Anyone who follows my Instagram knows I spent a glorious 3 weeks abroad this past January. I went on a Communication Arts Study Abroad Seminar in Edinburgh, Scotland in order to graduate (at least thats what I told my parents). The class focused on the culture and identity of Scotland, as well as the history of this medieval city. I wasn’t really sure what to expect but this trip was absolutely AMAZING! I made a bunch of new friends, a million new memories, a ton of new stories and took an insane amount of pictures. I’ll try to limit some of these pictures so this post isn’t super long, but here is a basic timeline of my trip and some of my favorite pictures I took:
Leaving BWI…
…waking up in Scotland.
Edinburgh:
The Balmoral
Scottish Parliament
Holyrood Palace
Edinburgh Christmas Market
OK SO I WENT ON THIS SWING AND IT WAS THE MOST TERRIFYING THING I HAVE EVER DONE….even though I got really close to this cool monument and saw amazing views of the whole city. I really thought I was going to fly out of my seat.
my favorite meal I had over there.
Victoria Street (aka Diagon Alley)
bought this really itchy wool sweater
Hiking Arthur’s Seat:
started from the bottom…
…now we…ok you get it
this got 9 screenshots on Snapchat so thats interesting
this is Amber and she was my travel buddy from day 1
Royal Mile & Edinburgh Castle:
oldest building in Edinburgh
a cemetery for the soldier’s dogs
to the pit of misery
Glasgow:
Glasgow has some incredible street art
*don’t touch the artwork*
style
Camera Obscura: Edinburgh
National Museum of Scotland:
Scottish Highlands:
Urquhart Castle
Visiting Loch Ness was definitely a highlight of my trip
totally saw Nessie tbh
I never knew how big Loch Ness was
mixtape dropping soon
St. Andrew’s Trip:
we stopped in this little town for like 20 minutes and I totally forgot the name of it…
Mary Queen of Scots lived here
The Old Course
University of St. Andrews (also where Will and Kate met)
Scotch Whiskey Tour:
Tried 4 different kinds of Scotch Whiskey and all I will say is…it was an experience
Stirling Trip:
The Kelpies (ARE THEY NOT TERRIFYING)
I wish I could remember the names of this loch and mountain…
Stirling Castle
Last Night @ The Tower:
most amazing steak dinner ever
This may be a giant overload of pictures of a trip that nobody asked to see (sort of like on Facebook) but this was an absolutely incredible adventure and I am so lucky to have gotten to go. I would definitely recommend traveling to Scotland for anyone who can. I linked some of my staple outfit pieces from this trip below (a lot of it is on sale!) and if anyone wants to know some specifics to my trip (like what bus trips I went on, free/cheap activities and places to get some awesome food) comment below!
Right after Scotland I went to Ireland for a few days, so keep an eye out for that blog post!
Thanks for reading! xx