Hi, On 22nd of June some of us paid a nostalgic visit to our old primary school. Hillhead Primary in Cecil Street (which was originally Hillhead High until it moved to a different location in Oakfield Avenue), is due to close in the near future when three west end primaries are due to amalgamate into a new building just off Gibson Street. Having spent seven years of my life attending from 1964 until 1970, and having never been back, there was a curious desire ...

Hi, At the beginning of June, I set foot on the Outer Hebrides for the first time in 22 years, accompanying my companion Charlie on a six day tour which covered the whole of the Western Isles from the Butt of Ness down to Barra and Vatersay. All in all the return journey to Glasgow covered 836 miles. We visited Lewis, Harris, Scalpay, Berneray, North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist, Eriskay, Barra and Vatersay. This includes four islands I had not visited before p...

Hi, As most of you will be aware, The Highland Cross is described as: a 50-mile duathlon (20 miles on foot, 30 miles on bike) traversing the spectacular Scottish Highlands coast to coast, west to east from Kintail through Glen Affric and Strathglass to Beauly. Having hopefully completed enough training to take me through the event (which included borrowing a bike as I don't own one myself), I headed north on June 19th, with over £1100 worth of sponsorship ple...

Hi, For a travel website this event can be categorised as the 'shortest journey ever'. On the 24th July my good friend Anna MacKay was married to the Reverend Lyle Smith from Texas. The wedding took place at St Jude's Church in the west end of Glasgow, which is about a mile from my flat. The service was conducted by Reverend Roddy MacLeod. The reception was at The Hilton Grosvenor Hotel which is just half a mile from home. Not a long journey but a memorable one...

Hi, Just a few photos from a recent walk, which started in the village of Carlops, about half an hour south of Edinburgh. The route follows the rights of way path, 'Buteland by the Borestane.' A pleasant and easy three hour circular walk took us up to the North Esk Reservoir. The structure was constructed between 1848 and 1850 to produce water for the paper mills. The high point of the walk produces fine views across the Borders hills around Broughton and the f...