One of my favorites memories from our Europe backpacking trip is our Ireland Coast Road Trip. Our selected route started in Dublin (after spending three days there) and ended after dropping off our rental car back in Dublin. The entire country of Ireland is stunning, but, in my opinion, the remote coastal towns are the… continue reading
Travel With Me // Dublin in Three Days
Oh, Dublin…. I have been dreaming about going to Dublin and the rest of Ireland for as long as I can remember. Growing up, each time I was asked what my ultimate dream trip would be, I usually said it was Ireland. Obviously, Ireland was the first country on my list when we decided to do… continue reading
Travel With Me // A Weekend in Glasgow
After staying in Dundee for two nights as our home base for exploring Abernethy (our namesake) and St. Andrews, we packed up our luggage and hopped on a train to Glasgow, our last stop in Scotland. While planning for this trip, I kept stumbling upon posts and articles that compared Glasgow to Edinburgh, explaining that people… continue reading
Travel With Me // An Afternoon in St. Andrews
I first heard about St. Andrews when researching study abroad options when I was a student at Baylor. The pictures in the study abroad advertisement were a dream. They showed romantic coastlines, enchanting castles, mysterious skies, and a beautiful university campus. I knew I’d be paying this place a visit one day. So, for the… continue reading
Travel With Me // Abernethy, Scotland
For our next home base in Scotland, we picked Dundee, a large city about an hour and a half train ride north of Edinburgh. We used this as a home base for visiting St. Andrews and the small town of Abernethy, where our last name (Abernathy) originated. For as long as I’ve known Daniel, he has talked about going… continue reading
Travel With Me // Adventure in the Scottish Highlands
The Scottish Highlands…. Where do I start? This region of the UK was as breathtaking as I ever imagined it would be and more. The mountains create scenic backdrops that make you feel like you are driving through a watercolor panorama painting rather than a real landscape. The scenery seems untouched, and as you drive further… continue reading
Travel With Me // Edinburgh
Edinburgh was one of the cities I was most looking forward to visiting during our big European adventure. Before visiting, I dreamed of regal castles full of history, charming buildings holding enchanting stories, and romantic streets filled with bagpipe music. That is why I made sure to book one of our longest stays of the whole trip… continue reading
Travel With Me // Winter in England’s Lake District
England’s Lake District is dreamy. It is like nothing I ever expected. Even in winter when it is supposed to be the least scenic, my jaw was dropping as our tour van wound through the gorgeous green mountains dotted with sheep and charming English villages. We still want to go back in the future when the… continue reading
Travel With Me // 24 Hours in York
For our next stop on our big adventure, we needed to choose a city to split up the journey between Watford (where we stayed to do the Harry Potter tour at Warner Bros. Studios) and England’s Lake District. We were totally overwhelmed with the number of options, but we ended up picking York because it sounded… continue reading
Travel With Me // Warner Bros. Studio Harry Potter Tour
After staying in Bristol and taking day trips to Bath and Oxford, we headed back to London to catch a train to Watford, a small town that many probably haven’t heard of before. Why did we book a night in an unknown town? Because it is next to Leavesden, the town famous for being home to the The… continue reading