Just a couple of days after getting back from my hols, a friend and I mad our way to Cardiff for the evening to see elctro-music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre. He hadn't previously sampled the delights of dining at a Miller and Carter Steakhouse, so I introduced him to it and he thoroughly enjoyed it. We then made our way to the Motorpoint Arena, and arrived in our seats in time for suppory, which was some gut twiddling k*** . He created a great 30 minute soundtrac...

The sun shone all day, enabling me to complete my aim of having the roof off every day I drove. Not bad for an Autumn holiday in Scotland!I left the Bendarroch House B&B in Strathtay for Doune, but avoided the boring A9 by using a route that took me past Loch Tay. Doune Castle is probably most famous as a film set. It was used by the Monty Python team for the classic Holy Grail film, so it's somewhat appropriate that Python Terry Jones narrates the audio guid...

My final full day in Scotland - though I've got a pretty full day lined up for tomorrow! Back to today, it dawned bright and stayed that way most of the day, with just a little rain. I first headed into the town of Dunkeld, for an appointment at the Cathedral! The Cathedral was hidden away off the main road, but I found it. One half of the Cathedral is ruined and in the care of Scottish Heritage, though currently closed for renovation. The other half is a fully ...

Today was mainly wet, though it did dry up later. My first port of call was Chanonry Point, on the Moray Firth. This is one of the top spots in the world for seeing bottle nosed dolphins from the land. Chanonry Point sticks out into the firth, narrowing it, and fish tend to gather here. The dolphins here are twice the size of bottle nosed dolphins elsewhere in the world. The official thought is that they need extra blubber because of the cold - so nothing to do ...

The wind strengthened overnight, waking me up about 4ish. However, I was soon back to sleep and finally awoke about 7, by which time it was calming down. Breakfast was the best yet, and was also the only one so far that included haggis. Leaving the hotel, I was relieved to see that the Minx was still intact! My first destination was just 5 miles up the road - The Castle of Mey. This was the private residence of the Queen Mother, which she rescued from possible ...