Shifting light, changing skies and sudden vistas

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

That dear, green place: a short stop in Glasgow

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…

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…