Benches with a view
Jude is looking for benches with a view for April’s Bench Series challenge. Having just come back from the Lake District, I could supply them in abundance – although I think the… Read more Benches with a view →
Gallus Glasgow D: Donald Dewar
Donald Dewar was a Scottish politician who was a major force in securing victory in the devolution referendum of 1997, resulting in the reconvening of the Scottish Parliament in 1999. He was the… Read more Gallus Glasgow D: Donald Dewar →
Gallus Glasgow C: Curry
Some years ago, my husband visited Delhi on business. He was invited to his host’s home for dinner, and when the forthcoming dessert was described John said “That sounds like gulab… Read more Gallus Glasgow C: Curry →
Gallus Glasgow B: the Barrowland
Barrowland, in the East End of Glasgow, is a legendary street-market, affectionately known to all as The Barras. When it was started by Maggie McIver almost a hundred years ago… Read more Gallus Glasgow B: the Barrowland →
Gallus Glasgow A: the Armadillo
That’s the Armadillo above. It’s real name is the Clyde Auditorium, but you won’t find many Glaswegians calling it that. We’re too gallus. We just love our nicknames, and this… Read more Gallus Glasgow A: the Armadillo →
The Antonine Wall
Say “Roman Wall” and most people will think of Hadrian – but did you know there was also an Antonine Wall? Built in the AD 140s for Emperor Antonius Pius,… Read more The Antonine Wall →
Take a Walk in the Park Day
Today is Take a Walk in the Park Day. Where could be better than the Lake District National Park? There are many people trekking the path up to Easdale Tarn via Sourmilk Ghyll.
New Lanark and the Falls of Clyde
New Lanark was built in the 1780s by cotton mill owner David Dale to house his workers. His son-in-law, Robert Owen, became a managing partner of New Lanark in 1800… Read more New Lanark and the Falls of Clyde →
A to Z Challenge Theme Reveal: Gallus Glasgow
Gallus: (ga·luss) Dialect, chiefly Scot ~adj. 1. self-confident, daring, cheeky. 2. stylish, impressive (esp. Glasgow “He’s pure gallus, by the way”). 3. Orig. derogatory, meaning wild; a rascal; deserving to… Read more A to Z Challenge Theme Reveal: Gallus Glasgow →
Valley of Fire to Vegas
For our Utah trip, we flew in and out of Las Vegas where we stayed two nights on the way in and one on the way out. On the drive back,… Read more Valley of Fire to Vegas →
Cedar Breaks
We chose to travel to Cedar City, our base for visiting Cedar Breaks National Monument, via Scenic Byway SR143 which took us through Brian Head. This is a ski resort,… Read more Cedar Breaks →
Kodachrome and Bryce
Our next destination was Bryce Canyon, but on the way we stopped off at Kodachrome Basin State Park. It features many chimney formations and, believe me, these are not the… Read more Kodachrome and Bryce →
The Glasgow Gallivanter 