ciao Italia, zdraveĭ Bŭlgariya
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More Romans and the Ottomans
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Balkan bites
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Victory Day!
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The oldest city….we have visited
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Pilgrimage to ANZAC Cove
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Living in caves
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Sun comes up, sun goes down
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Hiro tour let’s go!
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It’s a party in the sky with Turkish Airlines!
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Corn, fish sandwiches, and the art of bargaining
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The longest travel day by far
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Chilling and a cultural education
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Famous graves and forest walks
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Living like a local
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Escaping the city
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New York, New York!
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Bagels and memorials
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Old faces and sexy shoes
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J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS
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Green space in a concrete jungle
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“Bonus” night in NYC
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Toronto!
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We can play dodgeball!
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The bright lights of the big waterfall
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Roughriders and Whiskey
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The Sunshine State
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Going to the zoo zoo zoo
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California Sunsets
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I feel the need, the need for speed!... and shopping!
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Beverley Hillbillies
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A day at the beach
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Escape to suburbia
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Back to the hustle
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Last day on tour
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The most beautiful country in the world
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