Arrival Less than three full days after the end of our whisky-themed road trip in Scotland, Bruce and I were travelling again from our respective homes in Bristol and Edinburgh,
September 2021: Wemyss Bay & Largs
Introduction This is the last of seven posts covering our Island-Hopping Whisky Trail trip in August/September 2021. 6 Cowal Peninsula & Isle of Bute 7 Wemyss Bay & Largs Return
September 2021: Cowal Peninsula & Isle of Bute
Introduction This is the sixth of seven posts covering our Island-Hopping Whisky Trail trip in August/September 2021. 5 Isle of Jura 6 Cowal Peninsula & Isle of Bute 7 Wemyss
September 2021: Isle of Jura
Introduction This is the fifth of seven posts covering our Island-Hopping Whisky Trail trip in August/September 2021. 4 Isle of Islay 5 Isle of Jura 6 Cowal Peninsula & Isle
Aug/Sep 2021: Isle of Islay
Introduction This is the fourth of seven posts covering our Island-Hopping Whisky Trail trip in August/September 2021. 3 Kintyre Peninsula 4 Isle of Islay 5 Isle of Jura Islay –
August 2021: Kintyre Peninsula
Introduction This is the third of seven posts covering our Island-Hopping Whisky Trail trip in August/September 2021. 2 Isle of Arran 3 Kintyre Peninsula 4 Isle of Islay Kintyre is
August 2021: Isle of Arran
Introduction This is the second of seven posts covering our Island-Hopping Whisky Trail trip in August/September 2021. 1 Culzean Castle 2 Isle of Arran 3 Kintyre Peninsula As ever, please
August 2021: Culzean Castle
Introduction This is the first of seven posts relating to a trip that started just a few days after Manchester & Belfast. Unlike that trip, which had originally involved travel
August 2021: London: Westminster Abbey
Accommodation The previous night’s accommodation was at the Hilton Paddington. Bruce needed to leave for home in the morning, but I had use of the room until 4pm. This provided
August 2021: Antrim Coast
Introduction We used one of our days based in Belfast for a full-day visit to the Antrim Coast, using a rental car picked up at Belfast City Airport. The overall
August 2021: Belfast
Introduction Belfast is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, one of two entities created in the 1921 partition of Ireland. Formed from six out of the nine traditional
August 2021: Maidenhead
Upon arrival at Heathrow from Manchester, I found myself with an afternoon to spare while Bruce got on with earning his living – something that he can do from almost
August 2021: Manchester
Introduction This is the first of five posts relating to a ten-day trip that started in mid-August, 2021. In line with normal practice, the trip also involved my Bristol-based friend
August 2021: Edinburgh: Return to Saughton Park
I made my first visit to Saughton Park in April 2021, during Part 3 of my exploration of the Water of Leith Walkway. I commented at the time that the
August 2021: Edinburgh: Palace of Holyroodhouse
The Palace The Palace of Holyroodhouse is the official residence of the British monarch in Scotland. The palace, directly beside the ruins of Holyrood Abbey, stands at the foot of
July 2021: Jupiter Artland
Jupiter Artland is a modern sculpture park set in the grounds of Bonnington House, a 19th-century country house near Wilkieston, West Lothian. There is a half-hourly bus service (Lothian Country
July 2021: Edinburgh’s Seven Hills (Part 3)
Introduction This is the third in a series of posts, where I record my visits to the classic ‘Seven Hills of Edinburgh’. Please use the tag ‘Edinburgh’s 7 Hills’ to
June 2021: London in Summer (Part 2)
Hotel 2: Conrad St James Our base for the second group of two nights was the elegant Conrad London St James, across the street from St James’s Park underground station.