Of all the hikes we did in Madeira, Pico Grande was possibly my favourite. It’s widely regarded as one of…
Chocolate Mud Cake
Enter: a fluffy chocolate sponge, smothered in 70% dark chocolate ganache and edged with milk and white chocolate fingers. I completed the mud bath with five little fondant piggies on […]
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Loch Rannoch and Glen Lyon: A Weekend of Cycling and Munro-Bagging
Although I spent a fair chunk of the Easter break penning the penultimate assignment for my PGDE (I can’t even begin to tell you how relieved I was to see […]
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Lime and Coconut Loaf Cake
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Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park: Ben Venue
Living in Edinburgh, we’re fortunate that there are oodles of green spaces that are easily day trip-able: the Pentland Hills Regional Park, Lomond Hills Regional Park and Loch Lomond and […]
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Pentland Hills Regional Park: Hare Hill via Green Cleugh and Threipmuir Reservoir
Hare Hill is one of my favourite spots in the Pentland Hills Regional Park*. Gorgeous views? You bet. Easy to get to? Very much so. But the best bit about […]
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Scotland in Miniature: 5 Days on the Isle of Arran
The Isle of Arran is often referred to as “Scotland in Miniature”, and for good reason. The Highland Boundary Fault runs right through the middle of it, splitting the island […]
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Pentland Hills Regional Park: Caerketton Hill and Allermuir Hill
When I’m after a short hike, the loop from Swanston up to Caerketton Hill and Allermuir Hill is my go-to. Why? There’s a decent path (we’ll put the large bog […]
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Chocolate Orange Brownies
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North Berwick Law
At the tail end of September, we ventured out to East Lothian. We’d eyed up North Berwick Law on a previous visit to North Berwick, and this time set out […]
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Apple and Cinnamon Crumble Cake
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