Tearoom of the Week (7)
This week my delightful assistant and I called in at a place I’d been meaning to visit for a while. We’d driven past it a couple of times recently en route to other tearooms, and this week it was...
View ArticleTearoom of the Week 10
“Tearoom of the Week” has been a bit neglected lately, so I thought it was high time I slipped another one in. This tearoom comes to you from the county of Angus. Angus sits on Scotland’s east coast,...
View ArticleA new book
Having published my first tearoom guidebook a couple of weeks ago, I’ve been feeling a bit lost. It was great to get the book published after writing it, but there was a feeling of deflation once it...
View ArticleCapture the Colour
The delightful Meg of Meg Travels has provided me with a little challenge, via the website Travel Supermarket (the challenge in question can be found by clicking here). Travel Supermarket have launched...
View ArticleAward winning fish and chips
There is a small town on the Fife coast that has, for years, been home to award winning fish and chips. Despite having visited this little place on a number of occasions, up until recently I had...
View ArticleThe Knockie
The small Perthshire town of Blairgowrie sits among rolling hills and farmland in the Vale of Strathmore. The streets of the town slope upwards towards the north-west, and if you continue walking in...
View ArticleSpot the pony
Here’s a little game for you. A few years ago a small stowaway hopped onboard a ship with me in Shetland, and has been my travelling companion on a number of offshore trips since. I haven’t been...
View ArticleGardenstown and Crovie
Following on from my last post, after luncheon at Duff House my delightful assistant and I tootled up to have a look at one or two of the small villages that are strung out along the Moray coast. Our...
View ArticleTravelling Diaries
Have you ever had a migraine? According to The Migraine Trust, it’s the most common neurological ailment in the western world. There are more people suffering from migraine than from diabetes, asthma...
View Article53 Years
Yesterday was the delightful assistants’ 53rd wedding anniversary. Acting as chauffeur, I whisked them off into the county of Angus for a tasty luncheon, an invigorating walk and afternoon treats. Here...
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