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Tag: day trips

Posted on6 September 202013 September 2020Fitness & Exercise, Travel & Adventure

Castles and bridges in the Borders

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I love going on new adventures, but sometimes it’s great to re-visit old favourites. Especially when I’m looking at the old stuff from a different…

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Posted on15 August 20202 September 2020Health & Wellness, Travel & Adventure

A gentle woodland walk in East Saltoun

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Today I went on a gentle woodland walk in East Saltoun where I simply enjoyed a bit of nature. It was far less “exciting” than…

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Posted on8 August 202021 September 2020Everyday Life, Travel & Adventure

All hail Hailes Castle

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Today’s adventure to Hailes Castle took a week to complete, but as the focus of the adventure took more than 300 years to build, a…

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Posted on1 August 20201 September 2020Fitness & Exercise, Travel & Adventure

Exploring the Thorntonloch Coast

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Because running a half-marathon isn’t adventurous enough, yesterday afternoon was spent in East Lothian exploring the Thorntonloch Coast with a friend. Of course, it was…

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Posted on25 July 202012 January 2021Fitness & Exercise, Travel & Adventure

From tidepools to Torness

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Today was another escape away from the estate with my adventure partner. And once again, our adventure took us to beaches in East Lothian, a…

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Posted on18 July 202012 January 2021Fitness & Exercise, Travel & Adventure

The great Gullane escape

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I’ve done it! I escaped the estate! I know I said that before, but this time, I went far, far away. And I went in…

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Posted on21 June 202031 August 2020Everyday Life, Travel & Adventure

Escaping the estate

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I have been at home for more than three months now as I continue my period of (near) isolation due to the COVID19 pandemic. But because…

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Posted on20 February 202031 August 2020Academic Life, Travel & Adventure

Aberdeen: Looking up

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I made a trip to Aberdeen today for a meeting and found myself looking up. In fact, I found myself looking up a lot more…

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Posted on31 March 201929 September 2020Fitness & Exercise, Travel & Adventure

Fife in ruins

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I have enjoyed a lovely adventure day out to Fife with a friend today, which has left me both energised and exhausted all at once.…

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Posted on24 March 201823 November 2020Fitness & Exercise, Travel & Adventure

Crossing the causeway at Cramond

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I spent today adventuring around Cramond and Cramond Island. I have wanted to explore the village and the island for some time now, but have never managed to…

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Posted on22 July 201725 September 2020Travel & Adventure

Back to Blackness

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I was invited out for a mini-adventure with a friend and her kids. And as you know, I can rarely turn down an offer for…

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Posted on24 April 201718 September 2020Everyday Life, Travel & Adventure

A fairly fun weekend

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I have been trying to get out for mini-adventures a bit more often and am pleased to say that I managed two of them this…

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Posted on1 April 201724 September 2020Health & Wellness, Travel & Adventure

The law of adventure

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I have a personal outlook on life—a law, if you will—that says I will have as many adventures as possible. It might be a 5-minute…

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Posted on24 January 201718 September 2020Travel & Adventure

A Dunfermline day

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I spent a day in Dunfermline over the weekend and am now wondering what took me so long to make the journey*. After all, it’s only a…

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Posted on16 July 201618 September 2020Travel & Adventure

A Dunblane day

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A couple of weeks ago, I visited The Kelpies with my friend Caroline, and we decided that we’d try to get together for some more summer…

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Posted on25 June 201619 September 2020Travel & Adventure

A Kelpie day

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I’m house-sitting in Falkirk for a couple of weeks, so when a friend asked if I wanted to enjoy a day out, it seemed that…

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Posted on18 October 201528 October 2020Travel & Adventure

A haunted tower?

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I was invited to be someone’s guest for a wedding yesterday evening, and he suggested that I pick a castle (or something) for us to…

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Posted on5 September 201512 November 2020Fitness & Exercise, Travel & Adventure

A very a-peel-ing day

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I was chatting with my friend Iris yesterday and learned that she’d never been to—or heard of!—Linlithgow. And as it’s one of my favourite places,…

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Posted on28 June 201512 November 2020Travel & Adventure

Friends and forces

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I went into town yesterday for Edinburgh’s Armed Forces Day parade and celebration. I had put the event in my calendar weeks ago, and intended to…

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Posted on6 April 201520 November 2020Health & Wellness, Travel & Adventure

Carving out time

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I carved out time in my Easter weekend to travel to Stirling for lunch with friends today. Afterwards we went for a wee wander around…

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