Stonehaven and an ice-cream incident

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

Next steps, next places

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…

There are places and cities that we visit, sometimes just once, sometimes many times, where we feel at home. Stockholm…

Sweden – how good it feels to be back. I didn’t manage to get over on my last trip, two…

Sometimes journeys go according to plan, with everything running on time and things just going smoothly. At other times, it…

It’s been two years since I was last in Europe, last saw the longest day in June rather than the…

It is the Queen’s Birthday holiday here in New Zealand today, and a lovely sunny day it was too, so…