After an interesting meeting at the Hibernian Learning Foundation into the work they do with locals to increase employability, I was lucky enough to be given 2 complimentary tickets to the Hibs vs Motherwell match on 4 August – first…
We finally got some hols booked for the summer…the first being a trip down to see Glenn’s bro and girlfriend in sunny Kent 🙂 The sun shone for most of the trip…which included a day in London, a visit to…
This was a fairly straightforward 7km loop starting in the small village of Carlops which is in the Pentlands, and just 15 miles from Edinburgh. The walk took us on a path shadowing the main road and then we took…
Castle Terrace Restaurant is a Michelin star restaurant located just next to the castle in Edinburgh; with the strapline ‘from nature to plate’ it prides itself in providing a Scottish produce based menu. Glenn and I were lucky enough to…
Climbed my first Munro at the weekend! We (cousin Davey and his mates Do, Mikey and Terry) did plan to do 3 in total, but I don’t think anyone was in any fit state the day after to do the…
Taking the opportunity while the sun was shining, we took a picnic and set out in the car towards North Berwick which is located on the east coast, about 45 mins from Edinburgh. We took a bit of a loop,…
On Thursday (9th May) Glenn and I got the bus into town for a walk around Dean Village, described as ‘a tranquil green oasis on the Water of Leith, only five minutes walk from Princes Street’. The walk was one…
It’s been a while since I last posted on the blog….deadlines on the course have meant we haven’t really been up to much over the last few months and also I haven’t really had time to whack things up on…
Out for a nice Sunday hike with Davey and his mate Gregor. This was a Graham called Tinto in South Lanarkshire, about 1 hour south of Edinburgh. Munro Magic describe it as: “Tinto is a familiar landmark rising above the…
Went for a walk with cousin Davey this morning up a mountain called White Coomb (means Hill of the white valley). It is in the Scottish Borders near Moffatt. Munro Magic describe it as: “White Coomb is the highest point…