Bro time is the best time

Don’t you hate it when you set yourself up for failure? When you set out to do something with the best intentions, but then fall short. Well I do that all the time… and I’m afraid I may be doing it with this blog! Apologies for not sticking to my fortnightly schedule – I know all you loyal readers are itching for a dose of Karl ;-) Instead, I’ve been consumed with job hunting but here’s a quick update…

In the midst of job hunting, and in a bid to deplete my savings even faster, I went to Scotland! Scotland with my two best mates!! It was fantastic spending quality time with these two jokers, which is increasingly hard to come by when we have different life trajectories. Big thanks goes to Meenal for making this all happen, just to surprise Rohan for his 30th – thanks Meenal!

Then...

versus now.

We caught a quick flight up to beautiful Edinburgh to kick off the weekend. Edinburgh was fantastic – medieval city charm, good nightlife, beautiful views, a freakin’ castle. After one night there, we hit the road for the Highlands which were gorgeous – picturesque country roads lined with fall-coloured trees weaving through epic landscapes. Our final night was spent in Glasgow, which was not worth it. The difference between a charming, pedestrian-friendly old city that’s been caringly updated (Edinburgh) versus a car-dominated and motorway-filled new city (Glasgow) couldn’t have been more stark. The centre was devoid of life.

The most enjoyable part, we all agreed, was cruising around Scotland in our Audi A5 - it was great! Three guys in a luxury sports car made for a lot of adrenalin-pumping speed, and even a points-based game on how many cars we could overtake haha. Whilst the car was great and all, a part of me wants to think that the reason the driving was the highlight was that it was just the three of us spending uninterrupted time together. No fixed plans, not many activities, just bro time. Love you boys xx

Now, I’m going to let photos do the rest of the talking because my words won’t do it justice (I know, ironic, considering the title of this blog). No filters needed, because Scotland is too good for that.

Next post (later this week) is about Rohan and me eating our way through London and what I realised along the way - 'Big Bud & Lil Bud do London' :-)

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