Niall's 100 most interesting photos!
100 photos
My 100 'most interesting' photos - automatically generated by Flickr based on number of views, favourites and comments (not sure of the exact formula used though!).
Set automatically created by...
My 100 favourite photos
100 photos
In chronological order.
Explore
137 photos
All of my photos which have made it to Explore.
My favourite photos: British Isles
164 photos, 1 video
My favourite photos: British landscapes
456 photos
My favourite photos: France
234 photos
My favourite photos: World travel
467 photos
My favourite photos: World landscapes
335 photos
My favourite photos: Wildlife
576 photos
My favourite photos: Flora & fungi
382 photos
My favourite photos: People
349 photos
My favourite photos: Rock'n'Roll
352 photos, 1 video
Pebrieres, 2015 to present
930 photos, 1 video
Our pad in the south of France.
Pebrieres (highlights)
333 photos
France: Languedoc, November 2023
38 photos
Morocco 6: Todra to Fez, October 2023
143 photos
Morocco 5: Skoura, Dades & Todra, October 2023
119 photos, 1 video
Morocco 4: Mhamid to Ait Benhaddou, October 2023
117 photos
Morocco 3: Merzouga to Mhamid & Erg Chigaga,...
120 photos
Morocco 2: Fez to Merzouga, October 2023
172 photos
Morocco 1: Fez, October 2023
289 photos
Moroccan doors & windows
128 photos
Moroccan cats
88 photos
France: Languedoc, October 2023
29 photos
France: Languedoc, September 2023
78 photos
Lindisfarne Festival, September 2023
97 photos
My second Lindisfarne Festival - another excellent and eclectic mix of music, great beer, a good selection of food and lots of interesting and friendly people. A really great wee festival! ...and it...
Lundy & Bristol, August 2023
271 photos
France: Languedoc, August 2023
14 photos
France: Languedoc, July 2023
372 photos
Girona & Cadaques, Spain, June 2023
217 photos
Pyrenees & Catalunya, June 2023
385 photos
France: Languedoc, June 2023
342 photos
France: Languedoc, May 2023
340 photos
France: Languedoc, April 2023
210 photos
France: Languedoc, March 2023
133 photos
Hayseed Dixie @ Liquid Room, 9 March 2023
10 photos
Gnome @ Bannermans, Edinburgh, 5 March 2023
14 photos, 1 video
Elvana @ Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 3 March 2023
11 photos
A crazy fun mash-up of Elvis and Nirvana!
Girlschool @ Bannermans, Edinburgh, 5 February...
9 photos
Bad Manners@ La Belle Angelle, Edinburgh, 29...
6 photos, 2 videos
The legendary Bad Manners plus Max Splodge (of Splodgenessabounds) and local ska boys Big Fat Panda.
Edinburgh, Dec 2022 - March 2023
158 photos
Edinburgh
495 photos
Assorted pictures from Edinburgh 1992 onwards ....
East Lothian
351 photos, 1 video
East Lothian, the region east of Edinburgh, has a beautiful coastline with rocky shores, islands, sand dunes, beautiful beaches and castles.
Lochend Park, Edinburgh
179 photos
A great wee urban park and loch with a large area of willow carr (swamp woodland) and lots of waterbirds.
France: Languedoc, December 2022
93 photos
France: Languedoc, November 2022
113 photos
France: Languedoc, October 2022
152 photos
Cycling Scotland to the South of France 2022...
60 photos
Cycling Scotland to the South of France 2022...
79 photos
Cycling Scotland to the South of France 2022...
110 photos
Cycling Scotland to the South of France 2022...
158 photos
Cycling Scotland to the South of France 2022...
103 photos
Cycling Scotland to the South of France 2022 (9):...
110 photos
Cycling Edinburgh to the South of France 2022...
105 photos
Cycling Scotland to the South of France 2022...
164 photos
Cycling Scotland to the South of France 2022 (6):...
124 photos
Cycling Scotland to the South of France 2022 (5):...
157 photos
Cycling Scotland to the South of France 2022 (4):...
119 photos
Cycling Scotland to the South of France 2022 (3):...
128 photos
Cycling Scotland to the South of France 2022 (2):...
135 photos
Lindisfarne Music Festival, 1-3 September 2022
74 photos, 5 videos
Cycling Scotland to the South of France 2022 (1):...
117 photos
The start of a 3000km cycle ride from St Andrews home to the south of France. It was a pilgrimage themed trip, visiting lots of medieval cathedrals, churches and abbeys on route.
Scotland, August 2022
22 photos
France: Languedoc, August 2022
161 photos
Deep Purple @ Cité de Carcassonne, 26 July 2022
18 photos, 1 video
France: Languedoc, July 2022
410 photos
France: Languedoc, June 2022
544 photos
France: Languedoc, May 2022
466 photos
Phil Campbell & the Bastard Sons @ Le Rex,...
12 photos, 3 videos
France: Languedoc, April 2022
307 photos
France: Languedoc, March 2022
70 photos
England & Scotland, Dec 2021 - March 2022
458 photos
Bath & Wells - Xmas 2021
Edinburgh - Jan - March 2022
Argyll - Jan & Feb 2022
Leeds & Yorkshire Dales - Feb 2022
France: Languedoc, December 2021
46 photos, 1 video
France: Languedoc, November 2021
306 photos
France: Languedoc, October 2021
545 photos
Edinburgh, September 2021
64 photos
Borders cycling & Tempest Brewery
32 photos
It's a 50-60 mile cycle from Edinburgh south to Tweedbank in the Scottish Borders, home to the excellent Tempest Brewery. Their annual Springfest and Oktoberfest events are favourites for a cycle...
France: Languedoc, September 2021
114 photos
France: Languedoc, August 2021
263 photos
France: Languedoc, July 2021
329 photos
France: Languedoc, June 2021
305 photos
France: Languedoc, May 2021
502 photos
France: Languedoc, April 2021
407 photos
Arthur's Seat, Holyrood & Duddingston Loch,...
418 photos
Pentland Hills Regional Park
162 photos
The Pentland Hills are a great area for escaping the city just outside Edinburgh.
Dalmeny Estate, Edinburgh,New Year 2021
36 photos
France: Languedoc, autumn 2020
430 photos
France: Languedoc, July-August 2020
272 photos
Dalkeith Country Park, Midlothian
184 photos
I've was lucky enough to work in the Scottish Natural Heritage office located in Dalkeith Country Park for almost 15 years - great for lunchtime walks! Fantastic carpets of bluebells and wild garlic...
BABYMETAL @ Manchester O2 Apollo, 22 February 2020
26 photos
Girlschool @ Bannerman's, Edinburgh, 7 February...
18 photos
Kim McAuliffe (rhythm guitar, vocals)
Denise Dufort (drums)
Jackie Chambers (lead guitar)
Tracey Lamb (bass)
France: Languedoc, Dec-Jan 2019-2020
51 photos
Bath & Bristol, Xmas 2019
21 photos
The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing &...
21 photos
France: Languedoc, October 2019
105 photos
Vogrie Country Park, Midlothian
109 photos
France: Languedoc, July-August 2019
249 photos
Doune the Rabbit Hole, 19-21 July 2019
58 photos, 1 video
Argyll: Seil & Luing
356 photos
Assynt, May 2019
188 photos
A fantastic spring trip to this stunning corner of north west Scotland for some long overdue hill walking to belated celebrate Lindsay's 50th birthday.
