Sunday 10th May South Shiel Ridge (note1: click on a picture to enlarge it … Push and pull the map in the window below to see the route (days 1-4) in blue. The route walked was slightly different from the plan! The first two days were so good, could I expect more of the same? […]
TGOC 2015: Diary notes #3 S. Shiel Ridge to Great Glen Hostel Read More »
Friday 8th May Glenelg and Beinn Sgritheall (note1: click on a picture to enlarge it … Push and pull the map in the window below to see the route (days 1-4)in blue. 01-04route actual.html Our landlady puts the TGOC ‘sign-out sheet’ in her porch on Thursday night. There are 3 other TGOers at the breakfast
TGOC 2015: Diary notes #2 Glenelg to S. Shiel Ridge Read More »
Sunday 3rd May To Euston for the sleeper to Inverness. Two bargain berths at around £90 seems good value and we have dinner on board. Monday 4th May The train arrives an hour late at Inverness so we miss our bus to Shiel Bridge. The rail company pay for a taxi to take us there.
TGOC 2015: Diary notes #1 pre-amble Read More »
I visited Copenhagen irregularly since the 1960s and never associated it especially with good food until Noma. Noma was founded by chef René Redzepi from El Bulli and Claus Meyer – their new restaurant replacing El Bulli’s crown as the best restaurant. Noma cuisine is supposedly ‘Scandinavian’; the restaurant’s founders have apparently attempted to redefine
Copenhagen: The Noma legacy – Radio vs Bror? Read More »
We know the Japanese celebrate cherry blossom time in Tokyo and all over Japan, but last week we learned they also celebrate in Stockholm along with many Europeans. The following pictures are from Kungsträdgården park in the centre of Stockholm taken on April 25th. I’ve waited all year to wear this dress! Thick with blossom
Cherry blossom time – Stockholm Read More »
The plan was explained here. Target was to complete last week. Result – the plan remains a dream waiting for better weather. Corrour Station Corrour station is the highest point on the line – at 400m. The night train from London arrives at 9am. The sun was shining on the snowy tops. There are several
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Saint-Pierre à la Menagère This recipe seems unatributed but is copied from Sophie Grigson.
Planning a pre-TGO taster (or tester) is easy with access to the Highland sleeper. I have some unfinished business with the Grey Corries. I last approached this ridge in October 2011 – you can see the story here. Back then high winds kept me off the ridge which leads westwards towards Ben Nevis. I later
[click on any picture to get an enlarged view] Icy cold January winds on the slopes of the Brecons RMC is Reading Mountaineering Club. With a monthly program of trips for walkers, climbers, scramblers, and bikers there are members from far and wide. Last Friday a select group joined the queues on the M4 towards
The Beacons Beckon – RMC goes to Wales Read More »
The Protestant route would go East to West, saving the best to last. But we follow a more Catholic tradition – probably for practical reasons. Getting folk together at the end of a crossing is easy on the East coast, and almost impossible on the West without extending everyone’s journey. So the first bit is
TGO – the first bit is the greatest! Read More »