Travel, Adventure, Whisky & Photography
To be completely honest Prague wasn't on my shortlist of places to visit any time soon. That's not to say I was opposed to seeing Prague - hell, I'll gladly go anywhere new - it's just that lately I'm yearning more and more towards exploring rural areas, specifically the hills, glens, villages and islands around... Continue Reading →
I fully accept that I'm in the minority in thinking that 03:00 is a perfectly acceptable time to awaken and start the day, especially when on holiday (of sorts). Normally my proclivity for early rising doesn't affect anyone else, not even Steph who usually sleeps right through it if I get up and head out... Continue Reading →
"How is your knee?" "Which one?" "The bad one silly." "Bad." "Oh. Is your other one bothering you too?" "Yep. It feels worse." "Oh. You gonna make it?" "Yep." Thirty six days ago I re-injured my left knee when I fell off an easy boulder problem which I was in the process of setting at... Continue Reading →
Like so many romantic journeys from days of yore we begin our West Highland Way adventure on a train. The 07:37 from Aberdeen to Glasgow to be precise, followed by an as yet unbooked short jaunt on to Milngavie. We spot one other passenger - a lady of much more advanced chronology than us -... Continue Reading →
“She’s going to tell us about the angel’s share next.” “Behave lady.” Out of the corner of my eye I see the smallest, most subtle wry smile creep across Steph’s face as our guide tells the group about the one to two percent of whisky which evaporates from the cask during each year of maturation... Continue Reading →
“The weather is shit. This just isn’t going to work.” We’re a mere five days removed from our last adventure to the west of Scotland (see here) and once again we’ve breezed through Inverness on our way to wilder lands beyond. This time though we’re heading southwest on the A82, right along the shores of... Continue Reading →