World Stone-Stacking Championship, Dunbar, East...
38 photos
France: Languedoc & Toulouse, April 2019
252 photos
Another couple of weeks chez nous and then a couple of days exploring the attractive city of Toulouse.
Ben Ledi, January 2019
53 photos
Argyll: Kilmelford & Kilmartin
101 photos
A lovely spot 15 miles south of Oban with a beautiful wooded coastline along the sea loch. Kilmartin Glen, a few miles further south still, is one of Scotland's most important Neolithic sites.
Argyll: Glasdrum National Nature Reserve &...
72 photos
Phil Campbell & the Bastard Sons @ The Garage,...
13 photos
Phil Campbell & the Bastard Sons at The Garage, Glasgow - a rockin' good show of their debut album 'Age of Absurdity' mixed with some Motorhead classics and even a stonking cover of Hawkwind's...
Humbie Wood, East Lothian
51 photos
France: Languedoc, October 2018
136 photos
Eskrigg Nature Reserve, Lockerbie, September 2018
15 photos
Halestorm @ O2 Glasgow, 23 September 2018
39 photos
St Abb's Head National Nature Reserve,...
52 photos
Various trips to this spectacular coastline in south east Scotland.
Heidi & Dave's Wedding, Crickhowell,11 August 2018
46 photos
Bloodstock, 10-12 August 2108
170 photos
More black t-shirts, black leather, beer and HEAVY METAL than you could shake a stick at! Highlights for me were classic metal gods Judas Priest, Friday night's headliners, and Finnish operatic metal...
Iron Maiden, Legacy of the Beast Tour @ Aberdeen...
43 photos
France: Languedoc, July 2018
258 photos
Poland, June 2018
387 photos, 1 video
An Archnetwork, EU funded, nature exchange to the region of Western Pomerania in north west Poland for 8 Scottish nature conservation professionals. A week of site visits to various nature reserves...
Cycling Lothians & Borders, March - June 2018
35 photos
A variety of cycling trips in the Lothians and Scottish Borders March - June 2018 in training for Ride to the Sun, a midsummer overnight 100 mile ride from Carlisle to Edinburgh.
Shonen Knife @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 1 May 2018
13 photos
France: Languedoc, April 2018
260 photos
Another visit to our house in the south of France to continue the painting and decorating, with a few cycle rides and botanical expeditions in the surrounding countryside of the Corbieres hills.
The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing @...
24 photos
A stonking set of new and old material from The Men, with excellent support from Bristol girl rockers IDestroy, plus a hilarious stand up set by Andrew O'Neill.
Scottish Borders
18 photos
Maiden Scotland @ Bannerman's, Edinburgh, 23...
5 photos
France: Languedoc, February 2018
58 photos
A brief visit to the house at Pebrieres and then a few days in the foothills of the Pyrenees at the very pleasant ski resort of Les Angles. Unfortunately Sula fell and tore her cruciate ligaments on...
Fallen Angel (Black Sabbath tribute) @...
6 photos
France: Languedoc, October 2017
196 photos
Indonesia, July 2017: 4 Java
177 photos
A brief visit to Java on the way home from Sulawesi to take in the ancient temples of Borobodur and Pambranan.
Indonesia, July 2017: 3 Hoga Island, South...
256 photos, 2 videos
A week exploring the coral reefs and mangroves of Hoga Island in Wakatobi Marine National Park, south east Sulawesi.
Indonesia, July 2017: 2 Buton Island, South...
145 photos
Indonesia, July 2017: 1 North Sulawesi
298 photos
St Kilda & Outer Hebrides, June 2017
457 photos, 9 videos
A journey to the remotest island in the British Isles, St Kilda, via the Outer Hebrides.
Scottish Borders Cycle Tour, May 2107
65 photos
A weekend cycle trip to follow the River Tweed from source to sea. Friday afternoon we took the train from Edinburgh to Gorebridge then a 50 mile ride down to Moffat. On Saturday we climbed to the...
The Lounge Kittens @ The Attic (Glasgow Garage),...
7 photos
France: Languedoc, April 2017
303 photos, 1 video
Fife
124 photos
Pictures taken on various visits to Fife, including Culross, Pittenweem, Crail, Aberdour and Dunfermline.
Perthshire
27 photos
Argyll: Glen Nant NNR
24 photos
Airbourne @ Barrowland, Glasgow, 24 November 2016
32 photos
The Men That Will Not Be Blamed for Nothing @...
17 photos
The Hermitage, Dunkeld
83 photos
Delain @ The Classic Grand, Glasgow, 9 November...
28 photos
Dutch symphonic metal maestros on excellent form at The Classic Grand in Glasgow.
Callander, November 2016
46 photos
France: Languedoc, October 2016
122 photos
France: Languedoc, August 2016
113 photos, 3 videos
Northumberland, June 2016
190 photos
A great trip out to the huge seabird colonies of the Farne Islands and a visit to Lindisfarne.
Download, June 2016
161 photos
Three days of heavy metal, beer, rain and mud! Great headline shows from German industrial metal meisters Rammstein, classic metal greats Black Sabbath on their final tour, and an epic festival...
Argyll: Taynish NNR
164 photos
The beautiful oak woods and coastline at Taynish National Nature Reserve.
Triaxis @ Bannermans Bar, Edinburgh, Friday 13th...
7 photos
The Doors Alive @ La Belle Angele, Edinburgh,...
10 photos
Molotov Jukebox @ Electric Circus, Edinburgh, 29...
5 photos
Shonen Knife @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 28 April...
13 photos, 1 video
Crazy Japanese girl group Shonen Knife playing wonderfully fun songs like Capybara, Wasabi and Banana Chips in a Ramonesesque garage punk rock style!
France: Languedoc-Roussillon, April 2016
415 photos
France: Languedoc-Roussillon, October 2015
194 photos, 1 video
An autumn break to the region of Languedoc and Roussillon in south west France. Starting off in the medieval city of Carcassonne with its spectacular castle we then headed into the foothills of the...
Roslin Glen Country Park, Midlothian
33 photos
Stirling Castle, July 2015
22 photos
Dominica 3, July 2015
180 photos
We transferred from the Archbold Research Centre to Fort Shirley (Cabrits National Park) via a whale and dolphin watching trip up the west coast of Dominica where we saw Spotted dolphins, Spinner...
Dominica 2, July 2015
90 photos
Week 1 of the ESM School Biology expedition - a week of mist netting for birds and bats, and catching and studying terrestrial and freshwater invertebrates and the endemic Dominican anole lizard....
Dominica 1, July 2015
254 photos
Week 1 of a three week trip to the tiny Caribbean island of Dominica (not the much larger and more touristy Dominican Republic). First an exploration of the spectacular rugged north east coastline at...
Isle of May, 21 June 2015
107 photos
Another trip to the Isle of May to see the puffins and other seabirds.
Mull & Iona, May 2015
168 photos
A long weekend cycling and camping on Mull and Iona. A great first night's campsite overlooking Loch na Keal followed by a boat trip on the sea loch to view a sea eagle at close quarters. Then on to...
Belize, April 2015
264 photos
We crossed the border from Mexico into Belize at Chetumal and caught a bus 2.5 hours south to Orange Walk, our base from which to make the river trip to the Mayan Ruins at Lamanai. Another bus took...
Mexico, March-April 2015
252 photos
We flew into Cancun and then headed down the coast to Tulum (2 hours by bus). There we visited the Mayan ruins at Tulum and Coba and went diving and snorkelling in the spectacular cenotes (flooded...
