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Well this one is a long time coming! Seems a life time ago that I was in Albufeira, back in September. This was the first time I did...

Well I've been here just over 6 months and have packed in a lot of 'doing'! From the time I decided to leave NZ to getting to Scotland,...

July saw me head to Rhodes, one of the many Greek Islands. It was a long weekend in Scotland, so I booked and paid for flights and...

With the start date of my new job looming, I decided to make the most of my 'final' week of pseudo retirement and head off to Alicante in...

Catching up on my Blogs - sorry if it seems a huge gap between them, but you'll get two today! So grab a cuppa or something a bit...

Flying from Glasgow to Dublin is only an hour, when the planes depart on time, but both ways I got to my destination eventually! There...

I spent yesterday afternoon on another BIG walk, this time in Glasgow, going from Hyndland to Partick via the Glasgow Botanic Gardens and...

Well I've been a bit quiet on the blogging front, its not that I've not been doing anything, but didn't want to bore you all to tears! ...

Well its been another busy week of doing touristy things in Glasgow - so much to see and do! Tuesday saw me head to the Kelvingrove Art...

Headed back to Glasgow yesterday, 25 April, with my 'trusty' Lonely Planet for Scotland, to see some more sights. the architecture is...

Finally, made my way to Glasgow! Worked out how to use the Scots Rail App, which was fine on the way to Glasgow, not so useful on my way...

Banks, National Insurance Number and Mobile Phone Number were on my list of things to do today. Started off with a hiss and a roar, but...

While I wish I could afford not to work and just spend my days wandering, I do need to find work! I've applied for over 70 jobs to date...

What a wonderful asset for Dumbarton! Levongrove Park has so much space and natural beauty. Great for people watching, certainly found...

What a place - the Loch is huge and very, very deep - can't imagine I'll be swimming there anytime soon! Loch Lomond forms part of the...

Just a short stroll! I'm making good use of the walk/cycle ways around here! Bowling is on the way towards Glasgow and is part of the...

Dumbarton is my new home town. I spent the first full day here walking about getting my bearings. Thankfully Richard had given me a...

It took over two years to 'find' Richard. Through DNA testing and lots and lots of research I had determined who my birth father is, but...

Not too much thought went into this decision to undertake a mid-life OE, it was definitely based on the heart versus the brain! However,...