This astonishing artwork was first put on public display at the Scottish Parliament in 2013. Queues stretched around the block and 30,000...

It was the first day of my Easter holidays and I headed up to Dundee with Nicole, where she had to attend university. After dropping her...

Dunfermline gained official city status in 2023. While it can't be denied the High Street has suffered since our shopping habits as a...

I always have a free Thursday and Friday in the middle of February and this year we booked a hotel in Dundee for a couple of nights....

After the usual prandial excess of the festive period, it was time to clock up some walking mileage. I'd had my eye on the Tweed Railway...

A few months ago, I picked up a leaflet detailing walking trails around the Lanarkshire village of Forth. One route that caught my eye...

Our friend Caroline recently moved to the village of Blackburn, a few miles beyond the Aberdeen urban area. We were invited up for a...

The month of September is an interesting time for local explorers. A wide variety of locations across Scotland participate in the Doors...

The Moray Firth cuts a large wedge into northeast Scotland. It's southern flank is a coastline we haven't explored to any great extent...

Around 6000 years ago, farming practices began in Great Britain. The hunter gatherer lifestyle was replaced by crop rearing and animal...

Scotland officially has eight cities. My home town of Dunfermline received the royal charter last year. There is no agreed definition of...

The 13-mile Water of Leith Trail ends at the historic Leith Shore, now a thriving leisure quarter. On the three previous occasions I've...

I have pieced together several heritage trails around towns and villages by studying online maps and researching the local history. I...

I had a free Friday and Nicole was heading up to Dundee for her university course. As I've done on several occasions, I hitched a lift...

We fancied getting away for a couple of days between Christmas and New Year. A break from the TV schedules and endless food....

According to royal charter, Scotland now has eight cities. If you apply the cathedral theory, the small Angus settlement of Brechin makes...

The traditional county town of Angus is Forfar. I've been there many times for football matches and Nicole and I have passed through on...

Dunfermline's most famous ex-resident on a worldwide basis is businessman Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919). Born in a small weaving cottage...

With the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth dominating the media, I had completely forgotten to look at the local Doors Open programme...

To the north of Stirling stands a hill known as Abbey Craig. The monument at the top is dedicated to national hero William Wallace and...