I’m just chilling out today, as we younger dudes say, after a very enjoyable cycle trip to Islay to catch up with my good friends Ian and Andy. The visit was the ideal way of seeing a part of Scotland which is so significant to our cultural heritage, including the production of some of the finest malt whiskies [...]
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Bowmore or Bust
Posted in Scotland, culture, outdoors, travel, tagged cycle, Islay, trip, whisky on August 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Top of the World (well Arran)
Posted in Scotland, outdoors, tagged Arran, Goatfell, snow, walking, winter on December 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Managed to force myself out of bed and into the cold yesterday as I knew looking at the forecast it was going to be one of those rare days – bright sunshine, no wind and a foot or two of snow on the summit of Goatfell. I usually do the walk about twice a year, [...]






