The small town of Aberdour sits on a stretch of Fife coastline once known to Edinburgh Victorians as the Fife Riviera. Together with the...

I grew up in Lochgelly, 8 miles equidistant from the larger towns of Kirkcaldy and Dunfermline. Both places have large amounts of...

Two weeks off work and a three-night stay at Lunan Bay was on the agenda. It's a beautiful coastal spot between Arbroath and Montrose. We...

The new town of Livingston is an outpost on the Stagecoach Megarider Plus zone and it was on a Sunday morning I left Dunfermline bus...

The month of September hosts Doors Open Day across Scotland. It gives the public an opportunity to tour buildings and locations that are...

I've long been a film buff and jumped at the chance to attend a festival just along the road in the ancient capital of Scotland. The...

Another German meetup in Edinburgh rolled around and since I was off work, I decided to make a day of it in the capital city. The...

I go to eastern Germany a couple of times each year. My wife Nicole is from a region known as the Uckermark which is a rural area north...

I have been a massive fan of rock music since my early teens. My uncle had an enormous LP collection (he worked in TV production so...

Ever since I was a child, I've loved a visit to a museum. My affinity probably stems from primary school trips to the sprawling Royal...

Edinburgh once boasted a network of suburban passenger railways and a comprehensive tram system. The latter was removed in the late 50s...

I loved my time in Dundee as a student and try to get up to the City of Discovery at least a couple of times a year. I'm a long-term...