A New Zealander living in Scotland who loves cargo bikes
We cycled back from Banchory to Aberdeen yesterday and it was rather hellish. I thought I was going to die. We arrived home and I collapsed in a heap with … Continue reading To Aberdeen by bicycle via Drum Castle
On my run this afternoon I took some photographs of some of the homes in the local area. I quite like seeing things other than the usual tourist attractions when … Continue reading Dunedin homes
Today we left the city for the country and visited the majestic Cairngorms, the highest mountain range in Britain. It was spectacular and my wish for snow finally came true. … Continue reading The Cairngorms
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
We went to Newcastle for the afternoon. It started off badly: there was rain, the children wanted to go home and we had nothing planned other than to walk around … Continue reading Winter sports are the best
Finally, after almost all of November on my own, I have my husband back and I’m very happy about that. I have a lot of respect for single parents and … Continue reading Clifford’s Tower
We have come to Bristol for the weekend to see some friends. Bristol is a very cool city. Where Edinburgh is perhaps a little too perfect, Bristol is a little … Continue reading Bristol
Our last stop before returning to York is Edinburgh. Edinburgh is magnificent. Bill Bryson wrote about it in his book, Notes from a Small Island, but he painted it in … Continue reading Edinburgh
Another day, another city, another sister. This time we’re in Geneva visiting Ben’s sister. I have never been all that fond of Geneva because it has somewhat of an exclusive … Continue reading Geneva
Global wealth has risen considerably over the last 10 years but this wealth is spread unevenly. The richest 1% have more than 46% of all global assets and the richest … Continue reading How the richest 1% live
I am here. Why is there a shower on the beach? Is this not the strangest sight ever? It’s not the presence of a shower that I find odd – … Continue reading Where am I?
We finally got around to venturing inside York Minster today with two small children in tow. Yes, it is beautiful and magnificent, but unlike other cathedrals we’ve been in, York … Continue reading York Minster with kids