Monster Magnet @ The Garage, Glasgow, 14 February...
27 photos
A stonking gig from US stoner rock-meisters Monster Magnet with support from Swedish metal-heads Bombus.
Rival Sons @ ABC Glasgow, 14 December 2014
30 photos
A cracking evening of Zepplinesque heavy blues rock from California's Rival Sons with support from the Blues Pills.
Delain @ Cathouse, Glasgow, 28 November 2014
21 photos
Sex Pistols Experience & Lizzie & the Banshees @...
28 photos
Lacuna Coil @ Glasgow ABC, 2 November 2014
43 photos
A fine performance from Italian goth metal outfit Lacuna Coil with support from US noise-merchants Motionless in White and Defilement from darkest Suffolk.
Yorkshire, May & November 2014
110 photos
Leighton Moss RSPB Reserve
245 photos
Various trips to Leighton Moss, Lancashire, a fantastic wetland nature reserve managed by the RSPB - home to bitterns, bearded tits, water rails, marsh harriers, egrets, avocets, etc.
Abbey St Bathans Oak Woods, November 2014
28 photos
Lovely autumn colours in the fragmented oak woods along the banks of the Monynut Water at Abbey St Bathans in the Scottish Borders.
Nashville Pussy @ Broadcast, Glasgow, 18 October...
24 photos
A great show of sleazy, red-neck, heavy duty, rock'n'roll from Nashville Pussy, with fine support act Desert Storm.
Falkirk
33 photos
Tijuana Bibles @ Electric Circus, 20 September...
3 photos
Lithuania 2: September 2014
279 photos
A week traveling around Lithuania after the wedding, visiting Zemaitija National Park, Vilnius, Trakai and Kaunas.
Lithuania 1: Scott & Ruta's Wedding, 6th...
163 photos
A fab wedding of my friends Scott and Ruta in the Lithuanian coastal resort of Nida on the Curonian Spit, a 100km long sand spit separating the Curonian Lagoon from the Baltic Sea in south west...
Madagascar 2014: 4 Ifaty & Antananarivo
130 photos
Our last few days in Madagascar were spent at Ifaty, about an hour's 4x4 drive north of Tulear. We stayed in a pleasant beach hotel, did some snorkeling and diving on the nearby coral reefs and...
Madagascar 2014: 3 Ambola & Anakao
244 photos
From Tulear we took a speedboat ferry south along the coast to Anakao, from where we managed to blag a lift with a mad Frenchman in a 4x4 for an hour's drive south along dirt roads to the very remote...
Madagascar 2014: 2 Anja, Isalo & Zombitse
329 photos
From Fianarantsao we continued south down RN7 to Ambalavao where we visited the Anja Community Lemur Park - lovely ring-tailed lemurs amidst spectacular granite hills. Southwards again to Isalo...
Madagascar 2014: 1 Antananarivo - Ranomafana
164 photos
Our trip started in the capital, Antananarivo "Tana" where we were met by our car and driver and guide for the first days drive through the highlands to Ialatsara Lemur Forest Camp where we...
Sonisphere, July 2014
165 photos
Another fab long weekend of metal mayhem at Knebworth. Loads of great bands with headliners The Prodigy, Iron Maiden and Metallica - awesome! Other highlights for me were Baby Metal, Airbourne and...
North East Scotland, June 2014
311 photos, 1 video
A cycling and camping trip around the coast from Inverness to Stonehaven with Tom and Scott.
We initially had a detour north of Inverness to Chanonry Point on the Black Isle to see the dolphins,...
Isle of May NNR, May 2014
93 photos
A rather wet day trip to the Isle of May National Nature Reserve in the Firth of Forth - loads of puffins and other breeding seabirds.
Die So Fluid @ Glasgow Audio, 26 April 2014
26 photos
A great gig by goth metal rockers Die So Fluid!
Copenhagen, Denmark, March 2014
103 photos
A weekend in Copenhagen to celebrate Ulla's 80th birthday (my Danish born mother-in-law).
Skiing, Meribel, France, February 2014
67 photos
A week's skiing in the massive Trois Vallees ski area in the French Alps, based in the resort of Meribel.
Yorkshire Dales, November 2013
37 photos
A brief weekend visit to Yorkshire with a nice autumn walk from Pateley Bridge to the spectacular rock formations at Brimham Rocks, Nidderdale.
Seychelles, October 2013
422 photos
A short visit to the Seychelles to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary. We spent three nights on Praslin and two on La Digue, exploring beautiful beaches, snorkelling and diving.
Lundy Island, October 2013
235 photos
A expedition to Lundy island in the Bristol Channel to celebrate various family birthdays and our 25th wedding anniversary. We had a rough 2 hour crossing from Ilfracombe on the north Devon coast on...
Emilie Autumn @ Edinburgh Picturehouse, 23 August...
14 photos
Emilie Autumn and the Bloody Crumpets (Captain Maggot and The Naughty Veronica) performing their darkly gothic cabaret on their Fight Like A Girl tour.
People of China & Tibet
385 photos
China 2103: 18 Huangyao
68 photos
After back-tracking from Yanshuo to Guilin I caught a bus 4 hours south to Huangyao, one of the best preserved old towns in eastern Guangxi province. Huangyao, dates back 1000 years to the Ming...
China 2013: 17 Yangshuo, Guangxi
98 photos
From Guilin I took a day trip down the Li River through spectacular limestone scenery. My destination was the touristy town of Yangshuo which has rapidly developed from being Guangxi Province's...
China 2013: 16 Guilin & north east Guangxi
130 photos
I explored Guilin for a couple of days, a very touristy place but with a nice lake park and climbable hills with spectacular views of the Li River, the city and surrounding limestone karst hills....
China 2013: 15 Train journeys from Chengdu to...
42 photos
A series of long train journeys through Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and Guanxi provinces.
China 2013: 14 Yangtze Cruise
104 photos
A four hour bus ride on the motorway from Chengdu took me to the vast sprawling city of Chongqing, the starting point for cruises along the Yangtze River. I'd booked a cheap three night cruise from...
China 2013: 13 Leshan & Emei Shan
155 photos, 2 videos
From Chengdu I took a 4 hour rainy bus trip south to Leshan to see the spectacular giant Buddha carved into a riverside cliff. I continued from there to Baoguo, the starting point for a 3 day trek up...
China 2013: 12 Songpan to Chengdu
103 photos
After a rest day in the Tibetan trading town of Songpan I spent three days cycling back to Chengdu down a 300km river valley, stopping at Maoxian and Dujiangyan.
China 2013: 11 Jiuzhaigou & Huanglong
210 photos
From Wanglang I continued cycling through the mountains to The major tourist centre of Jiuzhaigou. Fabulous visits to Huanglong and Jiuzhaigou National Parks with great mountain scenery, lakes and...
China 2013: 10 Sanxingdui to Wanglang
129 photos
The second leg of my cycle journey began from Chengdu, heading north east. My first stop was the excellent archeological museum at Sanxingdui before pushing on to the county town of Pingwu on route...
China 2013: 9 Chengdu
183 photos, 7 videos
From Xichang I took a bus for the rapid 6 hour motorway journey to Chengdu, the provincial capital of Sichuan. Chengdu is a huge modern city, having grown from about 1 million to 15 million people...
