Granny walk 5 Dores Inn and Loch Ness July 16, 2012johndburns I’m driving along the shore of Loch Ness, my eight year old daughter in the back of the car, when she suddenly yells [...]
How to get into your old trousers July 14, 2012johndburns I have a wardrobe full of old trousers I never wear. I don’t wear them because I can’t get into them but I [...]
Become one with the rain July 13, 2012johndburns I have decided to become one with the rain. No one told us here in the UK summer had been cancelled; they just [...]
I don’t need to diet, do I? July 12, 2012johndburns I took one look at myself in the photo and realised I’ve been eating my way to paradise, well an early grave at [...]
Gravity will get you in the end July 10, 2012johndburns “It’s not too far down, I think I can jump it,” announced John, he’s on all fours peering over the edge of a [...]
Arriving Nowhere July 9, 2012johndburns When I got off the ferry I thought there had been some mistake. The road simply ran into the sea and all I [...]
Granny Walk 4 – the cat’s back July 7, 2012johndburns I promise you, without a word of lie, that this is probably the best granny walk in the Highlands. Why? Because it combines [...]
The trouble with trousers July 6, 2012johndburns The atmosphere at the shop counter is becoming noticeably tense. I’ve been here too long, I can tell. “That’s £1.50,” the shop [...]
Out of my window July 5, 2012johndburns Strange how you take things for granted and familiar things gets ignored, like the view from my window. I overlook the river [...]
Meeting the Beast July 4, 2012johndburns Listen to the podcast here http://aleister-crowley.podomatic.com/ Ask any climber about Aleister Crowley and those who know a little of the history of this [...]