The Shetland Islands: Part 1
tom.balfe89@gmail.com Ok. So How Far North can you get and still be in the UK? That would be the Shetland Islands. Held up amidst gale Force winds on this North Sea…
2023
A Devonian in Glasgow – Part II
At the back end of last year, you may have read my post “A Devonian in Glasgow”. Here is the follow-up, the sequel in early spring 2023. January and February…
Back in North Devon for Christmas
Ive just come back from a 2 week break back home in North Devon. I stayed at my mum’s place in the coastal village of Braunton. Worked from home in…
Derbyshire in the Spring
A few years ago I visited North East Derbyshire and explored places in this part of the english Peak District. On this trip I was seeing family, but got to…
Oban and The Isle of Mull
Back in October 2020, I took a trip to Oban. It was right at the top of my list of destinations to visit in Scotland. The seaside town of Oban…
Playa D’en Bossa
On June 20th; after my stay in San Antonio, i arrived at the Hotel Vibra Mare Nostrum in Playa D’en Bossa. These 10 nights were the 2nd part of my…
Back to the Island… Yep, that one!
So inevitably, on June 12th I flew back to Ibiza. My third journey on the White Isle. Maybe the after-effects of covid and just getting older have lit a fire…
A Devonian in Glasgow
Just before Covid; in February 2020, I moved to Glasgow, Scotland. This post is a tale of experiences of a born and bred Devon boy now living in Glasgow. Over…
Trekking In Inverness and the Cairngorms
Scotland Holidays often involve hills, lochs and rain. This one was no different and I will tell you all about it. Last Summer I took 7 day trip up north…