China 2013: 8 Luguhu, Yanyuan & Xichang
130 photos
From Lijiang I headed north east - two long, tough days cycling through hot, dry mountains to the pretty lake of Luguhu where I had a couple of relaxing days before continuing my journey eastwards...
China 2013: 7 Shangrila & Tacheng
156 photos
Shangrila sits at 3,000m / 9,850ft in north west Yunnan. The original old Tibetan town is now surrounded by a new town of 80,000 people and is heavily promoted for tourism (hence the adoption of the...
China 2013: 6 Tiger Leaping Gorge & Baishuitai
155 photos, 1 video
Leaving behind the tourist hordes in Lijiang, I cycled west and descended into the Yangtze river valley. I followed the river north east as it headed into Tiger Leaping Gorge then spent a couple of...
China 2013: 5 Lijiang
89 photos
Lijiang Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the busiest tourist destination in Yunnan - and it really is busy! Wall to wall souvenir shops and tourist restaurants, and thousands of tourists...
China 2013: 4 Shaxi
131 photos
From Dali I cycled north along the shores of Er Hai and then up the G214 to the ancient tea trading town of Shaxi. I spent a pleasant couple of days here exploring the quiet old street and a nearby...
China 2013: 3 Dali
139 photos
Dali old town sits on the plain between the Cang Shan mountain range and Er Hai lake, 16km north of Xiaguan ("Dali City"). The old town walls are surrounded by new urban development which...
China 2013: 2 Nu Jiang Valley to Dali
173 photos
After a long overnight sleeper bus from Kunming, followed by 2 local buses from Fugong and Gungshan, after 24 hours I arrived at Bingzhongluo, a village at the north end of the Nu Jiang river valley...
China 2013: 1 Kunming
175 photos
The start of a 3 month trip to China, I flew into Kunming, the provincial capital of Yunnan, a large modern city ... a couple of days to get over the flight, a bit of city sight-seeing and a visit to...
China 2013: Wildlife
104 photos
China 2013: Flora
151 photos
Barcelona, Spain, February 2013
126 photos
A weekend break in Barcelona for Sula's birthday - loads to see, including Gaudi's fabulous creation, the Sagrada Familia.
Gleann Einich, December 2012
40 photos
A wet, windy and snowy weekend hiking and camping in Gleann Einich in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park.
Thin Lizzy @ Edinburgh HMV Picturehouse, 8...
21 photos
A rockin' good show with all the classics! Photos taken on a Samsung Galaxy phone rather than a real camera - so not very good!
Liguria, Italy, October 2012
245 photos
We flew into Nice in France from where Sula and Derek carried on to Cisano sul Neva in Italy for a week's climbing with Britta. Meanwhile, I set off along the Riviera on my bike, crossing into Italy...
Edinburgh Festival Fireworks 2012
31 photos
An hour of spectacular whizz bangs to the accompaniment of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
Mr B's Chap-Hop Hooray! @ Voodoo Rooms,...
8 photos
Top hole gentlemanly entertainment from the splendid Mr B Gentleman Rhymer.
Indonesia 5: Lembongan, July 2012
215 photos, 4 videos
From the Gili Islands we took a fast speedboat ferry (very rough!) to the island of Lembongan off the south east coast of Bali. Great snorkelling and diving on the coral reefs around Lembongan and...
Indonesia 4: Gili Islands, July 2012
109 photos, 1 video
We spent a few days relaxing and snorkelling on beautiful Gili Air, one of the Gili Islands just off Lombok.
Indonesia 3: Rinjani Volcano, Lombok, July 2012
79 photos
A two day trek up Gunung Rinjani, again organised Perama, a reliable tourism company on Bali and Lombok. A very early start to drive from Senggigi to Senaru village where we started the climb. A hard...
Indonesia 2: Lombok to Komodo cruise, July 2012
274 photos
We sailed on the slow ferry from Bali to Lembar on Lombok. After a night in Senggigi we joined a Perama cruise for 5 days, sailing eastwards to Komodo and Rinca to see the Komodo dragons. Loads of...
Indonesia 1: Bali, July 2012
186 photos
We started our trip to Indonesia in Bali, staying in Ubud where we explored the surrounding paddyfields on foot and by bike and enjoying the good restaurants and shops.
Next we sailed to Lombok from...
Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh
36 photos
From various visits - a lovely place to wander at any time of year.
Yorkshire Dales, March & June 2012
86 photos
More weekend trips to the Yorkshire Dales, Malham in March and Giggleswick / Ribblesdale / Settle in June.
Sutherland, May 2012
346 photos
A week long cycling and camping trip to Sutherland in the far north west of Scotland. Starting and finishing at Bonar Bridge we completed a circuit taking in Loch Shin, Arkle, Handa Island, Sandwood...
Rammstein @ Newcastle Metro Arena, 29 February...
58 photos
An awesome show of extreme pyrotechnics, sexual deviancy and German industrial metal from those wacky Rammstein dudes!
Thin Lizzy & Clutch @ Glasgow Barrowland, 19...
29 photos
A great show of classic Thin Lizzy rock at the wonderful Glasgow Barrowland from this reformed line-up featuring:
Brian Downey, drums (founding member)
Scott Gorham, guitar (original member)
Darren...
Imelda May @ Edinburgh HMV Picturehouse, 30...
34 photos
A excellent concert of '50s style rockabilly and blues from the lovely and very talented Imelda May and her band of great musicians.
Good support from bluesman Big Boy Bloater.
Public Sector Unions Day of Action, Edinburgh, 30...
17 photos
Public Sector Unions Day of Action to demonstrate against cuts to pensions, 30 November 2011. Part of a UK wide public sector strike.
Within Temptation @ Glasgow Barrowland, 10...
35 photos
A great show by Dutch symphonic metal outfit Within Temptation at my favourite venue, Glasgow Barrowland - with support from another Dutch band Anneke van Giersbergen.
Lacuna Coil @ King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow, 8...
34 photos
A crackin' gig from Italian goth metallers Lacuna Coil at Glasgow's famous King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. With a pretty good support slot by Tennessee metal outfit Straight Line Stitch.
Perthshire, November 2011
74 photos
A beautiful crisp autumn day photographing the woodlands, waterfalls and loch views at Killiecrankie, Loch Tummel and The Hermitage in Perthshire.
Morocco, October 2011
438 photos
We flew into Marrakesh and had a couple of days exploring the hectic and colourful souks and Medina (the ancient walled part of the city). From Marrakesh we hired a taxi for a spectacular days drive...
Estonia, August 2011
271 photos
I got a cheap Ryanair flight to Tallinn direct from Edinburgh (£57) for a long weekend. Tallinn is the best preserved medieval city in northern Europe and contains many beautiful old buildings and...
Malaysia, August 2011
97 photos
Sula led 30 girls from The Mary Erskine School on a two week trip to Malasia's Tioman Island - studying the jungle, mangrove and coral reef ecosystems and learning to dive.
Pyrenees, France, July-August 2011
66 photos
Sula's summer hols - firstly meeting up with Craven Caving Club in Aspet, Pyrenees for a fortnight of caving, canyoning and via ferratas. Then Britta came over for a week - more via ferratas and a...
Iron Maiden, Final Frontier Tour @ SECC Glasgow,...
50 photos
A great metal performance from the masters! Approximate set list: El Dorado, The Final Frontier, Two Minutes to Midnight, ?, Dance of Death, The Trooper, Wicker Man, Blood Brothers, Fear of the Dark,...
