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Cold War Scotland
While visiting visiting the National Museum of Scotland for the major computer gaming exhibition, I also checked out Cold War Scotland -...
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Walking With Brian
Sep 296 min read
Computer Games Exhibition
In addition to the superb range of permanent galleries, the National Museum of Scotland in Chambers Street, Edinburgh, hosts a couple of...
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Walking With Brian
Sep 257 min read
Perth Museum (new)
The Fair City of Perth has a brand new museum, located within the City Hall. The Edwardian civic building (B-listed) had struggled to...
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Walking With Brian
Sep 207 min read
Dundee Museum of Transport
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...
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Walking With Brian
Jul 2235 min read
London 2024
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,...
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Walking With Brian
Jul 93 min read
Sugarcoat Exhibition
The latest exhibition at Dunfermline Carnegie Galleries is Sugarcoat - showcasing five short films created by local young people. Each...
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Walking With Brian
May 149 min read
St Andrews Museums
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...
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Walking With Brian
May 214 min read
Great Tapestry of Scotland
This astonishing artwork was first put on public display at the Scottish Parliament in 2013. Queues stretched around the block and 30,000...
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Walking With Brian
Apr 243 min read
Brushstrokes
A changing programme of exhibitions can be found at Dunfermline Carnegie Galleries. The current offering is Brushstrokes - a selection of...
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Walking With Brian
Apr 1810 min read
Edinburgh photography exhibitions
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...
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Walking With Brian
Feb 2716 min read
Dundee break
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....
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Walking With Brian
Dec 11, 20236 min read
Linoleum Exhibition
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...
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Walking With Brian
Oct 3, 20238 min read
Aberdeenshire weekend
Our friend Caroline recently moved to the village of Blackburn, a few miles beyond the Aberdeen urban area. We were invited up for a...
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Walking With Brian
Aug 28, 20235 min read
Scottish Vintage Bus Museum
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...
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Walking With Brian
Aug 6, 202314 min read
Portsoy Sail Loft
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...
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Walking With Brian
Jul 31, 20236 min read
Burntisland Exhibitions
I read an article about the annual exhibition staged by Burntisland Heritage Trust. This year's topic was the shipbuilding heritage of...
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Walking With Brian
Jul 24, 202311 min read
Brechin Town House Museum
Scotland officially has eight cities. My home town of Dunfermline received the royal charter last year. There is no agreed definition of...
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Walking With Brian
Jul 13, 202341 min read
London Calling (again)
Last summer I had an excellent time in London, combining two of my favourite activities - walking and museum visits. I covered around 17...
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Walking With Brian
Jul 3, 20233 min read
Dunfermline Vikings
The City of Dunfermline boasts the original Carnegie Library. This fine Victorian building was extended a few years ago and a new museum...
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Walking With Brian
Jun 8, 202318 min read
Strathpeffer trip
I always have the first Monday in June off work and we decided to book a long weekend up in the Highlands. After searching Air B&B, we...
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