Free Scottish Borders Guide
Sharing my guide to The Scottish Borders, ideal for new visitors.
Wild Writers Festival 2025
Previewing the Wild Writers Festival 2025, running from 22 - 26 January in Peebles.
Smartphone Addiction
A personal blog, reflecting on my Smartphone use, and how I attempt to conquer an increasing addiction. I hope it’s useful for others as well.
Celebrating Saint Andrew’s Day
Celebrate our Scottish heritage this St. Andrew’s Day with this tale of how history is full of sliding doors moments…
Cover Image @chris_robert
Shop Local & Small at Christmas
Shopping local and small this Christmas, my recommendations in Innerleithen & Peebles.
Traquair Ale - The perfect companion for the darker nights…
In praise of Traquair Ales, the pioneering micro brewery which has supplied 'wee heavies' for almost 60 years. The perfect treat for cooler evenings by the fire...
Previewing the River Tweed Trail Storytelling Walk
Previewing my first 'River Tweed Trail - Storytelling Walk' in Peebles on 6 October.
Innerleithen Church - The eccentric architect and a building in need…
The story of Innerleithen's Victorian Church, with it's 'eccentric' architecture as well as a very modern appeal to help this fine building...
Face to Face - Tourist Information in The Borders
With the sad closure of Visit Scotland’s icentres beginning next month, I bang the drum for the importance of locally led, face to face visitor information centres, such as Go Tweed Valley…
Beyond The Fringe
August is festival month in Edinburgh, here are my recommendations for escapes in The Borders for when the Capital Culture just gets bit too much!
A Family Story
The amazing story of how a tour enquiry on Facebook led to me meeting long lost family members.
Tweed Valley Blogger on ITV ‘Border Life’
Sharing the catch up link for my recent appearance on ITV’s ‘Border Life’ progrmme.
‘The Legend of St. Ronan’
Sharing a wee gem, a poem telling the devilish and enduring tail of Innerleithen’s patron, St. Ronan, and his encounter with The De’il…