We had a beach barbecue as a church in early July, at favourite beach Yellowcraigs, one of the main ones near to Edinburgh. We spent some time digging on the beach with kids. At one point, Dan drew three different pictures with a spade. Having done a certain amount of answering ‘What’s that?’ with this particular …
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An island of cake
Our first main family gathering of the year was in March, for Auntie Catriona’s 80th birthday. Catriona lives in Greenock, but also owns a cottage on the isle of Jura, off the west coast of Scotland. Jura was the regular holiday destination while I was growing up, and I introduced Dan to its delights fairly early on while …
The home of marzipan
As part of our trip to Madrid, we stayed on for the weekend, and took a day trip to Toledo. This is probably our moment to make a plug for the Spanish trains, which got us to Toledo in a very short space of time, and are also very comfortable. It showed us also how …
Food tourism
The more chances we have to travel, the more we seem to bring back food…or try out new food. We’ve been doing this for a while when visiting Italy. Some of the best options are ones our friends have introduced us to. A great alternative to crisps and nibbles is the tarallo (taralli if you …
Searching for the perfect coffee
One advantage of trips abroad is the opportunity to try out the local food and drink. When we had a few days in Graz, Austria, coffee arrived on individual trays, each with an additional glass of water. We worked hard to try out coffees in lots of different locations across town – one way to visit stylish places on …