Burrell & Kelvingrove museums, Glasgow, July 2011
25 photos
Between Judas Priest and Iron Maiden gigs at the SECC (on successive nights) I spent a day checking out the Burrell Collection and Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow.
Judas Priest, Epitaph Tour @ SECC Glasgow, 19...
80 photos
Judas Priest playing their Epitaph Tour - over 2 hours of classic heavy metal: The Helion, Electric Eye, Painkiller, Breaking the Law, Hell Bent for Leather, Blood Red Skies, Metal Gods, Turbo Lover,...
Isle of May, July 2011
110 photos
A lovely sunny day and a dead calm crossing on the May Princess - we even saw a couple of harbour porpoises on the way. Still plenty of seabirds around - guillemots, kittiwakes, and of course the...
People of India, Nepal & Sri Lanka
523 photos
Lhasa to Kathmandu 9: Kathmandu & Bhaktapur,...
84 photos
A final few days in Kathmandu with visits to Bhaktapur, one of the original cities of the Kathmandu valley but now submerged in Kathmandu's urban sprawl, and the forested mountains at Phulchoki.
Lhasa to Kathmandu 8: Tingri, Tibet to Kathmandu,...
125 photos
We rejoined the tarmac road at Tingri and the following day had a nice easy flat day's ride. The next day saw our last 5,000m pass with awesome mountain views, and our last camp in Tibet. Then a...
Lhasa to Kathmandu 7: Rongbuk & Mount Everest,...
168 photos
A four day detour from the tarmac of the Friendship Highway to reach Rongbuk Monastery and as near to Everest Base Camp as the Chinese police allow - 200km of hard cycling on corrugated dirt roads....
Lhasa to Kathmandu 6: Shigatse to Everest...
110 photos
From Shigatse we continued west on the Friendship Highway heading towards Mount Everest. Three days cycling on the tarmac highway over the highest pass on the trip, Gyatso La at 5,248m / 17,213ft,...
Lhasa to Kathmandu 5: Gyantse & Shigatse, Tibet,...
147 photos
Four days cycling brought us to Gyantse, one of the main cultural and tourist centres in Tibet - the highlight being the Kumbu and Pelkor Chode Monastery complex. Another day's cycling (on flat...
Lhasa to Kathmandu 4: Lhasa to Gyantse, Tibet,...
157 photos
We set off from Lhasa towards Kathmandu on the first stretch of the Friendship Highway. Four days cycling to Gyantse via the 4,800m Khampa La pass, the beautiful Yamdrok Tso lake, and the 5,000m...
Lhasa to Kathmandu 3: Lhasa, Tibet, May 2011
127 photos
We flew from Kathmandu to Lhasa where we spent three days acclimatising to the 3,500m altitude before setting off on our cycle expedition. Plenty of fascinating sites including the Potala Palace, the...
Lhasa to Kathmandu 2: Kathmandu, Nepal, May 2011
173 photos
I had a couple of days to explore Kathmandu before heading up to Lhasa. It is the worst polluted place that I have ever visited - the traffic is terrible and a permanent smog sits in the streets....
Lhasa to Kathmandu 1: Chitwan, Nepal, May 2011
198 photos
I flew into Kathmandu a week before the start of the Redspokes cycling trip and headed down to Chitwan National Park for a few days of wildlife watching. I based myself at the main tourist village of...
Delain @ Glasgow Cathouse, 1 May 2011
35 photos
An excellent show by Dutch symphonic metal outfit Delain, fronted by the gorgeous Charlotte Wessels.
Support from Austrian goth metallers Serenity.
Beltane Fire Festival, Edinburgh, 30 April 2011
89 photos
The Beltane Fire Festival is a wild procession of fire, drumming and dancing on Calton Hill, Edinburgh. It is a revival of the ancient Celtic fertility festival at the start of summer - although it...
Malaga, Spain, April 2011
101 photos
An Easter weekend break to Malaga in southern Spain. The weather was rather showery which meant that most of the big Easter religious processions were cancelled. However, we had a pleasant weekend...
Scottish Borders Cycle Trip, April 2011
34 photos
A wee jaunt down to Grey Mare's Tail and St Mary's Loch with the chaps on an unusually hot April weeekend.
Terrorvision @ Glasgow Garage, 6 March 2011
19 photos
Geneva, Switzerland, February 2011
38 photos
We had a day to kill in Geneva on the way back from our skiing holiday in France. Not the world's most exciting city, and very expensive, but the art & history museum was pretty good. The...
Skiing, Three Valleys, France, February 2011
74 photos
A weeks skiing in the huge Three Valleys ski area with 600km of runs to chose from. Based at an apartment in La Tania near Courchevel.
Eigg, New Year 2010-11
76 photos
A short trip to the lovely wee island of Eigg on Scotland's west coast for a few days over Hogmany. We stayed in the cosy little bothy at Sandavore just a mile up the road from the jetty. Lots to...
Britta & Fra's Wedding, Edinburgh, 22nd December...
134 photos
Britta & Fra came all the way to Edinburgh from Italy to celebrate their wedding with Britta's old Edinburgh University gang. A great day was enjoyed despite the sub-zero temperatures. After the...
Madagascar 3: Andasibe, Mantadia & Tana,...
322 photos
We flew back to Antananarivo from Nosy Be's little airport, Sula continuing home.
I had another week so headed east, four hours drive in a minibus taxi-brousse (bush taxi) to Andasibe National...
Madagascar 2: Nosy Be & Nosy Sakatia, October 2010
218 photos
From Ankarana we drove south for half a day to the tiny port of Ankify from where we took a speedboat ferry for the hour crossing to the island of Nosy Be.
We stayed three nights at the lovely...
Madagascar 1: Diego Suarez, Montagne d'Ambre &...
388 photos
We flew from Edinburgh to Madagascar via Paris, staying overnight in the capital Antananarivo ("Tana") before flying to the northern town of Diego Suarez.
After a rest day in Diego we...
Dawyck Botanic Gardens, Scottish Borders
131 photos
A beautiful botanic garden and arboretum in the Scottish Borders near Peebles. A fantastic location for fungi.
Owls & hawks, Battleby, September 2010
28 photos
A selection of beautiful owls and hawks on display at the Scottish Nature Photography Fair held at Scottish Natural Heritage's conference centre at Battleby in Perthshire.
Edinburgh Fringe Festival, August 2010
52 photos
The usual wacky array of street performers at the Edinburgh Fringe!
Bass Rock, East Lothian, August 2010
106 photos
A fantastic trip to one of the planet's great wildlife spectacles, the Bass Rock. This is the world's largest single rock gannet colony with over 75,000 breeding pairs. It's a pretty smelly and noisy...
Sonisphere, Knebworth, July-August 2010
92 photos
My first rock festival - three days of junk food, beer and heavy metal at Sonisphere 2010! Loads of great music and lots of freaky people! Musical highlights for me were Delain (Dutch symphonic...
Pembrokeshire, July 2010
132 photos
A week in Pembrokeshire based at Brandy Brook campsite, a couple of miles inland from Newgale Sands. Very wet for the first few days then glorious sunshine. Lots of walks on the fabulous...
Hebrides, May-June 2010
502 photos
Starting in Oban, Damian, Tom and I took our bikes on the ferry to Coll where we wild camped for a couple of nights by a lovely deserted beach. Next on to Tiree and another excellent beach campsite...
