Twixmas at Troon
Ok, I hate the term “Twixmas” too, but I like alliteration! We set off for three nights of relaxation by the Ayrshire coast between Christmas and New Year, our stay at the… Read more Twixmas at Troon →
2014: the best bits
Another good year! And yet – other years, a post of annual highlights has poured out of me, but this year I’m not sure what to write. Could it be… Read more 2014: the best bits →
The friends you made and the memories you left
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An autumn walk
Yesterday was a lovely autumnal day for a walk, with the mist hanging low over the ground so that it was easy to get above it. We drove to Aberfoyle, less than… Read more An autumn walk →
China
My first visit to mainland China was something of a last-minute decision in 2003. A cruise through the Yangtze River’s Three Gorges had always appealed, and we suddenly woke up… Read more China →
Cornish Chronicles: Penzance to Mousehole
On our last afternoon, we took a different sort of coastal walk. No cliff-top paths and deserted coves this time – the walk from Penzance to Mousehole (say it mowzel)… Read more Cornish Chronicles: Penzance to Mousehole →
Cornish Chronicles: Porthcurno
Porthcurno is yet another beautiful (and steep) Cornish village. We spent a whole day there, first at the Minack Theatre, then taking a coastal walk, and finally visiting the Telegraph Museum.… Read more Cornish Chronicles: Porthcurno →
Cornish Chronicles: Land’s End
Land’s End is the south-west tip of Great Britain and is reputed to be tacky. Having visited it’s equivalent in the north-east of Scotland, John O’Groats, I could well believe… Read more Cornish Chronicles: Land’s End →
Cornish Chronicles: prehistoric sites
The Penwith peninsula is as rich in prehistory as it is in industrial archaeology. We spent a morning walking round Mên-an-tol and Nine Maidens, also visiting Lanyon Quoit and Madron… Read more Cornish Chronicles: prehistoric sites →
Cornish Chronicles: tin mines
Tin mining was once West Cornwall’s major industry, and ruined engine houses are still a common sight. We visited four of them – Levant and Geevor have an entrance fee, the… Read more Cornish Chronicles: tin mines →
Cornish Chronicles: Cape Cornwall
Once upon a time, a little boy from Glasgow went on holiday to Cornwall with his Mum, Dad and two younger siblings. They stayed in a cottage at Cape Cornwall… Read more Cornish Chronicles: Cape Cornwall →
Cornish Chronicles: St Michael’s Mount
A monastery, a fortress, a port and a family home – St Michael’s Mount has been, or is, all of these. The Archangel St Michael (allegedly) appeared to fisherman there in… Read more Cornish Chronicles: St Michael’s Mount →
The Glasgow Gallivanter 