Les yeux de Camille

View over the firth of Forth Last winter has been very rainy here in Scotland, so sadly we only managed to go for walks only twice. For almost all of our Scottish walks we find the itinerary on the brilliant Walkhighlands website. They provide very detailed itineraries of walks & hikes for all levels all over Scotland. I highly recommand to check this website if you want ideas where to walk across the country. Our first walk was a short historical walk around the beautiful Royal Burgh of Culross in the Kingdom of Fife. At about 25 min drive from Stirling, we climbed up a path along fields, offering us a great view over the firth of Forth, passed by the remains of  the 13th century Culross Abbey and wandered through the medieval village of Culross.  Culross Abbey Thanks to the work of the National Trust for Scotland , the 16th and 17th century buildings of the Royal Burgh have been very well preserved, and taking a stroll in the streets...

  Inverness Castle Throwback to a time where travelling was not yet a threat to humanity (yes, we are still under lockdown here in Scotland). We went last January to Inverness and Loch Ness for the first time. We were very lucky with the weather, first dry week since probably august last year, and looking at the pictures people might think I'm exaggerating when I'm moaning about the constant rain here.... Inverness, the biggest city and the capital of the Scottish Highlands, is a very charming city situated on the banks of the river Ness.  Inverness Castle Inverness Cathedral We had a nice stroll around Inverness and later went to visit Fort George an 18th century military complex built to secure the North of Scotland against a Jacobite uprising. But by the time the Fort was finished, the Jacobites were defeated at the nearby battle of Culloden. If you want to learn more about the Jacobite uprising I'd advice you to watch the first ...

So we didn't randomly chose India as our holidays destination. We were invited to a friend's wedding. Even if it was a little bit short notice, we thought we could not miss it and that would be a great experience to be part of. We knew that the wedding would be in 2 parts, with the ceremony in Hyderabad and the reception  a week later in Chennai. We met lot of people during the first days of our trip that warned us that an Indian Wedding usually lasts for days, but we kept thinking that would be on only for a day. Spoiler alert: we were wrong! The festivities actually started the day before the wedding ceremony with the Mehendi party. It's the moment the bride get ready for her wedding. Artists come and draw on her hands, arms, and feet some very intricate pattern with henna. All other women attending the party can get henna drawn on their hands if they wish. Off course a delicious diner was also served during the party, and some religious ritual to...