April Coker, Author

Category: Travel

  • 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…

  • More about getting there…

    Yeah, the flight was grueling. I had really hoped I would sleep. Trisha had even brought some valerian root pills because I had told her I’d read they would help us sleep. She may have slept more than I did–I’m not sure because she sat behind me. That in itself was weird, because when we…

  • Celebrating My Independence in Scotland!

    Oh my gosh! I actually got to go to Scotland in June! It all happened when I reconnected with a first cousin on my dad’s side at my uncle’s funeral last summer (not her dad). I hadn’t seen her since childhood, and we got to talking and realized that we love to travel but need…