across the pond
london: v cool iron work near buckingham palace
bushwick manager, emma, skips across the pond to celebrate her birthday and connect with her scottish roots. the puffins, moors, castles and mountains made for an enchanting trip.
destination: london, eastern scotland, and the scottish highlands, specifically isle of skye
purpose of journey: to celebrate my birthday, to see friends & family, to travel solo for the first time, and to connect with my scottish roots
never travel without: rose water facial spray and melatonin
favorite outfit you packed: my blue backless jumpsuit. it’s my one and done outfit and was especially useful in the 95 degree london heat
how many pairs of shoes: 4. danner hiking boots, vans, hunter chelsea wellies, and heeled booties i didn’t touch
what are you listening to: a lot of kate bush, kendrick lamar, the clash, sza, pylon, orange juice, mobb deep (rip prodigy)
favorite meal: a toss up between the best indian food i’ve ever had on brick lane in london, and the haggis my cousin made for breakfast in kirriemuir
highlight of the trip: my last full day in scotland and my last day on the isle of skye, i took a boat trip to the ascribe islands to see the puffins that burrow in the cliffside during summer. my late father was an avid birder and always wanted to see a puffin more than any other bird but never did, so it was a really special experience for me to see them.
brighton: snakes in the royal pavilion’s grand dining hall - the main chandelier weighed one ton
brighton: the world’s coolest curtain tiebacks at the royal pavilion
brighton: wallpaper moment in the pavilion, king george iv was really on one
brighton: real grass
brighton: enchanting tho
brighton: colonialism is everywhere
scotland: dunnottar castle ruins in stonehaven aka the iron islands / the blacksmith at dunnottar
scotland: glamis castle where macbeth & the queen mother both once lived
scotland: the pinetorum at glamis / my cousin mary in the italian garden at glamis
scotland: i had several preferred trees at glamis
isle of skye: the old man of storr, made of volcanic rock, w sheep for scale
isle of skye: the fairy pools backdropped by the cullins
isle of skye: dad’s puffins
follow emma @sensitive_teeth