OK, it was July when I visited the Hebrides, and its now December and almost the next year, but what can I say. It took me a while to retype my handwritten scrawl from my notebook and of course I had too many photos to choose from. But here they are and I hope you […]
Category: Travel
An account of any trips near or far.
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The Brodick Bunkhouse & a bike ride
Way back in spring, I was fortunate to win a Facebook competition for a nights stay in the all new Brodick Bunkhouse. This modern take on the traditional bunkhouse adjoins the Douglas Hotel on the Isle of Arran, just across the road from the ferry terminal. Repurposing an existing building, it offers bright, comfortable and […]
Catching up
I had to take today off work while my replacement door is fitted. I was broken into last August. The recreated door is being installed as I type. This has given me the chance however to catch up on my journal from my Hebridean bike trip. I can never be bothered with typing up my […]
The Big Rose Project
I think my early experience as a youngster doing brass rubbings and airbrushing helped when stencilling with #TheBigRose project at #TheLighthouse with #thelansdownehouseofstencils #TheMackintoshFestival. Get more information on the Big Rose Project and The Lansdowne House of Stencils from Elisabeth at thelansdownehouseofstencils.com.
Hebrides 2016 Video
Not a comprehensive documentation on my summer trip back in July. I didn’t shoot a great amount of video, so I used what I had to experiment a bit more with Apple’s GarageBand application. I still have some ways to go and I’m not musically inclined in any way but splicing together loops and samples […]
NTS Instameet at Lagangarbh Hut
Thanks to the tight Scottish Instagram community we have (in particular @berriestagram) we had the opportunity to stay at an iconic location within the Scottish landscape. It all started back in the winter with the #Scotskimeet. We had intended to get some instagrammers up on the ski slopes of Glencoe Mountain Resort. Sadly the wasn’t to […]