If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea

If we were having coffee …or even a cup of tea, we would naturally talk about our recent trip to…

This week’s small pleasures: episode 14

If you’ve been following recent posts, you will know I have been traveling, and so have not done a small…

With much of June involving traveling around, this month’s watching, listening, reading post is a bit different. This was not…

I was born in Edinburgh and although I haven’t actually lived there since 1998, still consider it my home town. …

A strike affecting some train services in Scotland meant that we left Aberdeen an hour earlier than planned, and although…

Stonehaven is a harbour town lying south of Aberdeen, perhaps most well known these days for its Hogmanay (New Year’s…

The day we flew from Copenhagen to Aberdeen, the UK voted in a referendum to determine its place in the…

Returning to a city where you used to live is a little strange. Not your home town, but somewhere you…

Cities are made to be walked. Exploring on foot opens up possibilities, the unexpected, the chance to search for the…

Walking, I believe, is the best way to see a city. A bus tour might give you an orientation to…