Tom’s Travels: Northern Ireland
Day 1: Belfast After 5 days of business meetings, my wife Beth finally arrived to join me in Belfast. She had been to The Republic of Ireland 4 times but...
Tom’s Travels – Day 5
Day 5 was not the best day of the work portion of my first trip to Scotland in 3 years. After spending more time than expected on some emails and...
Tom’s Travels – Day 4
After a short walk from our Hilltop private home, I enjoyed a great breakfast back in the main building and then I was off visiting properties again. First stop was...
Tom’s Travels – Day 3
The 3rd day of the work portion of my Scotland visit was dominated by time behind the wheel, punctuated by stunning scenery around every corner. Speaking about driving in Scotland ......
Tom’s Travels – Day 2
I didn't want to leave the Fife Arms today. I felt like I wasn't going to see anything better this week so why bother? I was right when I said...
Tom’s Travels – Day 1
After a 2 hour delay my flight to Edinburgh arrived mid-day. Unfortunately the delay caused me to have to skip 2 properties that I was looking forward to, Cromlix and...
Where to Stay in Ireland & Scotland
One of our favorite things about traveling abroad is staying in the coolest hotels and inns (and staying in castles and country manors). While the chain hotels have their place,...
Castles & Country Manors
Any bucket-list trip to Ireland and the British Isles is going to include visits to castles and country manors. But a trip created with Old Sod Travel is bound to include...
