Reminiscing Balfour Castle, Shapinsay
November is the time of the year when weekends in the country mean hunting for chestnuts to roast over the open fire, where the drink of choice is sloe gin and all thoughts turn to Christmas. And as...
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“What’s in Aberdeen?” That’s the first reaction I received on mentioning that I was heading up to this Scottish city for a weekend. Let’s face it, Aberdeen is not exactly the top of any tourist lists...
View ArticleIsland whisky, a jaunt to Talisker
I fell in love with whisky in Scotland. It was the time, mid-summer, and the place, a remote castle on Shapinsay in the Orkney Islands. There was something surreal about being on an island in the...
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