After another spell confined to barracks by the wintry weather and the ongoing Covid restrictions, it was time for a bit of exploration....

The October holidays came around and a trip to Germany was still off limits. We plumped for five days down in the southwest of Scotland....

I class myself as a walker. That often involves tackling hills and traversing higher ground. Difficult to escape elevated terrain in...

Two weeks off work and a few days left to my own devices while Nicole worked upstairs in the home office behind the clothes horse. We had...

Back in 2016, I began a project which involved walking the canals of Central Scotland. The towpaths are fully accessible to pedestrians...

As a resident of West Fife, my wanderings often take me into the neighbouring county of Clackmannanshire. Known affectionately as the Wee...

After the Angus washout the previous day, the weather prospects were far better for a trip to the historic County of Stirling. I had a...

Another day, another trip to an RSPB reserve. Inversnaid lies on the shores of Loch Lomond in a remote neck of Stirlingshire. The road...

We always enjoy visiting a new RSPB reserve. Baron's Haugh is located just outside Motherwell and is bounded by the River Clyde. The...

My stash of ale had run out and a Facebook post offered the opportunity of replenishment. A socially-distanced market was being staged in...

With no particular plans made for the day, Nicole said she fancied a trip up the A9 to Killiecrankie. I swiftly agreed as I'd had my eye...

The small harbour town of Anstruther lies in the East Neuk of Fife - a corner of the Kingdom well known for its fishing heritage. The...

With unrestricted travel within Scotland now a reality and no real holiday planned, day trips were the order of the day during my summer...

Following my bout of genealogy research over lockdown, I decided it was time for a field trip to see if I could find ancestral graves. My...

Lockdown had finally been relaxed to the point where it was permissible to travel more than five miles for leisure purposes. Although I...

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 longest river in Stirlingshire is the Carron which rises in the Campsie Fells and enters the Firth of Forth at Grangemouth. As it...

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...

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....