It was the long weekend for our Queen's Platinum Jubilee and I found myself with a free Friday. You can only watch so much of the...

Edinburgh - my city of birth. I had seen all the familiar sights many times but never walked out to the "other" castle on the south side....

My home county of Fife has a 117-mile coastal path running all the way round the peninsula. The vast majority of the route is away from...

Growing up in Lochgelly, it was a fairly short drive to Kinross in the next county. My parents took us regularly to the huge and varied...

I mostly discover the existence of walkable old rail routes by scanning through online maps. Sometimes I'll spot evidence of a path while...

It's always an interesting day when you can combine a walk with a romp through history. The Forest of Sheriffmuir lies on the moorland...

Another glorious Sunday and a return to Lennoxtown to hit the railway path. Last week I had walked to Kirkintilloch and back. Today I...

Home from Germany and with a free day before going back to work, it was too nice a day to just sit at home. I'm rebuilding my fitness...

After completing my exploration of the old Paisley Canal line as far as Johnstone, the next leg of this railway walk would take me into...

I often pick a former industrial town and see if I can build a heritage trail on the digital maps. Sometimes a ready-made route exists...

I discover many ideas for walks through the act of studying online maps. Popular trails are named but I also look out for railway paths...

Following my enjoyable exploration of the old railway between Paisley and Johnstone, I decided another trip to Renfrewshire was in order...

With a population of 70000, Paisley is Scotland's largest town. Nicole and I once came through to the farmers market as her friend was...

A rainy Sunday was forecast and I had no appetite for sitting at home. An indoor activity was the obvious solution and I took the first...

I first visited the National Gallery of Modern Art almost 20 years ago and decided a follow-up was long overdue. I bussed it over to the...

The ex-mining town of Cardenden lies in Central Fife. My dad Ian Fraser was born here in 1942 before moving up the road to Lochgelly,...

Scotland's largest settlement Glasgow stands on the River Clyde which can be followed in both directions from the city centre - a route...

I was raised as a Fifer but lived the first four and a half years of my life in Tranent, East Lothian. My folks are both from the Kingdom...

A few months ago, I explored the old Loanhead Railway from end to end. It is now a cycle path and features a steel lattice viaduct over...

The Lanarkshire town of Coatbridge has a proud industrial heritage and the area was once dominated by foundries and coal mines. The...