Around the Globe

Tales from travelling and living in different countries and cultures around the world

  • People Make Glasgow Great
    March 18, 2017
    Photos: Portraiture in Glasgow spills out from inside the galleries to the external walls of buildings all around the city.   Glasgow, Scotland  It’s 2:00am and I am wide-awake, jet-lagged and battling the urge to turn on the coffee machine and check...
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  • Onwards to Oban
    March 20, 2017
    Photo: Life on the water is part of life around the Hebrides and Oban is the place to catch a ferry to many of the Islands.   Glasgow, Scotland I feel a bit like Queen Boadicea cutting a swath through the pedestrian traffic,...
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  • In the Footsteps of Chieftains and Kings
    March 22, 2017
    Photo: After a day of snow and sleet, the start of my pilgrimage dawns clear and bright.   Oban, Scotland The start of my journey seems to really start when I leave the mainland and head out across the sea. I will travel...
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