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stravaiging around Scotland
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a photo blog featuring interesting things to do in Scotland, with a focus on history and nature
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the build-up to Christmas begins in Edinburgh
The build-up to Christmas began in Edinburgh today, with the opening of the various Christmas attractions on Princes Street. On Princes Street itself – next to the Scott Monument – is a fairground, lit up against the dark skies of early w...
seal-watching near Edinburgh
Today we took the bikes to Musselburgh, just to the east of Edinburgh, for a cycle around Levenhall Links Leisure Park – an area of parkland and wetlands, reclaimed from the sea. There are several rough tracks criss-crossing the area, and while...
Dirleton Castle in East Lothian
Today we visited Dirleton Castle in the picturesque village of Dirleton, a few miles west of North Berwick and 19 miles (31 km) east of Edinburgh. The castle is approached through a gate in the 19th century boundary wall – built to protect orna...
Investigating Grange House
Over the last few days we’ve been doing some research on Grange House, the home of the Dick-Lauder family until its demolition in 1936. The house stood close to where we live, and after looking at some maps online our curiosity was piqued. Our ...

