Review: bite away® – electronic bite relief device
I suffer with swollen and itchy insect bites, especially bites from the annoying Scottish midge. I also seem to attract insects and this means I am more likely to have lots of bites. I...
Category: Activity
Video guide: Milngavie & Lennox Forest cycle loop
This is a lovely circuit on mostly easy going trails and paths from Milngavie, near Glasgow, for mountain bikes and gravel bikes. The route starts and finishes in Milngavie. It follows a section of...
Female trio complete turbo Tour de France
This is a story of Tour de Lockdown: How three “mature” ladies conquered the Tour de France (virtually). The idea started with a boot! In March, I invited Fiona Wallace, of Elderslie in Renfrewshire,...
Run or walk to Dumgoyne and Earl’s Seat in the Campsie Fells
One of my favourite local hill runs, the route to Dumgoyne and Earl’s Seat can be completed from Blanefield/Strathblane, or from the foot of Dumgoyne at Glengoyne Distillery. The Campsie Fells is a range...
CBD oil: How to buy CBD oil
CBD prices range from reasonable to high-end, depending on which website or brand you find online. For people using CBD to help manage specific medical conditions, the wide variety of products on offer can...
Outdoor DIY: Tips and tricks!
As lockdown begins to lift and long summer evenings are upon us, outdoor DIY projects make great sense. Whether you have an exciting creative project in mind or you simply have some garden furniture...
Review: Flanci Activewear running skort
If you know me even vaguely, you will know that I love my running skorts. I own quite a few and across a range of brands but I am always on the search for...
Three reservoirs mountain bike route from Bearsden or Milngavie
I discovered a beautiful mountain biking route from Bearsden (or Milngavie) in East Dunbartonshire via three reservoirs, Jaw, Kilmannan and Burncrooks. The 37km (23 miles) circuit makes use of the Clyde Coastal Path, the...
Lockdown inspiration: Milngavie #postboxcycle
I enjoyed a #postboxrun to all the post boxes on the north side of Bearsden, close to my home. So I decided to cycle between the post boxes in neighbouring Milngavie. How to #postboxcycle...
Video guide: Mountain bike and hike to the Auld Wives Lifts
The Auld Wives Lifts, near Torrance, East Dunbartonshire, is a fascinating heritage site. Three stones, a larger one sitting on two stones, are thought to have been deposited on Craigmaddie Muir as part of...
