Visiting the northern highlands of Scotland without a car isn't what most people would do - but I am not most people. I love public transportation! The Highland bus drivers were all friendly and helpful and I can't say enough good things about the locals. So making my base in the seaside town of Golspie I took trains and buses all over the area. In fact Irene, the hostess of my bed and breakfast commented that she had never had a guest get around and see so much on public transportation as me! So on May 12th after one of Irene's filling cooked breakfasts I walked to the bus stop in the town centre to hop one of the very few daily buses to Brora. As I was waiting I noticed this old fashioned post box on the wall opposite. I love stuff like this! A short twenty minute ride later I arrived into the village - home to around 1300 people. Brora, (don't you love that name...I love the way it rolls off my tongue) is just a 12 km coastal walk north of Golspie but al
Tales of travel from a sixty plus girl at heart from the prairies of Canada.