#scotlandexplore

William Baillie

Happy Monday y’all! The Scotland winter broke me. Scotland: 1, Crystal: 0 I’ve given up on finishing the NE250 loop. It got too cold in the mountains, specifically the Cairngorm Mountains and it was absolutely unbearable. I woke up late from the daily exhaustion, the sun sets at 3:30pm so I barely had daylight to explore, and temperatures dropped at sunset. It’s just an endless cycle. I questioned why I was riding the loop anymore. I no longer enjoyed it and was only forcing myself to do it only for the “accomplishment factor”. Forcing myself to finish the NE250 loop would have made me hate riding this leg, and I didn’t want to feel this way about my expedition. I went back and forth on it so many times and tried to reason with myself. “It’s only 12 more hours in 28-32F/ -2-0C temperatures.” No. Just no. I couldn’t justify the pain. I’ve been doing it for weeks now. So I moved on. And I’m so much happier! 😺 That’s actually something I’m working on. That it’s okay if I don’t finish something I say I’m going to, but that I tried my best. I definitely tried my best. I have the crazy eyes to prove it 👀 Just because we fail at things doesn’t mean we’re failures. The important lesson is we tried our best and are more resilient because of it. Let’s tackle this week! 💪😼🏍 #chasingcrystal #scotlandexplore #ne250 #lochnesslake #mototour #mototouring #mototourism #solofemale #solofemaletraveler #solofemaletravelers #asianamericans #asianwomen (at Loch Ness, Scotland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnxOfpIPUtL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Aug22 Dunskey Castle #dunskeycastle #stranraer #scotland #scotland_greatshots #scotlandexplore #scotlandlover #scotlandtravel #escocia #visitscotland #scotlandlover #castle #castelo #landscapephotography #landscape_lovers #landscape_captures #landscapelovers #paisagem #ocean #bluesky #sky #sky_captures #skyline #skylovers #skyphotography #naturephotography #greatoutdoors #greatshot (at Dunskey Castle) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnUzshYsDx3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I fell in a burn yesterday, but at least it was pretty. #scotland #scotlandshots #scotlandexplore (at Scotland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnO_LpAoa8O/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The Fairy Glen, this place was absolutely magical! It looks like a tiny world but in big proportions, like being inside of a model, the hills are bright green and the grass is so even, like a perfect natural carpet, you can see the famous circles which I thought were bigger! I had to laugh when I saw them! 😁 but even small, the beauty of this place is huge! I jumped in the little pools, I took some water with me for my water collection and I sat over the wet grass to eat bagels. Definitely I spent incredible time in a faerie world, so blessed to be able to see the magic from the water, stones, grass and sky! 💚💙 🧚 . . . ¡El Faerie Glen, este lugar fue absolutamente mágico! Parece un mundo diminuto pero en grandes proporciones, como estar dentro de una maqueta, las colinas son de un verde brillante y el césped es tan uniforme, como una alfombra natural perfecta, ¡puedes ver los famosos círculos que pensé que eran más grandes! Tuve que reír cuando los vi! 😁 pero aunque sea pequeño, ¡la belleza de este lugar es enorme! Salté en las pozas pequeñas, llevé un poco de agua para mi recolección de agua y me senté sobre la hierba mojada para comer bagels. ¡Definitivamente pasé un tiempo increíble en un mundo de hadas, tan bendecida de poder ver la magia del agua, las piedras, la hierba y el cielo! 💚💙 🧚. . . #scotland #fairyglen #faerieglen #scotlandexplore #scotlandshots #nature #naturelovers #sky #clouds #prairies #magick #fae #faeries #fairy #stonecircle #stonecircles #landscapephotography #landscape #unitedkingdom #scotlandexplore #portree #balnacnoc (at Fairy Glen, Isle of Skye) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmvPvjoOnEF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Castle🏰 . . . . . . #scotland #scotlandexplore #scotlandtravel #edinburgh #edinburghcastle #travel #travelblogger #travelphotography #travelgram #traveling #traveler #photooftheday #photography #photo #photoshoot #photogram #fashion #fashionblogger #fashionstyle #fashionmodel #fashionweek #instagram #instagood #instadaily #instalike #instafashion #instaphoto (at Edinburgh Castle) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmM-2bJB2Ni/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

City of Castle🏰 . . . . . . . . . . . . #cityofcastles #edinburgh #scotland #scotlandexplore #scotlandtravel #edinburghcity #edinburghcastle #uk #ukindia #london #londonlife #london🇬🇧 #londoncity #instagood #instagram #instafashion #instaphoto #photo #photography #photoshoot #photooftheday #instaphoto #fashion #facebook #creator #fashionstyle #fashionblogger #fashionnova #fashionmodel #influencer (at Edinburgh,Scotland) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl8_EjApDZN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

🖤63🖤 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #edinburgh #scotland #scotlandexplore #scotlandtravel #scotlandshots #photo #photography #photooftheday #photoshoot #photographer #travel #travelblogger #travelphotography #travelreels #travelgram ##travelindia #travelling #uk #fashion #fashionstyle #fashionblogger #fashionmodel #fashionnova #fashionweek #fashionista #fashionable #influencer #influencers #influence (at City of Edinburgh) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl6Kw2-JOk8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=