Showing posts with label Edinburgh. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Edinburgh. Show all posts
Wednesday, 27 July 2022

A Doctor Calls: Intensive Care

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Intensive Care: A GP, a Community & COVID-19  by Gavin Francis Profile Books Pp. 198 Gavin Francis’ memoir about the outbreak of the cor...
Tuesday, 7 December 2021

Rookie Errors: Knots and Crosses

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Knots and Crosses  by Ian Rankin Orion Pp. 226 In a new introduction, Ian Rankin explains that he didn’t know Detective Sergeant John Rebus ...
Tuesday, 12 October 2010

All the King's Men

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Continuing my punishing schedule of cultural experiences in Edinburgh, I head to the National Museum of Scotland  to see the Lewis Chessmen....
Friday, 8 October 2010

Britannia Rules the Waves

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‘A yacht is a necessity and not a luxury for the Head of our British Commonwealth, between whose countries the sea is no barrier but the nat...
Friday, 1 October 2010

Festival Fireworks

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As a finale for the festival, fireworks explode over Edinburgh Castle. I try to take photographs, which is very tricky without a tripod to h...
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Tuesday, 28 September 2010

My newest favourite thing: Whisky

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Okay, so if we’re honest – and why wouldn’t we be – whisky isn’t exactly a new favourite thing for me. Luckily it wasn’t one of those drinks...
Thursday, 23 September 2010

In Defens: Edinburgh Castle

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Edinburgh Castle emerges from the rock, standing proudly above the city, the flags cracking in the stiff wind. It is imposing, formidable,...