Free parking ended on Monday morning at 8:30am, so that’s exactly the time that we picked up our car – Jake the Juke (a bright blue, Nissan sport car that has become something like a pet to us along our journey) – and headed straight for Stirling Castle before continuing on to see St. Andrews. Continue reading “St Andrews to Aberdeen”
En route to Edinburgh, we decided to make a mini-detour to Melrose Abbey – one of Scotland’s most acclaimed historical sights. The Abbey dates back to the 1100’s when it was founded by Cistercian monks per request of King David I of Scotland. To this day, it is beautifully in tact and sits nestled in a valley within the town of Melrose. It really is breathtaking as you approach, with lush green hills that look like they were painted into the background.
Continue reading “En Route To/Fun In Edinburgh”
Hello, World. The Two For Takeoff duo have missed the blog and are thrilled to share our latest adventure with you all. So, we should start from the beginning with this one. Continue reading “Call Scotland Yard! Patrick is Officially 30!”
For those who may not know me, I am Maggie’s younger brother Ian and I am honored to have been asked to write a “guest post” on the infamous TwoForTakeoff blog. Continue reading “Final Hoorah!”
Another early morning alarm clock shook us from our sheets, and forced us out of bed to greet the day.
Again, we lathered on coats of sunscreen, packed our cameras and swim towels and strapped on our suits.
Phi Phi island was waiting for us…
Continue reading “Phi Phi Paradise”
Though the plan was to sleep in on Thursday morning, our body clocks betrayed us and we were up with the sun.
Ko Lanta’s beaches sparkle beautifully in the morning, when the tide is in and the waves are crashing.
Continue reading “Beaches, booze and burns!”
We rose from our beds around 4am on Wednesday morning to make our flight from Chiang Mai to Krabi island. … Continue reading Voyage Down South
Monday morning came quickly and we rushed to get ready for our 8am bike tour throughout Chiang Mai. Our guide, Nooh, and our fellow riders were waiting for us outside the Tha Pae Gate where I’d had my fateful accident the day before.
Continue reading “Eat. Drink. Bike. Repeat!”
We’re finally here! This week has been a whirlwind! Between running my first New York City marathon, balancing our family and friends in town, tackling major work events and packing for vacation… I think Patrick and I are spent. Good thing we’ll have a nice, long (looooooong) flight to catch up on sleep and rest up for our travels.
And there’s always time for blogging, right?
Continue reading “Itinerary Is Set!”
We’re back with Wanderlust like never before! Patrick and I have been spending a great deal of time talking international travel and flirting with online photos of South America, Europe, Asia and more. Our inspiration for choosing Thailand though, was my little brother.
Ian has spent the past year teaching English in a South Korean Hogwon – living and adapting to life in the port city of Busan. His contract was through in August of this year, and since he has been traveling the world like a boss! We knew that we wanted to meet up with him at some point in his travels, and decided on Thailand for the sole reason that it provided us with both adventure and relaxation. Elephant trekking by day, beach bumming with cocktails by night. #Livingthedream.
Continue reading “Talking Thailand”