by Nicole | 28 Aug, 2015 | Travel
Porthcurno must be one of Britain’s most beautiful beaches – look at it, would YOU think that was England? It was a warm day and the sea had been taunting and inviting us all day as we grew hotter and sweatier. So we got into our togs, dove in and nearly...
by Nicole | 21 Aug, 2015 | Travel
After the slightly stern grey granite beauty of Edinburgh, St Ives was all human scale whitewashed and welcoming. Seaside fun for all the family with an obligatory brightly coloured plastic spade for everyone. Evoking Enid Blyton for me. In fact I’m sure the Five went...
by Nicole | 14 Aug, 2015 | Travel
I was last in Edinburgh nearly 20 years ago. Mand & Sum were living here and I dossed on their loungeroom floor for a month or 2 over the Festival. And now we were back for 2.5 short days to see some Fringe shows and beautiful magical Edinburgh. We wandered...
by Nicole | 12 Aug, 2015 | Travel
Our final two days of walking on the WHW took us from Bridge of Orchy to Crianlarich via Tyndrum. Still amongst the mountains but not as omnipresent and looming as the first 2 days. Instead we walked through farmland and forest and glens, including a beautiful diverse...
by Nicole | 7 Aug, 2015 | Travel
Another two w-words – water and walking – closely related to the first. If water is not falling from the sky it is winding down rivers or pooling in bogs or dripping off moss or rushing off mountains in a blast of white in the green and grey. It also turned our rocky...
by Nicole | 4 Aug, 2015 | Travel
Over a full Scottish breakfast (although I declined the black pudding) in the conservatory we discussed weather at some length with the cheerful Freddie, our B & B host in Glencoe. Me: So Freddie, we’ve been checking out weather forecasts and every one is...
