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  • My top 10 non-medieval historical fiction books

    I am a medievalist at heart, but that doesn’t hold me back from enjoying plenty of historical fiction books from other time periods (though I have to admit to being slightly horrified as to what counts as ‘historical’ fiction on some lists – late 20th century, surely not? Yes I know I sound old.) In…

  • Fife Coastal Path: Newport to Balmerino

    In case you are concerned that my last few posts have indicated a Scotland far sunnier than you have been led to believe is possible, please allow this post to alleviate that concern. The beautiful weather we enjoyed for most of May has passed into days a bit more standard, with clouds and drizzle driven…

  • Fife Coastal Path: St Andrews Old Course to Guardbridge (north bridge)

    I have to admit to rather dreading this section of the Coastal Path. I have walked it before, and compared to some of the East Neuk stretches, it is busy, noisy, and not as stunning. However, it is required and so I chose to walk it before it got too late into the summer and…

  • Fife Coastal Path: Anstruther to Crail

    Last Saturday was another stunning sunny day, a touch hazy but nonetheless offering blue skies. Determined to get a bigger chunk of the walk done than previous weekends, I once again headed for the East Neuk.

  • Fife Coastal Path: Elie to St Monans East Pier

    The weather report looked good for this past Saturday, and I was finally energetic enough to return to my goal for the year – and about time too! It occurs to me that my travel schedule may make it a lot harder to get some of these walks done, but I can only give it…

  • April in review – what HAVE I been up to?

    April has been a month dominated by travel – I was away from home for 3 1/3 weeks, with half of the time spent working and the other half with family for an important family birthday

  • Two Bridges Walk, Glencoe

    First, a disclaimer: this is not an ‘official’ walk, but rather a trek that we stumbled onto ourselves. It isn’t really a loop, and not really an out-and-back, instead two out and back paths, and it is a record of the walk we took most recently when visiting Glencoe. It combines parts of a few…

  • Brecklet Trail, Ballachulish

    For the past ten years or so, it has become a tradition for the other half and I to take a long weekend off in March and to head north into the Highlands. We find a nice place to stay – sometimes self-catered, sometimes a hotel – and spend a few days in lovely scenery,…

  • Fife Coastal Path: Tayport to Newport

    Or more exactly, Tayport Shanwell Road to Newport Main Street roundabout. This portion of the coastal path is easily accessible by public transport. I took the 42A bus (picked up in either St Andrews or Dundee) right to the Shanwell Road turning circle, location of the Foodmek manufacturing plant and one entrance to Tentsmuir Forest…

  • Broughty Castle, Broughty Ferry

    Broughty Castle is located at a prominent point on the northern edge of the Firth of Tay, about 5 miles east of the centre of Dundee, with a sandy beach on one side and sheltered harbour on the other. It is easily accessed by public transport, with busses running regularly and trains taking only 5…

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