The Fringe Festival

I was lucky enough to take a vacation a decade ago in Edinburgh with my wife. She came over to the UK with me for a quick trip. We had never been to Scotland together, so we trained up and stayed in Stirling. We walked around the area, visited the Wallace Monument and toured Edinburgh.  We hiked up Arthur’s Seat and piled stones on a sunny August afternoon.

We hadn’t planned it, but the Edinburgh Fringe Festival was going on at the time. We saw lots of street performers and wandered into a few comedy and music shows in random places. It was a fun time and we’ve always wanted to go back.

We’re back this year. We trained up earlier today and are spending a few days here, taking in a few shows and unwinding from life. My wife has had a busy year with work and we’ve been aiming to get away every month and recharge a bit. This is our August trip after a few days in Napa in July.

In the spirit of Amy Abel learning to recharge and detoxing, we’re getting away. I don’t know that we’ve avoiding technology, but we are avoiding the work things that create stress and take away from life.

Make sure you take your vacation and get breaks away from the things that stress you out.