Glasgow Gallivanting: April 2021
A canal, a graveyard, and lots more street art.
Glasgow Gallivanting: February 2021
Glasgow in the snow, and revisiting clocks.
Glasgow Gallivanting: November 2020
A dark and dreary month has a few chinks of light.
Glasgow Gallivanting: October 2020
A month of increasing restrictions with the odd glimmer of light.
The Kelpies to the Falkirk Wheel
A cold, wet canal walk.
Glasgow Gallivanting: March 2018
Snow, a wedding, a book festival, and did I mention the snow?
Glasgow Gallivanting: December 2017
Wintry weather – and a near “cat-astrophe”.
Glasgow Gallivanting: October 2017
The weather and domestic appliances dictate my plans for October.
Glasgow canal walks
The Forth and Clyde Canal runs very close to our house and we love it for a Sunday afternoon stroll. We have three choices – east, west or the spur that runs… Read more Glasgow canal walks →
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 →
A weekend with kelpies and old books
Another lovely weekend in Central Scotland meant I could cross off two more items on my summer “must visit” list. The Kelpies are the latest large-scale public art installations by sculptor… Read more A weekend with kelpies and old books →
A Glasgow canal walk
The Forth and Clyde Canal, which runs sea-to-sea between the two rivers, has passed through Glasgow since the eighteenth century, though it ceased to be navigable in 1963. However, the multi-million Millennium… Read more A Glasgow canal walk →
