So we’ve finally got our honeymoon booked, and we’re really quite excited by what we’ve got planned. We’d always wanted to go somewhere that wasn’t too far, and didn’t involve a complicated flight change, or risk of long delays. Unfortunately, there weren’t quite as many destination options from Glasgow or Edinburgh as we’d hoped for [...]
One last thing we’ve still to arrange ahead of our wedding is where to go for our honeymoon. We’ve got just the week after our wedding off, so we don’t really want to go too far. So I was wondering if any readers had any suggestions for somewhere to go? We’re obviously after something special, and [...]
Sorry for the silence over the last while. Life has very much got on top of things, and there’s not much exciting me immensely that I feel I have to rush to the computer and blog about it. Running I’ve been suffering a little from shin-splints, which - combined with a few other things - has meant [...]
I’ve previously written about my experiences with the west coast mainline, and that it was now my preferred way of travelling to London. It seems I’m not the only person who’s impressed with the new service, as the BBC has been covering it’s success (you need to read past the “upgrade warning” headline) - it’s [...]
I’m fed up to the back teeth of flying, having done it for protracted periods of time to travel between Glasgow and London over the last few years. Every week, for a period of 6 months, I’d be up at 5am, getting a Taxi out to Glasgow airport about half an hour later (only about [...]
I’m sure I’m not alone in thinking that there’s so much news on right now, that paints something of a negative picture of the world. Far too much worry; Far too much war; Far too much fear. It can make it more difficult for everybody to remember, and enjoy the fact that this is a [...]
Natalie and Steve’s trip continues into Japan, and Natalies recent post brings back a lot of memories of Frances’ and my trip there, now over two years ago. Japan is a wonderful country to visit, and whilst there are of course some unique problems when faced with a country using an entirely different alphabet, I’d suggest [...]
Driving to Bristol earlier, we were extraordinarily luck to see The new A380 fly past as it flew over the city - One of two fly-pasts it did near plants where it was constructed before flying on to Heathrow, where they’re testing the specific facilities for the aircraft. It was a magnificent sight. Even though I’d [...]
Openguide is an interesting new Wiki-based idea aimed at providing information on cities for residents and visitors alike. It’s only Scottish cities so far, with Glasgow as the flagship guide. I think it’s a great use of a wiki, and hopefully it’ll catch on quite quickly as a great way of finding out and sharing [...]
OK, so today has been a bit pants, but the one thing that almost always cheers me up is recalling our three month trip. What’s scary is it’s now over two years ago since we left these shores. Indeed, two years ago we were admiring the Cherry Blossom in Japan. Something that comes close to that [...]
