One of the things I love about living in Scotland is that you don’t have to travel far to feel like you are a million miles from home. For us, living less than an hours…
Tin Casting Workshop at the Scottish Crannog Centre
I am always on the look out for new places to visit, food and drink, walks and experiences and after a recent trip to Loch Tay I managed to seek out something rather special. Just…
Wild Garlic Pesto Recipe
Something a little bit different from me today. Inspired by the long awaited warmth of the spring sunshine I have been out foraging. There is something quite satisfying about getting something for free especially if…
Waterfalls in Scotland
It has been said once or twice that it rains a lot here in Scotland but that shouldn’t stop us from getting out and about. Of course, the distilleries will say today’s rain is tomorrow’s…
A love affair with Scotland
Twelve years ago today I went on a date. A lunch time date because I had to be up at 5am the next morning for work, but lunchtime turned into late afternoon and evening. We…
A guided tour of Islay
To many it is known as the Whisky Isle with it’s eight distilleries across the island but as we recently discovered on a guided tour of Islay this Queen of the Hebrides has so much…
Highland Safaris, Perthshire
Drive just seventeen miles west of Pitlochry, away from the busy A9, you reach the small village of Dull and although it is only a short drive away from Aberfeldy it still feels quite remote…
Elie and St Monans
I am always on the look out for new places to take a walk and discover. A few weeks ago (that time in between Christmas and new year, where you haven’t got a clue what…
Birnam Hill
First of all, happy new year. I know we are more than two weeks in to 2018 but this is my first post of the year. The reason for this is, I have been a…
Forty Things at 40 – Scotland’s playground
Most people don’t want to make a fuss about a birthday that ends in zero, unless you are ten! This year both the Dude and I have celebrated our “big” birthday’s for a whole 12…