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July 2022: First Time in Cornwall: Part 3

22 March 2023 RandR.scot England, Europe, UK

St Michael’s Mount Friday brought another solo day trip by train and also the achievement of another item ticked off on my personal ‘bucket list’. I visited Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy

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July 2022: First Time in Cornwall: Part 2

17 February 2023 RandR.scot England, Europe, UK

Falmouth (Town) As is clear from its name, Falmouth is situated at the mouth of the River Fal. It is the second-largest town in Cornwall, both it and larger St

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July 2022: First Time in Cornwall: Part 1

30 January 2023 RandR.scot England, Europe, UK

Introduction & Arrival Until summer 2022, Cornwall was perhaps the single most spectacular ‘oversight’ in my personal travel history within the UK. (Others still remaining include SW Wales, the Moray

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Thailand Contrasts (2022): Days 18-19: Modern Art & Homeward Bound

23 December 2022 RandR.scot Asia, Big Trip, Big Trip Diary Entry, Europe, Featured Flight, Scotland, Thailand, UK

Bangkok’s MOCA Our final day in Thailand began with the familiar routine of hotel breakfast and showers, followed by the last packing of the trip. The main sightseeing objective today

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Thailand Contrasts (2022): Day 1: Getting started with a North Sea hop

7 November 2022 RandR.scot Big Trip, Big Trip Diary Entry, Europe, Netherlands, Scotland, UK

It was the most unassuming of starts to an intercontinental trip: a short hop to Amsterdam in Economy. Regular readers will know that this is not necessarily unusual for me.

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May 2022: Walking in the Pentland Hills: 2. Harlaw and Threipmuir Reservoirs

20 October 2022 RandR.scot Europe, Scotland, UK

My second venture into the Pentland Hills took place just over four weeks later. This time my walk was circular, starting and ending at the Balerno terminus of Lothian Buses

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April 2022: Walking in the Pentland Hills: 1. Torduff and Clubbiedean Reservoirs

18 October 2022 RandR.scot Europe, Scotland, UK

This introductory walk – perhaps surprisingly, my first venture into the Pentlands – began at Torphin bus terminus and ended at Currie Kirk. The former was reached at the time

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April 2022: Edinburgh: Silverknowes to Cramond Brig

14 October 2022 RandR.scot Europe, Scotland, UK

This post illustrates a picturesque walk in North Edinburgh from Silverknowes Golf Course to Cramond Village, then along the right bank of the River Almond to Cramond Brig.

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April 2022: Edinburgh: The Queen’s Gallery: Masterpieces from Buckingham Palace

13 October 2022 RandR.scot Europe, Scotland, UK

The Queen’s Gallery, Edinburgh is part of the Palace of Holyroodhouse complex. (Ticketing can be either combined or independent.) It is located at the corner of Horse Wynd and Abbey

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March 2022: (City of) Stirling

22 August 2022 RandR.scot Europe, Scotland, UK

Introduction This post’s heading takes a slightly non-standard form as the name ‘Stirling’ applies to one of Scotland’s smaller cities and also to the much larger council area in which

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March 2022: Fife: Culross

2 August 2022 RandR.scot Europe, Scotland, UK

Culross is a historic coastal village situated in the far west of Fife, close to its boundary with the Clackmannanshire council area. Dating from the 6th century AD, it is

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March 2022: Fife: Dunfermline

28 July 2022 RandR.scot Europe, Scotland, UK

The day after my trip to Abbotsford, and with the weather continuing to be unusually pleasant for the time of year, I embarked on a two-centre day trip to the

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March 2022: Scottish Borders: Abbotsford

23 July 2022 RandR.scot Europe, Scotland, UK

Abbotsford (1825) is a country house and estate in the Scottish Borders. Situated a short walk away from Tweedbank, the terminus of the Borders Railway, it makes a convenient day-trip

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February 2022: London: St Paul’s Cathedral

28 June 2022 RandR.scot England, Europe, UK

Bruce’s ‘winter’ visit to Scotland usually concludes with a joint weekend in London, and 2022 was no exception. On the Friday afternoon, while Bruce was working, I had the opportunity

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February 2022: Edinburgh: Harryhausen Exhibition

17 June 2022 RandR.scot Europe, Scotland, UK

On the morning of 3 Feb, the final day of Bruce’s winter visit to Edinburgh, we walked the short distance from my flat to the Scottish National Gallery of Modern

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January 2022: A Short Visit to North Berwick

22 May 2022 RandR.scot Europe, Scotland, UK

Following our visit to the National Museum of Flight, we drove into nearby North Berwick and had lunch at Herringbone. This was followed by my first visit to the Scottish

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January 2022: (Scottish) National Museum of Flight

21 May 2022 RandR.scot Europe, Scotland, UK

Background The National Museum of Flight is Scotland’s official aviation museum. Part of National Museums Scotland, it grew out of aviation-related acquisitions by the Edinburgh-based National Museum of Scotland, the

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January 2022: Dundee

13 May 2022 RandR.scot Europe, Scotland, UK

Background With a population of around 150,000, Dundee is Scotland’s fourth-largest city. Lying on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, Dundee is around 56 miles north (and a

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