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A New Zealander living in Scotland who loves cargo bikes

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By Rachel M Posted on February 21, 2021

Moscow-on-Don

The Zoology building at the University of Aberdeen is being used as a film location for the film Tetris which is set in the cold-war era Soviet Union. They’ve been … Continue reading Moscow-on-Don

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, architecture, buildings, film, filming, library, movie, Tetris, Tillydrone Avenue, University of Aberdeen
By Rachel M Posted on October 16, 2017October 16, 2017

Glasgow SFN Expo

I was in Glasgow last weekend for the SFN Expo, an exhibition for anyone interested in health and fitness. WordPress.com had a stand at the exhibition and I worked there … Continue reading Glasgow SFN Expo

Categories: JournalTags: architecture, Glasgow, landscaping, SEC, SFN Expo, SSE Hydro, travel, trees
By Rachel M Posted on September 4, 2016

The beach in Aberdeen

We went to the beach today and I took some photos. Can you see all the ships on the horizon? The next photo is a building at Castlegate in Aberdeen. … Continue reading The beach in Aberdeen

Categories: Aberdeen, JournalTags: Aberdeen, architecture, beach, Castlegate, Scottish baronial
By Rachel M Posted on April 8, 2015April 8, 2015

Pitlochry

We are in Pitlochry in Perthshire, which is in the middle of Scotland. We caught the train from Aberdeen yesterday and plan to spend two nights here. We thought about … Continue reading Pitlochry

Categories: Journal, TravelTags: architecture, cars, Perthshire, Pitlochry, train stations, trains, transportation
By Rachel M Posted on December 11, 2014December 13, 2014

Marischal College, Aberdeen

It’s a beautiful day in Aberdeen today. I had to run some errands in town this morning and I took these photos of the very gorgeous Marischal College. It’s the … Continue reading Marischal College, Aberdeen

Categories: Aberdeen, Photos, VeganTags: Aberdeen, architecture, breastfeeding, cafe, Marischal, photos, Pret a Manger, Vegan
By Rachel M Posted on November 16, 2014

The University of Aberdeen

I love universities. I went to kindergarten at a university. When I started school I spent many afternoons at a university since there wasn’t always someoneĀ at home to look after … Continue reading The University of Aberdeen

Categories: Aberdeen, CyclingTags: Aberdeen, architecture, bakfiets, cycling, University, University of Aberdeen
By Rachel M Posted on October 27, 2014October 28, 2014

Photos from Aberdeen

I like to look at the types of houses people live in when I go to different cities. Here are a few from the residential streets of Aberdeen plus a … Continue reading Photos from Aberdeen

Categories: AberdeenTags: Aberdeen, architecture, autumn, photos, pics
By Rachel M Posted on September 6, 2014

Magnificent Dunedin

We’re in Dunedin for a few days: my favourite New Zealand city. Dunedin is right at the bottom of the South Island while Auckland is right at the top of … Continue reading Magnificent Dunedin

Categories: Photos, TravelTags: architecture, Dunedin, New Zealand, photos
By Rachel M Posted on January 26, 2014

The Silver City

We are in Aberdeen, a city known for its extensive use of granite as a building material and because of this it is also sometimes called the granite city or … Continue reading The Silver City

Categories: Photos, TravelTags: Aberdeen, architecture, granite city, photos, pics, silver city, travel, traveling

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