Finland, May 2010
316 photos
Organised by the Arch Network Nature Exchange and funded by the EU Leonardo da Vinci Trust, six of us from Scotland with an interest in nature conservation spent a week in the region around the...
Mull, April 2010
47 photos
A weekend trip to Mull on the west coast of Scotland.
Modus @ Whistle Binkies, Edinburgh, 16 April 2010
17 photos
'60s style popular beat combo Modus belting out an excellent selection of original songs from their 'Sounds from the Kitten Casino' album.
These New Puritans @ Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh,...
10 photos
An intimate little gig by the unique These New Puritans - think Michael Nyman meets industrial metal with lots of Japanese style drumming!
Think Floyd @ The Caves, 9 April 2010
21 photos
An excellent Pink Floyd tribute band playing in The Caves, an atmospheric little venue hidden in a vaulted cellar in the bowels of old Edinburgh.
Airbourne @ Edinburgh Picturehouse, 5 April 2010
36 photos
A great rock'n'roll gig by awesome Australian noise merchants Airbourne! Supported by Taking Dawn and Black Spiders.
Torridon, April 2010
151 photos
A long drive up to Torridon on the north west coast of Scotland for the Easter weekend - rewarded with gorgeous evening light over Loch Maree. The Saturday was a bit dull and drizzly but we had a...
Rothiemurchus, March 2010
100 photos
A winter camping weekend at Loch an Eilein on the Rothiemurchus Estate in the Cairngorms National Park. We walked in form the car park in the dark and found a spot to camp at the north end of Loch...
Skiing, Chamonix, France, February 2010
54 photos
Sula amd pals' ski trip to Chamonix in the French Alps.
Bad Manners @ Edinburgh Picturehouse, 30 December...
23 photos
Another great gig from Buster Bloodvessel and Bad Manners - all the old hits from 30 years ago (yikes!) belted out with the usual gusto - a fab party!!! Great support from local ska boys This R 2...
Yorkshire Dales, Xmas 2009
171 photos
A beautifully snowy xmas in Horton-in-Ribblesdale in the western Yorkshire Dales National Park. Lots of lovely walks up Ingleborough, Pen-y-ghent and Malham Cove.
Marilyn Manson @ Glasgow Academy, 15 December 2009
38 photos
Skunk Anansie @ Glasgow Academy, 22 November 2009
37 photos
Skunk Anansie's comeback tour after splitting up about 10 years ago. A fantastic gig with the irrepressable Skin leaping about the stage and diving into the crowd!
Motorhead @ Glasgow Academy, 19 November 2009
35 photos, 1 video
My 10th Motorhead gig (the first being at London's Brixton Aacademy on 23rd December 1987 - where we sang "Happy Birthday" to Lemmy, it being his 41st birthday on xmas eve). Another fine...
MacFloyd @ Edinburgh Picturehouse, 14 November...
35 photos
MacFloyd are an excellent Scottish Pink Floyd tribute band - a great 2.5 hour show playing most of Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here and The Wall, plus a fantastic light show!
Clutch @ Glasgow Garage, 5 November 2009
19 photos
The very fine US heavy stoner rock outfit Clutch doing their thang at The Garage, Glasgow, supported by US sludge metallers Kylesa.
Eagles of Death Metal @ Edinburgh Picturehouse, 1...
17 photos
The most excellent and groovy Eagles of Death Metal ably supported by Sweethead and Little Fish at the HMV Picturehouse, Edinburgh, 1 November 2009.
Bombskare @ Edinburgh Picturehouse, 31 October...
12 photos
A charity gig headlined by the excellent Edinburgh ska band Bombskare, supported by Stanley Odd and Mystery Juice - at the HMV Picturehouse, Edinburgh - a great night out!
Rumbling Bridge, Kinross, October 2009
28 photos
A beautiful glen where the River Devon cascades through the glorious beechwoods. The unusual double bridge at Rumbling Bridge consists of the newer bridge being constructed directly over the still...
Lake District, October 2009
168 photos
A rather wet week in the Lake District - lovely woodland walks with fabulous autumn colours in Langdale and Eskdale, a hike up the Langdale Pikes.
Glen Quoich & Beinn a' Bhuird, September 2009
105 photos
A weekend's camping at the head of Glen Quoich surrounded by the remnants of Caledonian pine forest, plus a cold and windy ascent of Beinn a' Bhuird (pronounced Ben a Voord) with fine views across...
Yorkshire Dales, May, July & August 2009
171 photos
Another couple of weekends in the western Yorkshire Dales pottering about the wonderful limestone scenery plus the Craven Pothole Club's annual Gaping Gill meet, where they set up a winch to let...
Malaysia, August 2009
119 photos
Sula took 20 girls from Mary Erskine School on a two week trip to Tioman Island, Malaysia for an ecology field trip - exploring tropical rainforests, mangrove swamps and coral reefs.
Edinburgh Mela, August 2009
42 photos
Edinburgh's annual multi-cultural festival of music and dance held in Pilrig Park. One of the centre piece performances was a music and dance extravaganza incorporating Bharata Natyam dancing from...
Edinburgh Fringe Festival, August 2009
60 photos
More shy and retiring young performers snapped on the Royal Mile in the midst of the world's biggest arts festival.
Vercors & Provence, France, July 2009
488 photos
A two week trip to the Vercors region of south east France - a beautiful area of rugged limestone mountains, forests and flower filled alpine meadows. Sula spent the trip climbing via ferattas,...
Ally & Jennifer's Wedding, 6th June 2009
40 photos
My cousin Ally finally got hitched! A lovely day and a great chance to catch up with my cousins. The venue was Bunchrew House Hotel just outside Inverness.
Arran, May 2009
102 photos
A long weekend's cycling trip to Arran on Scotland's west coast. A beautifully calm and sunny first day for the ferry crossing and a cycle down to Glenshdale in the south east of the island. We'd...
The Specials @ Glasgow Academy, 29 April 2009
9 photos
An evening of classic Two Tone ska with The Specials reformed 30 years after they first started in 1979.
India, April 2009
579 photos
Grand views of Iran on the flight from Amsterdam to Mumbai. We spent our first day in Mumbai exploring the chaotic and colourful bazaars to the north of VT (Victoria Terminus railway station) before...
Skiing, Morzine, France, February 2009
60 photos
London, February 2009
88 photos
A weekend in London to attend the Wanderlust Travel Photo of the Year prize giving at 'Destinations' travel show, Earls Court ... and a chance to look around the Natural History Museum and British...
Ben Vorlich, January 2009
36 photos
An excellent days walking up Ben Vorlich (3,232 ft / 985m) in the southern Highlands of Scotland. The weather changed by the minute with mainly 20-30 mile an hour (30-45 kmph) winds gusting up to...
South Wales, December 2008 - January 2009
117 photos
Xmas and New Year in Newport, South Wales with day trips to the Severn Estuary at Peterstone Wentlooge; a crisp,cold day visiting Chepstow Castle and Tintern Abbey; a very cold and beautifully frosty...
Yorkshire Dales, August & November 2008
135 photos
Two weekends based at the Craven Pothole Club's cottage in Ribblesdale.
A wet August weekend - the highlight was the limestone pavements of Ingleborough National Nature Reserve - a walk in 50 kmph...
Airbourne @ Glasgow Barrowlands, 15 November 2008
10 photos
Airbourne - no messing about rock'n'roll from Down Under - these guys are AC/DC's successors - one of the best live bands I've ever seen! Supported by Stone Gods (ex-Darkness dudes) and Sound &...
