Rock Climbing Experience

Rock climbing is an experience that everyone should try at least once. As an avid rock climber, my opinion on this subject may be biased, but the benefits that I have received from partaking in such an activity have all been positive.

On a Mission

While backpacking across Europe in 2009, I was able to explore many of the hotels that the various countries offered. While I am not one that typically breaks the bank to stay at a fine luxury hotel, I had a very special occasion in the next few months that required me to locate a very special location.

The Scottish Seabird Centre of Edinburgh

The coast of Scotland is a haven for seabirds. If you are staying at one of the many Princes Street hotels Edinburgh has to offer, you will see only seagulls gliding on the wind above and perched on statues. However, just a short distance away is the seaside and offshore are the Isle of May, Craigleith, and the famous Bass Rock. Here gannets, puffins, shags, and cormorants gather to create what David Attenborough has called one of the “Twelve Wildlife Wonders of the World.”