WHEN you walk onto Rum’s nature reserve, you’ll notice a large boulder to the side of the road. It sits near the old quarry, and looks wholly out of place among the tall grass and dusty roads. And yet, it is considered one of the most poignant...
Idly gazing at my bookshelves the other day, it struck me how many slender pamphlets and mini guides I have picked up along my travels. As a youngster, I used to collect a pin badge at every place I visited. These days it’s the little booklets...
In and around the west of Scotland, there are few phrases that induce a fond and nostalgic twinkle in the eye quite like that of mentioning going “doon the watter” during the Glasgow Fair. It is a tradition that began on the Clyde in the...
THE FISHWORKS, LARGS Owned and run by Ross and Tiffany Irvin – a husband-and-wife team – what sets this chippy apart is the strong ethos of food provenance at its heart. We’re talking sustainably sourced haddock from the Peterhead fleets and...