Laos, October 2008
469 photos
A two week trip to Laos starting in the capital Vientiane, a pretty laid back place with no high rise buildings or traffic jams. Preparations for the Suang Heua festival, held to celebrate the end of...
Skye, September 2008
134 photos
A long weekend cycling on the Isle of Skye. We camped at Elgol for a couple of nights - great rocky beach with sunset views across Loch Scavaig to the dramatic Black Cuillins ... which spent most of...
Edinburgh Festival & Mela, August 2008
95 photos
Street theatre on the Royal Mile, the amazing acrobats of the Chinese State Circus and the colour and sounds of the multi-cultural Mela.
Turkey, July 2008
385 photos
We flew into the Turkish capitol Ankara then took a 5 hour bus trip south to Goreme in the heart of Cappadocia. Amazing scenery here of tufa (volcanic ash rock) eroded into a bizarre and spectacular...
Northumberland, June 2008
128 photos
A trip down the coast to Northumberland for my birthday, staying in a yurt at the bizarrely named Pot-a-doodle-do camp site just south of Berwick-upon-Tweed. A great trip out to the Farne Islands to...
Ardnamurchan, May 2008
175 photos
A four day cycling trip to Ardnamurchan on the west coast of Scotland. We took our bikes on the Corran ferry and cycled via Loch Linnhe, Loch Eil and Loch Ailort to Glenuig where we camped next to...
Loch Ossian & Ben Alder, May 2008
97 photos
A long weekend camping trip into the central Scottish Highlands. Tom, Damian and myself took the train on the beautiful Mallaig line, getting off at Corrour station on Rannoch Moor. From there we...
Liguria, Italy, April 2008
200 photos
A week's trip to north west Italy to visit our friend Britta in the small Ligurian village of Cisano sul Neva. Beautiful rugged scenery with lots of wild flowers, ancient hill villages, spectacular...
Genoa Aquarium, Italy, April 2008
59 photos
Weald & Downland Museum, Sussex, March 2008
29 photos
The Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, near Chichister in Sussex, is a collection of medieval buildings, mainly 15th and 16th century. They have been collected from all over south east England,...
Skiing, Val Thorens, France, February 2008
48 photos
Beinn a Chroin, January 2008
10 photos
A rather dreich stomp up Beinn a Chroin - no view from the summit!
Wales 2003-2007
24 photos
Misellaneous trips in Wales.
Thailand, October 2007
363 photos
A two week trip to Thailand in October 2007. Starting in Bangkok we took the overnight train down to Surat Thani then a bus across to Krabi on the west coast. From there we sailed to the island of Ko...
Steve & Heather's Wedding, 16th September 2007
77 photos
At Edinburgh Zoo.
Steve's stag weekend, August 2007
45 photos
A jaunt up to Pitlochery for a slap up meal and ales at the Moulin Inn followed by a black tie hill walk up Ben Vrackie, in the pouring rain! Stopped on the way down to cook steaks and fried onion...
Malaysia, August 2007
68 photos
Sula took a group of 20 girls from Mary Erskine School, Edinburgh on a biology expedition to Tioman Island, Malaysia.
Tuscany, Italy, July 2007
45 photos
Sula and Anna's trip to Tuscany, July 2007.
Lake District, July 2007
55 photos
A wet weekend in the Lakes staying at the great National Trust cottage 'High Hallgarth' in Little Langdale.
Isle of May, June 2007
44 photos
The Isle of May is a National Nature Reserve in the Firth of Forth on Scotland's east coast. Its cliffs are home to huge numbers of breeding seabirds, including over 80,000 pairs of puffins. You can...
Colonia de Sacramento, Uruguay, June 2007
49 photos
A day trip on the ferry across the Rio Plata from Buenos Aires to the beautiful old colonial town (and UNESCO World Heritage Site) of Colonia de Sacramento in Uruguay. A pleasant day out despite the...
Iguazu, Brazil & Argentina, June 2007
174 photos
The Iguazu Falls are one of the great natural wonders of the world, a vast series of waterfalls spanning the Brazilian and Argentinian border - awesome! Visit the Brazilian side first to get...
Paraguay, May - June 2007
67 photos
A brief visit to Paraguay, crossing into the border town of Pedro Juan Caballero from Brazil and a day's bus journey south to the capitol Asuncion where I spent a couple of days. Then another long...
Pantanal, Brazil, May 2007
139 photos
Located in the south-west corner of Brazil on the Bolivian and Paraguayan borders, the Pantanal is the world's largest wetland, about the size of France! I took a four day tour with 'Ecological...
Santa Cruz, Bolivia, May 2007
42 photos
An overnight bus journey from Potosi, via Cochabamba, took me to the tropical lowlands of eastern Bolivia and the city of Santa Cruz. A pleasant laid back city with a beautiful cathedral and a palm...
Potosi, Bolivia, May 2007
123 photos
From Uyuni I continued to the world's highest city, Potosi, at over 13,000ft / 4,000m. Visited the Cerro Rico, the mine that produced most of the world's silver from the 16th to 18th centuries - now...
Bolivian altiplano, May 2007
234 photos
From San Pedro de Atacama in Chile I took a three day jeep trip across the border to the high altitude Bolivian desert altiplano, the fabulous Reserva Nacional Eduardo Avaroa, and the incredible...
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, May 2007
113 photos
An overnight bus trip from Arica to San Pedro de Atacama, a base for some great trips to the surrounding desert, salt flats, volcanoes, high altitude lakes and the world's highest geysers. From there...
Lauca National Park, Chile, May 2007
178 photos
From Arica I travelled inland, climbing rapidly to the village of Putre at 3,500m/ 11,500ft. After a couple of days acclimatizing I continued on to Lauca National Park in the altiplano at...
Atacama Desert, Chile, April 2007
177 photos
A 12 hour bus ride north of Valparaiso took me to Pan de Azucar National Park on the coast of the Atacama Desert which stretches for 1,500 km in the north of Chile -an incredibly barren landscape of...
Central Chile, April 2007
226 photos
Having baled out of the rainy Lake District I headed 400 miles north to Santiago, the capital of Chile, a big noisy, polluted city of 7 million people, one third of Chile´s population. Spent 5 days...
Fjords, Chiloe & the Chilean Lake District, April...
172 photos
After crossing back into Chile from Argentina at Chile Chico I sailed across Lago Genral Carrera, then a bus, through the Cerro Castillo National Reserve, to Coihaique. From there to the coast at...
Argentinian Patagonia, March 2007
131 photos
Crossed back into Argentina from Chile to the touristy town of El Calafate near the famous Perito Moreno glacier. A fantastic sunny day at the glacier with a trek on the ice in the afternoon -...
Torres del Paine National Park, March 2007
217 photos
A spectacular National Park in Chilean Patagonia. I trekked the grand circuit, a hard weeks walking in spectacular mountain scenery with fabulous glaciers. Beautiful southern beech forest just...
Punta Arenas & Puerto Natales, Patagonia, Chile,...
62 photos
A 12 hour bus trip from Ushuaia in Argentinian Tierra del Fuego, across the Magellan Straits to Punta Arenas in Chile. Another 3 hours north to Puerto Natales, the nearest town to Torres Del Paine...
Tierra del Fuego, March 2007
198 photos
Five days of surprisingly glorious weather in Ushuaia in Argentinian Tierra del Fuego. Had a great boat trip on the Beagle Channel to see sealions, fur seals and seabirds followed by a steep a hike...
