Reindeer This week we went to Aviemore for a short break away. Yesterday I booked us in for a walk with reindeer at the Cairngorm Reindeer Centre in Glenmore, which was such a nice experience. I was surprised how many people were in our group for mid-November. I was expecting less than 10 but there … Continue reading Glenmore Forest
Category: day trips / holidays
Roslin Glen and Rosslyn Chapel Walk
View from Roslin Castle I just love autumnal walks - the trees start to change colours, and cool, crisp air. Recently we did the Roslin Glen walk from Rosslyn Chapel which took 1 hour 45 mins in total. We followed the walk from https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/lothian/roslin-glen.shtml. We had perfect walking conditions - no rain and minimal mud. … Continue reading Roslin Glen and Rosslyn Chapel Walk
Bienn Enaiglair (890m)
Bienn Enaiglair is just shy of being a Munro (by 24m). We didn't see a single soul during our walk last week, and I think it was a combination of being overlooked in preference of a Munro, and the weather forecast. It was meant to rain all day, but a bright morning gave us confidence … Continue reading Bienn Enaiglair (890m)
Stac Pollaidh (612m)
Last week we stayed in Ullapool for 4 days to get away for a bit and do some walks in the Highlands. We were recommended this walk as great view to effort ratio. The walk took us a total of 2 hours and 15 minutes to the top and back to the car park, so … Continue reading Stac Pollaidh (612m)
Dean Village
Dean Village is arguably one of the most picturesque parts of Edinburgh, with its windy cobbled streets and Victorian buildings, and is situated right next to the Water of Leith. It used to be a grain milling hamlet just outside of ye Olde Edinburgh, but became engulfed by the growing city and now lies just … Continue reading Dean Village
An Corran – Dinosaur Beach
Steven and I went for a three day trip to the Isle of Skye last weekend, and went to a beach near the village of Staffin called An Corran, made famous for not only being the oldest Mesolithic human hunter-gatherer site (~6500BC) on Skye, but also a place to see dinosaur footprints embedded in the … Continue reading An Corran – Dinosaur Beach
Gullane
Gullane is a village about 20 miles east of Edinburgh which has an awesome beach called the Gullane Bents. It was quite a hassle getting to it when I went yesterday as I forgot the Edinburgh marathon was on so all the main roads to Gullane were shut. The beach is about a mile long and has lovely golden … Continue reading Gullane
Istanbul
Steven and I went to Istanbul for 4 days last weekend. Luckily we managed to dodge the whole volcanic ash chaos on the way back, but unfortunately my flight from London was cancelled and I had to get a train. Not such a big deal compared to being stuck somewhere and having to pay for … Continue reading Istanbul
Bullet casing in the Pentlands
I went for a walk in the Pentlands yesterday with Steven and Jason, which turned into a 3 hour adventure in knee-high snow with plenty of bemused sheep staring at us. We totally lost track of the path and ended up walking through streams, swampy mud and ridiculous amounts of snow. Along the way we walked through an … Continue reading Bullet casing in the Pentlands
30 Seconds to Mars @ SECC, Glasgow
Wow. Never have I been to a gig where the band where so into interacting with the crowd. Maybe it's because the lead singer, Jared Leto is also a Hollywood actor and knows how to work people, but it was just incredible. A lot of bands don't seem bothered to go past "Hello <insert city>!" and maybe … Continue reading 30 Seconds to Mars @ SECC, Glasgow
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