After the success of our weekend in Arran we couldn’t believe it when yet another promising weather forecast preceded a planned weekend up in Scotland. After flying from Bristol to Glasgow we picked up a car and headed north. With less than 72 hours available we were keen to make the most of the good…
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Mountain of the month April 2019: Goatfell, Arran, Scotland, UK
“We’re going to Scotland, not Sicily” was the final word in the great suncream debate of this years Easter weekend. Oh how little we knew! For international readers UK bank holidays often seem like a magnet for bad weather, just as you are getting excited for the long weekend the forecast gets worse and worse…
Urban rambling in Falkirk
I like to walk whenever and wherever I can. So, with an afternoon to pass in central Scotland I decided to embark on an urban ramble, trying to link two mysterious brown signed tourist attractions I had passed signs to frequently but had never visited. Using my very handy and very free (with a Trail…
Pie in the Skye
I’m always musing on alternative careers/business adventures and I’m sure that the above would be a winner. I love pies and having recently visited I can confidently say I love Skye too. Therefore a business making and selling pies filled with Skye based produce would surely contribute greatly to society and potentially soften the edges…
Two Corbetts and a Marilyn: Capers in the Cairngorms
That’s the third time I’ve been blown off the path – do you think we should make a new plan? Uttered by one member of our group 90 minutes into our planned ‘epic’ munro mountain day. A new plan was definitely in order. One thing I learnt from this short foray into the beautiful Cairngorms over…
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