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Posts with photo galleries are found here. Most of these are from sightseeing and adventuring, although some of them are step-by-step tutorials for crafts and recipes with a handful of random weirdness for good measure.

Posted on1 April 201729 July 2021Health & Wellness, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

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…

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Posted on25 March 201729 March 2022Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Bridges and sunshine

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Life has been pretty thesis-centric these days and it’s been causing me a great amount of stress. Part of that stress is because I have felt a…

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Posted on20 February 20173 May 2023Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Bordering on 43

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This past weekend was my birthday weekend, so I enjoyed a wee road trip to the Scottish Borders to explore in and around Kelso. It was a great…

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Posted on11 February 201729 July 2021Travels, Adventures & Explorations

A visit to Crookston Castle

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I’ve been away in Glasgow house and cat sitting for the past week. And as the ruined Crookston Castle is only a mile away, I decided it…

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Posted on24 January 201729 July 2021Travels, Adventures & Explorations

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 on8 October 201628 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Banishing the gloom at Castle Campbell

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I spent today doing vital ankle rehabilitation work, in the form of walking to and from Castle Campbell in the hills above Dollar. It was a much-needed outing…

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Posted on7 October 201628 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Weir walking

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I’ve been staying at Serenity Lodge since last week where I am house- and pet-sitting for a while. I am using the time to catch up…

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Posted on30 September 201628 July 2021Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Zadar: A Catholic girl’s paradise

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I spent last week in Zadar, Croatia, for an academic conference. But the timing of flights meant that I had a free day to explore the…

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Posted on30 September 201628 July 2021Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Zadar: Everyday life for an everyday girl

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Travelling to new places is quite exciting; you get to see new places through the warped lenses of tourism. So when I travelled to Zadar, Croatia,…

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Posted on24 September 201623 March 2023Travels, Adventures & Explorations, Widow Life

With love from Zadar

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I love Zadar! I really do. I arrived here last Sunday for an academic conference and I will be travelling home tomorrow. But in this one week, I fell in…

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Posted on16 July 201628 July 2021Travels, Adventures & Explorations

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 201628 July 2021Travels, Adventures & Explorations

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 on5 June 201628 July 2021Academic Life, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Darting around Devon

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I was invited to speak at a conference in Devon this past week, so decided to take the opportunity for a bit of sightseeing along…

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Posted on3 June 201628 July 2021Academic Life, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Digitally medieval

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I’ve spent the last two days at the 5th annual Discover Academic Research, Training, and Support (DARTS) conference in Devon, England, where I was invited to speak about my…

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Posted on30 May 201628 July 2021Travels, Adventures & Explorations

West coast weekend

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This past weekend was the Edinburgh Marathon Festival. But I decided not to run the half marathon because I didn’t have enough time to recover after…

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Posted on21 February 201628 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Conquering the law

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I arrived in North Berwick yesterday for my birthday weekend, with a plan to conquer The Law as part of my visit. And since yesterday was spent exploring Tantallon Castle and the…

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Posted on20 February 201628 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Tantallon to end

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Today is the start of my birthday weekend, and my last day as a 41-year-old woman. So to celebrate, I’ve taken myself away for the weekend.…

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Posted on14 February 201628 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Caching Oban: A west coast weekend

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The first time I was in Oban was for a quick lunch stop as part of a bus tour with my best friend, Rachel, when…

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Posted on3 January 20163 August 2022Fitness & Exercise, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Filters, finds, and falls

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I enjoyed a nice wee wander up to the filter beds near Glencorse Reservoir to find a geocache near a waterfall today. I even saw a filly…

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Posted on30 December 201527 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Combing the Ayrshire coast

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I spent the last three days beachcombing in Ayrshire with a friend and managed to find all sorts of cool things. (And, sadly, a cold!) Our walks…

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About Just Frances

Just Frances is a personal website maintained by me, Frances Ryan. I am a quirky runner, writer, thinker, drinker, crafter, adventurer, and researcher. I am also a daughter, sister, aunty, friend, and widow. But mostly, I am just Frances. (She/Her)

I blog about my life, including my travels and adventures, my experiences with PKD and ITP, my life as a young(ish) widow, and my life in general, really. Learn more about the topics I write about here.

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