This pic above was taken at last week's MacGregor's Gathering in Inverness. It's a fun story because, about three years ago, I had a tour group in MacGregor's Pub and Bruce invited me to sit in for a few minutes on his live Facebook weekly broadcast. DiAnne, the woman sitting next to me, always watches these shows from her home in Texas, and she learned about my tours from that Broadcast. Fast forward to 2026, she had signed up for our April tour with Bruce as the musician ho

Dear Friends, When Steve and I were looking for a Scotland home base in 2025, clients and friends kept asking "where will you choose?" We agreed to keep an open mind, so we looked all over Scotland, from lowlands to Highlands and islands; some places we knew well to some places we didn't know at all. It was tricky you see, since I've reluctantly come to the conclusion that I'm a city girl at heart, who is happiest in the midst of lots of activity, long morning walks to my fav

Dear Friends, In most places, we can see winter winding down and thoughts of Spring bring hope to a struggling world. The current state of things as it relates to the tour business has recent surprises. Late last year, tour bookings were down about 20%. Many of my frequent travelers sent notes that they were waiting on things to settle. That sentiment has morphed this year into record bookings for 2027. There are already more people going on tours in 2027 than all of the tour

Dear Friends, By the river in Perth, there's a series of parks and walking trails where Fiona Ritchie and I met before I flew home late October. After lunch, we meandered along the river and spoke of dreams and endings and what is still out there for us both. It was a wee holiday of the heart, shared before I left Scotland for a few months. It's a strange and beautiful thing to have a foot in two worlds and dear friends on two continents. It's even more wonderful when we can

The end goal may not be attainable and that's ok. The roads in between hold the treasures. Anyone besides me need a reset? Something almost always happens when we interrupt our patterns and it's almost always good. Maybe we're inspired to make positive changes or our perspective gets a revamp so that old challenges find new solutions. Maybe we just need a moment of healing to breathe deeply in a place that doesn't hold baggage for us. It does wonders. But, you know, we're hum

Dear Friends, The world is so big and there are beautiful places and people to meet and enjoy. Scotland is on a lot of bucket lists and I...

Dear Friends, Sending a warm hello from my kitchen island, and wishing I could share with you the aroma of pumpkin bread baking in the...

Hey There Fellow Travelers! I'm hoping this finds you all happy and well. Back in the 90s, Charlie Rose interviewed the wonderful Fred...

Hey there and Cheers from beautiful Perthshire! The last several days, I've been taking a wee sabbatical between tour groups in Dunkeld....

I'm just back from Scotland and traveling with such lovely people for our Spring tours. In less than 4 weeks, I leave again for the next...

This past year has been filled with laughter, adventure, first-times, and never-forgets, but the sweetest part of every journey are the...

"There's something like a promise in a cobalt blue electric Autumn sky, like there's wisdom in the rhythm, like it's ok that the time...

Hi there Travelers, This Autumn, we had Music tours with Chuck Brodsky, Jonathan Byrd and Tom Kimmel, in that order. We met such lovely...

One of the best compliments I receive from tour participants is something along the lines of "You have such great friends here. Thanks...

“The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.” -Nelson Henderson Hi there travelers, I've...

There are no strangers here, only friends you haven't met. - William Butler Yeats Hey Travelers (whether of the heart, mind or body), We...

Several years ago, Steve and I decided to visit Scotland in February. The days are dreadfully short and the weather is, well, what others...

Memories of our Scotland travels wrap around us like a warm quilt on a winter's day. There are many aspects of our tours that never get...