Life during lockdown began with several projects in mind. Make a dent in my reading backlog, tick off the local walks still lingering on...

Another welcome break in the seemingly endless wet and stormy weather. It was a bright if blustery Saturday and we fancied a trip to the...

The section of the River Forth west of Kincardine is often known as the Inner Forth. Certainly it's more of a river here than a firth...

Nicole and I were both off work for a couple of days and we booked an overnight stay in Northumberland at short notice. We wanted to...

My Christmas holidays had begun and I had a few days spare time until the big day itself. Nicole has recently started a new job in Rosyth...

It looked as if I would be confined to barracks for a wet February weekend but the weather brightened up around lunchtime on Saturday....

In 1883, the world's first Carnegie library was opened in Dunfermline. Andrew Carnegie is the town's most famous son and he amassed...

The small town of Aberdour sits on a stretch of Fife coastline once known to Edinburgh Victorians as the Fife Riviera. Together with the...

I've heard many walkers say they find long forest trails monotonous - particularly if it's a managed plantation of ubiquitous pine. I can...

A few miles along the road from me is the ex-mining village of High Valleyfield. Sitting on a ridge of land, the settlement grew around...

I grew up in Lochgelly, 8 miles equidistant from the larger towns of Kirkcaldy and Dunfermline. Both places have large amounts of...

I first heard the name Lilias Adie when perusing the OnFife guide for local events. A talk was scheduled for Halloween at Dunfermline...

Two weeks off work and a three-night stay at Lunan Bay was on the agenda. It's a beautiful coastal spot between Arbroath and Montrose. We...

I've been to a number of historical talks over the last few years at Dunfermline Library. As I type, I'm booked in for a couple of...

The Scottish Railway Preservation Society own five miles of track from Bo'ness on the Firth of Forth to a junction with the main...

The 40-mile river trail starts in the middle of Glasgow and winds its way upstream to the historic village of New Lanark. This report...

One of the great things about online mapping is you often find walking trails purely by chance. I had spotted a route along the River...

A gloriously sunny Saturday at the end of September. A day for hanging out the washing early doors then head off exploring. I'd had...

The large plantation between Cairneyhill and Kincardine is known as Devilla Forest. Operated by the Forestry Commission, many of the...

Located 40 miles north of Inverness, the village of Embo has a population of a few hundred people and lies in the sprawling Highland...