The steam slowly began to permeate the room filling every crack in the mortar. The fresh odour de feet invading the senses with entirety. 13 moist men crammed into the bothe to the rhythmic backdrop of drip, drip, drip as 13 pairs of socks, jackets and base layers dried in varying stages, hung precarilously from temperory hooks around the room. "anyone for a game of strip snap?" is the first break in the silence. The group as one turn to the ecstatic voice of ...

The loud shrieking brought me back to my senses setting all my nerves on end. People gradually started to edge backwards the pain in our ears reaching breaking point. The shriek continued, maybe someone had died? Maybe there was a disaster taking place. I looked up through bloodshot eyes straining into the hazy darkness of the airport cue. The noise and disturbance was an American women infront of me.... Clearly unaware that we were 1.inside and 2.the person next...

Final prep underway for trip to Jordan, who knows how heavy 20kgs are for hold luggage, it has been awhile since I have travelled anything but Easyjet where it is how much can I cram in my hand luggage! Hold luggage! Feels like pure extravagance! So first time to middle east! That ticks off a new part of the world! Hold onto to your hats folks... And role on 5AM and the best CPD course in history!

Oh amber liquid how can ye be so subtle and enticing, yet sae wicked at once? Hae you nae conscience? On this blessed day. A day when it is true and right to be Scots, a day when it is true and right to be patriotic, a day when it is true right to drink the fire of my birthright. "The wind blew as 'twad blawn its last; The rattling showers rose on the blast; The speedy gleams the darkness swallow'd Loud, deep, and lang, the thunder bellow'd: That night, a chi...

This morning finds me in good spirits. It is a typical Edinburgh day, wet underfoot, rain is sparkling in a myriad of misshapen puddles and that ever elusive promise of a clear sky is in the air. The plethora of expanding charity shops explode with people into narrow streets like the old over packed suitcases which they sell, clearly somebody got something they didn't want this Christmas... or have the new year clear outs begun? I feel as if i have stepped out...