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As luck would have it the small village of Ceres had their Highland Games while I was there. The games are held on a circuit of villages all over Scotland in the summer, so if you want to see one just google “ Highland Games” for the calendar. Fife has lots of small fishing villages and gentle...

The access and proximity you got to take these photos of the Polar Bears on this voyage is priceless. I feel a 2020 AFF calendar of best wildlife photos might be worthwhile !

Photos above are views of Firth of Forth on the Scotrail train.. Georgian House Museum was worth a couple of hours. Walking back to my accomodation one evening in the lovely long twilight night, I cut through the graveyard at Greyfriars Bobby and saw a scene that reminded me of Picnic at...

Edinburgh Airport was easy to manage and had great transport links to the city. I stepped off the flight and walked straight outside the terminal, bought a ticket on the new tram system for a smooth ride into the city. I will try to keep the next groups of UK photos to a minimum (unless there...

Eventually time to have a last G and T on the balcony of the holiday home watching dozens of ships take holidaymakers on the 1 week cruises along the coast from Dubrovnik. I had to buy a new suitcase at a market as the wheels literally fell off my old suitcase after 7 weeks of being dragged...

Joining in your journey...... You will like Seattle, as a substitute. The area around Ballard is quirky, Underground tour has some of the early history of the town, and a short ferry trip to one of the many islands is a good day out and a chance to see Seattle from a different perspective.

Serendipity ... during our stay in Florence we met up with a Doctor I worked with in RPH. She and her husband are enthusiastic birders and had booked a home exchange near Omis- Croatia booked for the end of June. They invited me to stay a few nights. After my stay in Split I made my way from...

There are loads of great restaurants and bars in Split and on the islands but I also like having the option to be self catering for breakfast and some lunches. i enjoy going to the fresh fruit markets and also browsing the small grocery stores for cheese, cold meat.

Sprawling Split is a good stopping off point to get to the islands though.

Split was my base for a few days, but it is not a place I enjoyed because of the crowds. Game of Thrones and cruise ships ! I made a point of getting up at 6am to try and get some good photos and see the different area without the hordes and the heat. Mid June was quite hot and humid however...

The advantage of travelling solo and being flexible is that you are more likely to meet up with people along the way for a chat, lunch, a drink. In Split I met a lady from South Africa who was holidaying on the island of Hvar. Over lunch she invited me to come and stay 2 nights in her cottage...

I booked a variety of small hotels and airbnb in Croatia online and last minute. Usually they panned out just fine but sometimes the difference between the online photo and the reality is amusing. This is my 2 night stay in a little self contained house very near the old city markets and Riva...

After an awful experience where myself and an American tourist were told to get off the coach and our luggage put on the footpath... we finally got into the seaside town of Rovinj. But not before the driver tried to dump us both at the highway instead of driving down into the town ! Fortunately...