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  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…

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  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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  Fife Coastal Path: Earls Hall Castle to Kinshaldy Beach…sort of

  I woke up on Saturday morning and was welcomed the bright sunlight I could see peeking in around the edges of the curtains. I leapt out of bed and immediately set to work enacting my planned walk for the weekend: picking up from last weekend, I intended to walk from Earls Hall Castle to Kinshaldy…

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  Fife Coastal Path – Guardbridge to Earls Hall Castle

  It was another cold grey windy weekend, but I was determined not to let that stop me from checking off even a small segment of my walk. So, I took to the maps and planned a loop that started at the north end of Guardbridge at the more northerly of the two bridges

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  My ambition – the Fife Coastal Path

  The other morning as the other half and I batted around options for where to walk, an idea came to me. It was born partly out of curiosity, partly inspiration, and partly the drive to become more fit this year: I want to walk the Fife Coastal Path. Not, as some do, in a few…

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  A taste of January

  For many people, January is the worst month of the year. But, I think January has some good aspects, too: you are getting back to a routine after an often hectic holiday period (hey, I like routine); days are getting longer so that by the end of the month you can really see that it…

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  A bit of history – An Unexpected Proposal

  In June 1191, Richard I, king of England – known in later years as the Lionheart – arrived in the Holy Land after a number of delays, to take his role as leader of the Third Crusade. He had left England some months previously but was held up first in Sicily – where his sister…

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  My top 10 books of 2024

  This year started strong with the reading, but as it crept on and work got in the way, I found it increasingly more challenging to make the time to read. And yes, of course, if it is important enough you make time, but this year was a lot.

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  My thoughts on – Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”

  I have endless, unrepentant, unflinching affection for Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”. Anyone who read last year’s post on Christmas movies will have a feel for this, but I wanted to dive a bit deeper.

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  The Wandering Medievalist in Thailand, part two – Chiang Mai!

  At the end of my Thailand trip, I spent three days in the northern city of Chiang Mai. I had perhaps less idea of what to expect from Chiang Mai than I had of Bangkok, but I was excited to see what it might hold, and the fight was a leisurely 1 hour, leaving at…

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