A beautiful sunny week (if a chilly easterly breeze) means another trip to Glasgow. This time, since we are well into spring, I thought I would visit somewhere outside and headed to the Glasgow Botanical Gardens. First of all, I decided to take a trip on the underground/metro/subway. It’s much smaller than London – basically…

A gorgeous spring day and, with the car having passed its MOT and service, I decided to drive for an exploration instead of the train or bus. Ayr is easy enough to get to – half an hour down the dual carriageway and a free car park on the seafront. There is some interesting architecture…

A lovely, sunny (if chilly) day in February and time for a return visit to Glesga! It’s two months since the last trip and there are now nearly three extra hours of daylight to enjoy so it’s off on the electric train again. The previous trip was to two museums away from the centre so…

After the restful days over Christmas (so lovely to not have anything to do), I decided to take my first trip to Glasgow, to see how the rail system works and to get away from the locality for once. The train was straightforward – about half an hour from Kilwinning and a third off the…

Another chill but sunny day so I decided to try out my new Saltire bus pass and take a trip to Kilmarnock. First I popped along to the local museum, the Dick Institute, which was okay but not particularly large. Then to Kay Park to have a look at the statue of Rabbie Burns. Then…