Posts by Kenny Smith
Ten places offering fantastic walks in Lanarkshire
Central Scotland has many fantastic areas in which to walk and enjoy the great outdoors. There are so many places worth visiting where you can stretch your legs in Lanarkshire, which offers some excellent scenery as well as physical challenges. Here’s 10 that we recommend. Lanark Loch Lanark Loch is an ideal fun day out…
Read MoreTen recommended walks to enjoy in the Scottish Borders
With the warm springtime weather approaching – despite all signs so far pointing towards the contrary – walkers can again enjoy all the majestic wonders and picturesque landscapes that Scotland has to offer free of snow and sleet. With a plethora of history and mapped out walking routes, the Scottish Borders are the perfect place for adventurers…
Read MoreRemembering the glory days on the Scottish rivers
The 2018 Scottish salmon season began in January, many of the first anglers were escorted to the river bank by the sound of pipes and the chink of well filled whisky glasses. Fishers are reputedly interested only in the sizes and numbers of fish landed, but this is not so. Stories in the fishing hut…
Read MoreI can’t wait for the better weather to get back out with my rod
As I type this, I am looking out on another dank morning and I am wishing I could turn the clocks forward by at least a month. Whilst I cast an occasional line for our ‘silver tourists’ in February and March, and I fish for pike when I can in March and April, May is…
Read MorePair jump to victory at equestrian championships
Aberdeenshire’s Charley Hamilton and Nicole Lockhead Anderson jumped to victory in the Charles Britton Equestrian Construction Winter JA Classic Qualifiers at Morris Equestrian Centre. The centre, in Fenwick, Ayrshire played host to the most recent of classic qualifiers and the classes ran during their 148cm Pony Premier Show. The qualifiers saw the field of starters…
Read More‘One of the most important cars of last 20 years’
An electric car has been added to one of the most impressive vehicle collections in Scotland. Earlier this month, Glasgow Museums took delivery of its first transport-related acquisition of 2018, a Tesla Model S P85+. The landmark electric car, gifted to the city by Chris Clarkson, strengthens Glasgow’s world-class transport and technology collection, and more…
Read MoreA funny bunny at The Ivy on the Square
It’s worth hopping on down to The Ivy on the Square in Edinburgh this Easter for a playful dessert. Guests of The Ivy on the Square, at 6 St Andrew Square, will be able to treat themselves and their loved ones to a playful Easter bunny dessert, sure to tantalise the taste buds. Available exclusively…
Read MoreQuality food at a price that will appeal to students
Ting Saboteur Sister of the nearby Ting Thai Caravan, Ting Saboteur is the newest establishment to take up residence on Teviot Place. With an industrial interior and communal seating, it’s best suited to a casual lunch with friends. The cari rang voi mang red curry was a particular highlight, tasty with plenty of fresh vegetables…
Read MoreInside the northernmost distillery
Aurora Spirit is the northernmost distillery in the world at 69.39°N. Set deep within the arctic circle the distillery and visitors centre is at Årøybukt in Lyngen, northern Norway, which during the Cold War was a NATO coastal fort. The distillery was built in 2015 and opened as a visitor attraction in summer 2016. The…
Read MorePrime Ministers and their relationship with a dram
Tales of late-night whisky-drinking are very much part of the mythology of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (PM: 1979-1990), but what is perhaps less well-known is that many of her political forebears long had a significant relationship with the amber fluid. In fact, whisky has played a crucial part in the economic life of Britain…
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