Hi, The second week of May produced that rare Scottish Phenomenon: guaranteed weather. And so it was that my good friend Donald Gillies texted me on Wednesday to see if I would be available to take a trip up to the west on Thursday for some walking to view old Scotia's grandeur. We caught the Skye bus on Great Western Road in Glasgow's west end around 0715 and got off at the White Corries just south of Glencoe around 0930. Leaving the road we joined the West Hi...

Hi, Have posted some pictures of our family gathering up north at new year. A family dinner on New Year's Day has always been a tradition over the years, but with the parents moving to Inverness in may this year was always going to be a bit different... We managed to rent a cottage on Dalmagarry Farm, which has a strong family connection. My mother's uncle Andrew MacQueen bought the farm in 1908, so amazingly our first new year up north coincided with the cente...

Hi, Check out some pics of a recent cycling trip. This was a short 3-5 mile run along the Devon Way, an old railway line (now a cycle) path from Tilliecoultry to Dollar. The Ochil hills were to our left heading out, with some nice autumn colours in view. Once in Dollar you get a good view up the glen to Castle Campbell. Lunch in Dollar is highly recommended. Murdo

First and last trip overseas in 2007 took me off on a walking holiday to Tuscany. Visited the family in Sale on the way down and left from Manchester airport. This was my first visit to Italy since inter-railing in 1983. Following a successful two week walking holiday in Spain two years ago with HF holidays http://www.hfholidays.co.uk/index.asp we decided to follow up with our second choice for that yearWe were staying in the Garfagnana region of Tuscany in a sma...

Just a short journey of 170 miles up the A9 to inverness for the marriage of Iain MacKinnon to June Paterson. Service was in Chapel Street FP Church and conducted by Rev. George Hutton. Reception was at Drumossie Hotel which has been upgraded since I was last at a wedding there. I always prefer small, intimate weddings and this was an excellent occasion, with opportunities to catch up with old and not so old friends and relatives. The food was fantastic and th...