After perusing the excellent Joseph Noel Paton exhibition at the Carnegie Library and Galleries, Dunfermline, we found another...

There are many examples of artists who didn't achieve major success in their own lifetime, but were greatly appreciated in later years....

While visiting visiting the National Museum of Scotland for the major computer gaming exhibition, I also checked out Cold War Scotland -...

In addition to the superb range of permanent galleries, the National Museum of Scotland in Chambers Street, Edinburgh, hosts a couple of...

The Fair City of Perth has a brand new museum, located within the City Hall. The Edwardian civic building (B-listed) had struggled to...

This place had been on my radar for a while. I finally took the chance to visit when I travelled up to Dundee with Nicole. She had...

The summer walking trip to London is now an annual pilgrimage for me. This year I booked four nights at the Walrus Hostel in Waterloo,...

The latest exhibition at Dunfermline Carnegie Galleries is Sugarcoat - showcasing five short films created by local young people. Each...

I was looking for a cheap day out on the bus and took a direct service to St Andrews in the northeast of Fife. The ancient university...

This astonishing artwork was first put on public display at the Scottish Parliament in 2013. Queues stretched around the block and 30,000...

A changing programme of exhibitions can be found at Dunfermline Carnegie Galleries. The current offering is Brushstrokes - a selection of...

I was free on Easter Monday and decided to kill two birds with one stone. A couple of photography exhibitions in Edinburgh had been on my...

I always have a free Thursday and Friday in the middle of February and this year we booked a hotel in Dundee for a couple of nights....

For I ken mysel' by the queer-like smell That the next stop's Kirkcaddy! The final two lines in Mary Campbell Smith's poem "The Boy in...

Our friend Caroline recently moved to the village of Blackburn, a few miles beyond the Aberdeen urban area. We were invited up for a...

Although primarily a train man, I'm interested in all forms of transport. I have been a regular bus user my whole life and currently...

The Moray Firth cuts a large wedge into northeast Scotland. It's southern flank is a coastline we haven't explored to any great extent...

I read an article about the annual exhibition staged by Burntisland Heritage Trust. This year's topic was the shipbuilding heritage of...

Scotland officially has eight cities. My home town of Dunfermline received the royal charter last year. There is no agreed definition of...

Last summer I had an excellent time in London, combining two of my favourite activities - walking and museum visits. I covered around 17...