Flight of Fancy

Being a seaplane there were no shouts of “Chocks away!” as the flight prepared to embark on its south westerly … More

The First Leg

The first leg of my Scottish break commences at midday when the Strachmobile heads north-west for a one-night stop in … More

This morning my mother departed on a weeks holiday to Bridlington with some of her buddies. Consequently, GJ Strachan’s upcoming … More

With little, or no, chance of securing a holiday abroad for the foreseeable future, earlier I spent a quiet hour … More

I’m back in East Ardsley, West Yorkshire, after an enjoyable few days break residing in a lodge at Heysham on … More

Over the years I’ve put pen to paper (or typed text to Word document) in a variety of locations. Some … More

I visited Wales for the first time over the weekend. At over 50 years of age, my inaugural sojourn to … More

Two years ago, almost to the day, I embarked on a trip to the Scottish village where my surname originates. At the time, I wrote … More

When you reside in the United Kingdom, there has to be an acceptance (begrudged or otherwise) of the unpredictability of … More