In late September 2005, I moved from Pittsburgh, USA to Aberdeen, Scotland. I couldn't take any more than a couple of cases and a few personal items. The watch I chose to wear for the journey was my Doxa SUB750T. The following photos are a memory of the journey which went via Ireland to Aberdeen and then various trips exploring the Scotish countryside.

I lived in a place called Monroeville, just on the edge of Pittsburgh. Actually, not a bad place at all. Lots of trees and very green in the summer.

First stop on the journey was Carrickfergus in Northern Ireland, to see my folks. Carrickfergus town is located on the North side of Belfast Lough and is approximately 14 miles from the centre of Belfast.The two most famous landmarks are the Knockagh monument and Carrickfergus Castle. The Knockagh Monument is dedicated to the fallen of World War 1 and is situated on the hills overlooking Greenisland. The Norman Castle is the main tourist attraction in Carrickfergus and is the feature that most people associate with Carrickfergus.

I took this shot up beside the Knockagh monument. It was dusk but you can just make out Carrick in the distance and Belfast Lough. Greenisland sits below the monument and is where I grew up. Of course when I was a kid, there were only a few houses and nothing but fields.

My parents drove me to Aberdeen, but first we had to take a high speed ferry to Troon on the west coast of Scotland. This photo shows us approaching the Scottish coastline.

It was nice to be back 'home'. The countryside in Ireland and Scotland is different to the USA.

Just outside Edinburgh there is a big suspension bridge spanning the Firth of the Forth. Not surprisingly, it is called the Forth Road Bridge. The other bridge is the Forth Rail Bridge.

Around 200,000 people live in Aberdeen, a city that gained its Royal Charter in 1179. Aberdeen is called the 'Granite City' because just about everything is made of Granite. It tends to be a very gray city in the winter, but when the sun shines it sparkles because of the quartz in the stone. This picture shows the main shopping street - Union Street.

This is King Street. It was strange to be back in Aberdeen after almost 20 years. My kids were born here and it is where I first started my working journey that has taken me to 26 countries so far.

For being a relatively large city, Aberdeen has several nice parks in it.

About 20 miles south of Aberdeen is a typical Scottish fishing village called Stonehaven.

Stonehave has a beautiful old castle on the outskirts of it.

It is called Dunnottar castle and the photo does not do it justice. Trust me there is no-one like the Scots who can build a castle.

This lighthouse is just south of Aberdeen.

This is Aberdeen coming back along the coast road.

Just north of Aberdeen is Balmedie Beach. There are several old concrete gun emplacements along the beach, which are a remnant from the 2nd World war. You can just make one out in this picture.

There are miles and miles of flat sandy beach and sand dunes.

I guess if you are a surfboarder, this is the place.

I can't remember the name of this place, but it is close to Peterhead on the west coast above Aberdeen.

The Scottish coast is very rugged and there are lots of old cottages dotted along it. Unfortunately many are now abandoned.

OK, how many people saw the movie 'Local Hero'? It is a classic and you should get it just to hear the music. Pennan is the town where it was set. There was a red phone box which featured prominantly in it. This shot shows a red phone box. Unfortunately this isn't the one in the movie. The red Phone Box seen in Local Hero was a movie prop put up because the actual phone box was not in a good position for the cinematography. It's location was in someone's drying area near the harbour. However, many people make the journey to Pennan to have their photographs taken next to the actual phone box in the village. This is approx 20 yards away opposite a small, blue, badly worn, plaque commemorating the making of Local Hero. The hotel seen in the movie is also fake, the buildings used for the hotel exterior were houses.

And here is Lock Ness. I was thinking of getting the Doxa wet and going for a dive......yea right. Did you not know that the Lock Ness Monster just loves bright orange!!!!

Finally this is as far east as I have taken the 750T. It is a gas platform called Cleeton, in the Southern North Sea. This pic was taken in the summer. It was a lot rougher when I was out. I was wearing the 750T but I didn't have a permit to take a camera so couldn't get a picture.

And that's about it for my travels with the SUB750T so far. Scotland has to be one of the best kept tourist secrets in the world. There is so much more to see and I intend trying to visit all the great sites. Guess what watch will be with me?