The beauty of Scotland

Nevis Range Mountain Resort

If you've been to Scotland and have only been to Edinburgh, you should take your time and review Scotland again. This trip was realised when it so happen that England did not snow at all this year. (No, snow that fall for 3 hours and disappear the next day do not count.) How weird is that and I'm living in the north.

Back to my point, this is mainly the reason why we decided to give Scotland another go. We wanted to play with snow, build a snowman, & snowball fights you know. Then, we found out about Fort William.

We drove to Scotland from Newcastle passing through Glasgow and Glencoe and Glen Etive. Such a wonderful drive it was (except that half of the time I was sleeping so soundly in the car! Poor Syidi..
nah, you're right I don't feel so guilty about it haha)

We stayed at Fort Augustus further north to Fort William. We visited Loch Ness and I know you won't believe this but we actually saw Nessie! Can you believe it??! The Loch Ness monster??! yes we saw her! (hahaha yeah right, if only Nessie was a 'log' hahaha)

Ok, so we didn't find Nessie, but we visited her home and the Loch Ness Exhibition. 

There are still no valid proof of Nessie but there have been people who persistently insist that they have seen her before! But it was not caught on camera so that leaves another mystery that will always keep us wondering. Personally, I believe she's there somewhere trapped inside Loch Ness hee ^^

Visiting Loch Ness itself was already a delightful experience, and then getting the chance to go up on the gondola at Nevis Range Mountain Resort is another wonder :)

These are the main reasons why I love travelling so much. Not because I can update my instagram pictures, not because I can tell people about the places I've been, NO never anything like that.

The true meaning of travelling is the exploration, the wonderful things in life you've never seen before, things you thought never did exist until you see them, and ultimately how powerful and beautiful Allah's creations are. Buildings versus nature, hands down nature just wins my heart. Ultimately because no one else in the world can do it, except Allah :)

If ever you have the chance to visit Scotland (and I hope you will) or anywhere in the world, do explore beyond the cities, as you may discover something truly spectacular behind those skyscrapers, an experience even more satisfying than shopping. ^^

Steall Waterfall

Capturing the view of Loch Ness & Nessie

A snowflake

The smallest castle I've ever seen and in the middle of nowhere