14:51 miles (11.5 miles officially) Falls of Falloch Wanting to get the nine o’clock ferry in preparation for another long day, it is a bit annoying that breakfast at Ardlui Hotel doesn’t begin until eight. This means that, to be on the safe side, I need to brush my teeth before brekkie, because my suitcase… Continue reading WHW: Day 4 – Ardlui to Tyndrum
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WHW: Days 2 and 3 – Loch Lomond
Day 2 - Drymen to Rowardennan 15:78 miles (14.5 miles officially) I was pleased with myself for being able to get up Conic Hill without feeling too short of breath. I followed the adage about taking exaggeratedly short strides on the steeper uphill, and we took our time, both of which helped. The thing about… Continue reading WHW: Days 2 and 3 – Loch Lomond
WHW:Day 1 – Milngavie to Drymen
14:23 miles (although it said 12.1 miles officially) I try to remind myself, about eight miles into what will eventually be fourteen plus miles, that I will get stronger as the days progress. That’s how I remember it the last time we went out on a big walking adventure. But that was ten years ago,… Continue reading WHW:Day 1 – Milngavie to Drymen
Glasgow
Stepping off the train in Glasgow, we felt for a moment that we were back in Liverpool. There was the same glass and iron roof that we’d left just a few hours ago, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it was the same pigeon, or at least its cousin, nonchalantly strolling around the concourse, paying… Continue reading Glasgow
North Cyprus – Part Three
For a few seconds there our coach compatriot had us fooled at the breakfast table. ‘I’m celebrating you know,’ he said. ‘Are you?’, we chorused. ‘Firstly, because Trump sacked Vance.’ ‘Has he?’ High pitched shock. ‘Secondly, because he’s resigned.’ ‘Has he?’ The pitch is almost at dog-calling level. ‘You do know what day it is,… Continue reading North Cyprus – Part Three
North Cyprus – Part Two
North Cyprus covers, roughly, the top third of the country. And given that it is squat and wide, you would normally be travelling across it between the east and the west. The northern edge is covered by the Kyrenia Mountain range, often called the Five-Finger Mountains after one of the central peaks that has five… Continue reading North Cyprus – Part Two
North Cyprus – Part One
We are in Cyprus, taking a package tour of the Turkish northern part, although we did dip our toes in to the Greek part yesterday by crossing the Green Line in Nicosia for an hour or so. I don’t remember having done a package holiday before. It’s the kind of holiday where you get to… Continue reading North Cyprus – Part One
RSC: Hamlet – Back in Stratford
I know I shouldn’t, what with the crumbs and all, but I’m eating a pain au chocolat on the bed with a glass of red to wash it down. It’s a moment of decadence that I can enjoy while we relax, before watching our second play in two nights. And luckily, it’s not my bed. … Continue reading RSC: Hamlet – Back in Stratford
India: Days 11 and 12 – The Last Days
My brother-in-law, Bhupendra, said he really didn’t want to do it. He wore a grimace on his face that seemed to be reliving a past trauma, and I began having second thoughts about pushing the subject. The concierge at the hotel, however, suggested that if we were in the 12-4pm sweet spot, we might just… Continue reading India: Days 11 and 12 – The Last Days
India: Day Ten – Karla/Bhaja Caves
I spent yesterday morning trying to carve a path in the ice between the house and the pavement. We’ve had another flurry this morning, so I know what I’ll be doing today. A slight difference to the past two weeks but at least the activity warms me up now that I’m back home in the… Continue reading India: Day Ten – Karla/Bhaja Caves
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