April Coker, Author

Category: Travel

  • Day Seacht (Seven)

    After driving around and around the streets of Inverness looking for a parking spot so we could board the tour bus to Isle of Skye, we were finally able, with the help of the tour guide, find a parking garage three blocks from the bus! I was glad we’d had the time to get coffee…

  • Day Siks

    It was Father’s Day and time to hit the road for Inverness. Between Aberdeen and Inverness lies Culloden Battlefield, where the Jacobites, under Bonnie Prince Charlie Stuart fought the British Redcoats on April 16, 1746, hoping to restore James Stuart to the throne. The battle was over in one hour, leaving between 1500 and 2000…

  • Day Cu’ig (Five)

    Before I get to Day Five of my trip to Scotland, I have to mention getting winked at by a young man on the street! I was following Trisha down the sidewalk and approached a group of college-aged guys on the corner waiting to cross the street. One was facing me, and as I was…

  • Ceithir (Day 4)

    We reached the Scotch Whisky Experience just in time for our scheduled whisky tasting. Yes, I know I shouldn’t be drinking whisky (in Scotland there is no “e” in whisky). The venue for our whisky tasting just happened to be at the top of the Royal Mile adjacent to Edinburgh Castle. Of course it was.…

  • An Dara La’ (Day Two)

    That’s Gaelic (pronounced “Gallic” in Scotland). When we finally landed at London’s Heathrow Airport, our mission was to find the restroom and then find our gate, a herculean task, apparently. Because we were six hours early, it wasn’t posted on the flight screens yet. When it was finally posted, we had to hop on an…