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End of the Season

It’s very near the end of my tour guiding season and again what a season it has been. I really can’t believe sometimes how lucky I am to be able…

A bit of a hoot and that would be underplaying it a bit

I met Bart and Katharine and Geoff and Raylin for an Edinburgh tour last week in the foyer of the Virgin Hotel and we all struck it off somewhat from…

2.30am post and why not

Well I am up and having a coffee and a wee bit of chilli cheese and have a few hours at hand so, and ergo, here we go. This could…

The Craigtoun Course

I am often asked by my clients which course I like best in St Andrews. It’s usually quite a hard one and I usually qualify by saying of course we…

An extraordinary week

I have had an extraordinary week with a golf group of 27 Indians from Bangalore. The men were all ex-military and avid golfers and their wives were here for the…

Bowled over by Maggie Smith

Not literally actually because I don’t think she plays cricket and besides I think she passed, but I was bowled over by her role in The Prime of Miss Jean…

A bit of a Tomahawk on the food tours this week

Yes I am having a bit of a blast on the old food tours this week as I am doing five! In fact it’s a veritable Tomahawk but I will…

I am having a blast

Yes at the moment I am having a damn good blast of it. And I mean that in a very positive sense. Things are tip-top. My golf is undoubtedly at…

Early bird Saturday

Ok this is a bit insane but I have just got up on a Saturday morning and it’s 3.10 am. The students are just coming home after their parties and…

A cracker of a day

I have had a sublime day. In fact truly sublime. I started off with my lovely group from Alabama who I met off the bus in St Andrews at 11am….