TML Travel Group - The Moneypenny Files

Prelude — The Weekend That Set the Tone The week didn’t wait for Monday. It began on the road north. Friday made the first move — Loch Fyne behaving exactly as Scotland does when it wants to impress quietly. A simple coffee stop became something else entirely. The family didn’t just enjoy it; they settled into it. The entrance, the welcome, the shoreline held like part of the hotel’s architecture… Scotland has a habit of turning pauses into places. A place they could return to. A place already whispering, next time, stay longer . A place circling the edges of a future chapter whether David admits it or not. And somewhere between the first sip of coffee and the soft shoreline air, David made one of his small executive decisions — the kind he thinks slips past me. One of my Scenic Scotland Select rose‑gold and taupe pens found its way into his pocket. Not one of the everyday ones. One of the boxed ones. The last boxed one, in fact. He paired it with one of my Scenic Scotland Select gi...

Monday — “The Reviews Are In… and So Are the Competitors” The week began with a review.  Not from a critic, not from a journalist, but from Niall , General Manager of Loch Fyne Hotel & Spa — who experienced his very first taste of The Moneypenny Files over the weekend. His verdict?  A laugh on a rainy Friday. Which, frankly, is the highest praise any writer can hope for. And so, with Loch Fyne now officially inducted into the readership (and the cast list),  I assumed the matter would rest there. It did not. Because by Sunday afternoon, two more Crerar properties had stepped forward — gracefully, strategically, and with the kind of scenic confidence that suggests they’ve been waiting for their moment. First came the Isle of Mull Hotel & Spa , appearing twice, as if to ensure I didn’t overlook it. A hotel woven into David’s story long before TML existed — the base for his five‑day Iona & Mull tour in 2000 , and a cornerstone of our Iona Pilgrimage & Mull...