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 Glamping in Gairloch

Posted on July 18, 2015July 18, 2016by Emma Gibb

With a two year old, who we had just started toilet training two days earlier, and a 9 week old baby we set off to Sands Campsite in Gairloch for our first holiday as a family of four.  Before you think I’m adventurous/brave/completely mad let me assure you there was no pitching of tents involved; […]

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A Winter Break in Argyll

Posted on January 23, 2015by Emma Gibb

A winter break on the west coast over Christmas and New Year was just what the doctor ordered.  Having spent most of October, November and December suffering struggling with sickness and tiredness (I’m nearly 6 months pregnant with my second child), I was grateful for the chance to recharge my batteries in Argyll.  Being wrapped […]

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The Isle of Seil Revisited

Posted on January 4, 2015March 20, 2016by Emma Gibb

Back in spring last year I journeyed out to the Corryvreckan Whirlpool with Seafari Sea Adventures and wrote about my experience for Airdeny Chalets.  It was a wonderful wildlife boat trip despite the very grey weather that clung to the afternoon.  At the end of last month, we took a trip back to the Isle […]

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I’m Emma, a mum of two based in Aberdeenshire close to the Angus border. On my blog you’ll find posts about family-friendly things to do and see in our local area as well as suggestions for trips around Scotland, craft ideas and poems about motherhood.

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