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Walking With Brian
Oct 2717 min read
Germany autumn adventure
It had been a good few years since we ventured out to Germany during the October school holidays. It would also be my first visit to my...
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Walking With Brian
Jul 2428 min read
North Wales Holiday
Our main trip for the summer of 2024 was a week's exploration of Anglesey - a Welsh island county in the far northwest of the nation....
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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
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
Nov 7, 202310 min read
Newbiggin by the Sea
Northumberland has been a regular destination for Nicole and I over the past few years. England's northernmost county can be reached in a...
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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 15, 202316 min read
Angus Glens
Our final road trip of my summer break was a jaunt up to the fringes of the Cairngorms National Park. The Angus Glens lie to the north of...
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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 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
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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Walking With Brian
May 1, 202314 min read
Isle of Barra
The Outer Herbrides form an archipelago off the west coast of Scotland and Barra sits almost at the bottom of the chain. An 85-mile ferry...
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Walking With Brian
Feb 20, 20236 min read
Solway Firth
An Irish Sea inlet known as the Solway firth cuts a wedge between southwest Scotland and the northern English region of Cumbria. We had...
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Walking With Brian
Oct 15, 20227 min read
Silverburn Park
For Christmas 2021, my sister Linda gifted us a night's stay at Silverburn Campsite on the edge of Leven. The beach is just a short...
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Walking With Brian
Aug 28, 202220 min read
German Summer 2022
Following my successful five days in London, following the Thames Path through the city, I flew from Stanstead to Berlin to join Nicole...
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Walking With Brian
Apr 7, 202213 min read
Germany at last!
Back in early 2020 we had flights booked to Berlin for Easter. Then a little bug named Corona poked its antennae above the horizon and...
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