Comment on Introducing my next project by Truehighlands
How about the isle of Bute http://www.butebrewco.co.uk/
View ArticleComment on Introducing my next project by Simon Varwell
Thanks Truehighlands! Much appreciated. I didn’t know about them and will need to get in touch.
View ArticleComment on Islonia by I.mac
Hello, I met Nicole when she joined us on our club cycle runs, and she sang your praises regarding the “mullet” book. Having since purchased the book and thought it an entertaining and refreshing read,...
View ArticleComment on Islonia by Philip Hayward
Hi Simon We have an article on Islonia in our next issue that refers to your story of a visit there (and an example of tourists being intrigued by the ‘micronational’ signage). We would like to...
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Comment on The East Coast Highland Chieftain: a review of First Class by Sriv
Probably reading this late by a couple of years. Scenery is fantastic North of Newcastle. Down south it’s just one town after another. Finally Virgin have procured the contract for ECML since March...
View ArticleComment on The East Coast Highland Chieftain: a review of First Class by...
Hi Sriv, yes it really is lovely. I’m not sure how Virgin will do with the new franchise – I’ve been on it with standard, not (yet) first class. Hopefully soon.
View ArticleComment on Something’s missing by Simon Varwell
From Twitter: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Lamb-Grey-Falcon-Yugoslavia/dp/1841957879
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From Twitter: Dervla Murphy, Full Tilt. http://twitter.com/bazzargh/status/610111648423145472
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And also Jill Homer, Ghost Trail. http://twitter.com/bazzargh/status/610114668296830976
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From Twitter: Vodka, Tears and Lenin’s Angel by Jennifer Gould. https://twitter.com/kattancock/status/611655510039748612
View ArticleComment on Wild camping at Loch Ericht by Denise
Hi Just a quick question about essential kit for wild camping. What are the bare essentials I will need plz?
View ArticleComment on Wild camping at Loch Ericht by Simon Varwell
Hi Denise. I’m not an expert and it all depends on where and when you’re camping. But as an indication, the kit I took on this trip was (from memory): – tent, sleeping mat and sleeping bag – a change...
View ArticleComment on The Next Stop parts 2, 3, and more by Nev
I’d be up for joining you for the Inverness to Wick one, at some dim and distant point in the future.
View ArticleComment on The Next Stop parts 2, 3, and more by Simon Varwell
That would be fun. I hadn’t contemplated company, but it would be very welcome.
View ArticleComment on The Next Stop parts 2, 3, and more by Gus Binnie
I’d love to see the Inverness to Aberdeen line covered. For a start, it’s my “local” rail link, but it also has the advantage of having only eight stops along the way at which all trains stop. You...
View ArticleComment on The Next Stop parts 2, 3, and more by Simon Varwell
Hi Gus, yes there’s a certain compactness about it. Though given the size of most places an overnight would at each stop would probably be warranted. Still not an especially long journey. The abandoned...
View ArticleComment on Sunday 19 March 2006 by ross
I think c7 is a great church, i have been going sinçe january and haven’t felt a connection with jesus or god until i started. Great church
View ArticleComment on Capital Creations by Simon
I love this idea. Having visited both Canberra and Washington DC I’ve had some experience of these kinds of places, and not necessarily the expected experiences. Canberra, for example, I didn’t find...
View ArticleComment on Something’s missing by Simon
I enjoyed Sara Wheeler’s Terra Incognita, where she was the first ever female writer-in-residence in Antarctica. However I wouldn’t recommend her Magnetic North book – that’s too much her regurgitating...
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