Buenos Aires, March & June 2007
160 photos
I fly into Buenos Aires in March and spent one lovely sunny day seeing the sights before flying down to Tierra del Fuego. I returned in June for a week before flying home. It was pretty cold and...
South American wildlife
250 photos
A compilation of the best wildlife shots from my trip to South America in 2007, from Tierra del Fuego north through the mountains, forests, deserts and altiplanos of Chile, then across the Bolivian...
South American flora & fungi
66 photos
A compilation of photos showing some of the diverse flora and fungi encountered on my trip to South America in 2007, from Tierra del Fuego north through the mountains, forests, deserts and altiplanos...
South America 2007 (black & white)
20 photos
Rock Riot, 2 February 2007
63 photos
Rock Riot, The Exchange, Edinburgh, 2 February 2007: Jack Glass, Peep Show and Wired Desire.
Deathstar4 gigs
30 photos
Deathstar 4 - a young persons' popular beat combo comprising four blokes who are old enough to know better, belting out a fine 'Dead Kennedys meet Metallic' set of original rock'n'roll - check out...
Skiing, Whistler, Canada, February 2007
10 photos
Sula's ski trip to Whistler, Canada, February 2007
Turkey, October 2006
106 photos
A week's holiday to south west Turkey, based in the resort of Altinkum and travelling further afield to Selcuk & Pammukale.
Cisano, Italy, October 2006
26 photos
Sula, Britta & Derek climbing in Cisano, Italian Riviera.
Outer Hebrides & Skye, September 2006
238 photos
A great trip to the Outer Hebrides in September 2006. Myself and Damian took the ferry from Oban to Barra then cycled north across the Uists and Berneray, then on to Harris and Lewis. Stayed in the...
Edinburgh Mela, August 2006
28 photos
A festival of Indian dance, music, culture & food during the Edinburgh International Festival - great fun despite the terrible rainy weather!
Sri Lanka, July 2006
400 photos
A three week trip to Sri Lanka in July 2006. Started in the rather shabby seaside resort of Negombo before heading inland to the elephant orphanage at Pinnewala - very touristy but great to see...
Sri Lankan wildlife
127 photos
July 2006
Northumberland, June 2006
64 photos
A camping, bbqing and drinking weekend to celebrate my 40th birthday and rapid decline into senelity and decrepitude; with a boat trip to the Farne Islands and a visit to Lindisfarne (Holy Island).
Snowdonia & Anglesey, May 2006
81 photos
Snowdonia and Anglesey, north-west Wales - a very diverse and beautiful part of the world - rugged mountains and coasts, sand dunes, oak woodlands and lots of castles - and lots of rain!
Glen Tarff & Glendoe Lochans, May 2006
67 photos
A long weekend solo camping, photographing and bird watching in the Highlands. Lucky to see common scoter and slavonian grebes just arrived at their nesting sites on the high lochans of Glendoe.
Creag Meagaidh, April 2006
37 photos
A weekend hillwalking in the Highlands, firstly Creag Meagaidh and then Carn Dearg.
Glen Etive & Glen Coe, February 2006
57 photos
A very wet weekend camping in Glen Etive - not worth heading up the hills so Tom and I spent our time taking photos in and around the lovely ancient woodlands of Glen Etive plus a brief foray into...
Skiing, Val d'Isere, France, February 2006
32 photos
A week of snowy frolicks with Lucy, Sean and Noel.
Lake District, October 2005
52 photos
A weeks trip to the English Lake District in October 2005 staying at a delightful National Trust cottage at High Hallgarth dating from aroung 1600.
Singapore, August 2005
46 photos
Just a couple of days in Singapore on the way back from Oz - lots to see, the Botanic Gardens being the highlight ... and of course lots of shopping! The food was fantastic and extremely cheap -...
Australia,July 2005
166 photos
After 2 weeks in NZ we continued on to East Coast Australia for 2 weeks - Sydney and the beautiful Blue Mountains at Katoomba then a flight up to Coffs Harbour to visit Sula's cousin Helen. Some...
New Zealand July 2005
135 photos
A two week trip to South Island NZ in July 2005, kicking off in Christchurch to visit Sula's aunt Audrie and cousin Linda. First up the east coast to Kaikoura to go whale and dolphin watching and to...
Scottish trips 2005
9 photos
Egypt, October 2004
238 photos
A ten day trip to Egypt - first the sights, smells and chaos of Old Cairo and the Pyramids, then an excellent sleeper train down the Nile valley to Aswan to check out ancient temples and sail...
Scottish trips 2004
5 photos
Andalucia, Spain, February 2004
104 photos
Thailand, October 2003
205 photos
Scottish trips 2003
22 photos
Honduras, July 2002
59 photos
From Livingstone on the Guatemalan coast we caught an early morning ferry across the border to Honduras, then a long bus ride further east and a ferry out to the island of Roatan - incredibly hot...
Guatemala, July 2002
202 photos
(Scanned from Fujichrome slides taken with a Nikon FE2 and a few scanned prints).
We arrived in Guatemala City and headed north on a long bus journey to Flores and then the great Mayan city of Tikal...
Scottish trips 2002
32 photos
Ladakh, India 2001
474 photos
In August-September 2001 myself, Steve, Damian and Col cycled the epic Manali to Ley Highway in northern India - 300 miles over four major passes, including the second highest in the world. We...
Bilbao & the Basque Country, Spain, June 2001
61 photos
Lake District cycling, June 2001
10 photos
A weekend training ride before our cycle trip to Ladakh, tackling some of the steepest and toughest climbs in the Lake District. It turned out to be a great time for a cycle tour as foot and mouth...
Scottish trips 2001
25 photos
Poland, December 2000 - January 2001
108 photos
Malaysia, May 2000
64 photos
After Hong Kong we had a week exploring the north east regional capital of Kota Bharu before sailing out to the Pulau Perhentian islands for some beautiful beaches and great snorkelling.
Hong Kong & Macau, May 2000
90 photos
Skiing, Mottaret, France, February 2000
9 photos
Scottish trips 2000
28 photos
Jordan, September 1999
170 photos
Our trip started badly with flights delayed and connections missed which meant that we arrived 36 hours late and then had to wait another 2 days for Sula's luggage to arrive - Air France were not in...
South West USA, March 1999
131 photos
Scottish trips 1999
65 photos
India 2: Himachal Pradesh, October 1998
171 photos
After our tour of Rajasthan we headed into the foothills of the Himalayas, taking the narrow gauge railway to the hill station of Shimla and then on to Nagar and Manali in the lush Kullu...
India 1: Rajasthan, October 1998
116 photos
A three week trip to northern India starting with a tour of Delhi, Agra, Jaipur and Udaipur before heading north into the Himalayan foothills.
Photos taken on Fuji slide film with a Nikon FE2.
Scottish trips 1998
84 photos
Thailand, October 1997
240 photos
Scottish trips 1997
31 photos
India, September 1996
216 photos
Our first visit to India - culture shock in Delhi, then a quick escape to the delights of Agra. Onwards to the ruined city of Fatehpur Sikri, followed by some excellent bird watching at Keoladeo...
Scottish trips 1996
81 photos
Cuenca & Valencia, Spain, October 1995
49 photos
Scottish trips 1995
10 photos
Scottish trips 1992-1994
20 photos
England 1991-2000
27 photos
Scottish castles
178 photos
English Castles
54 photos
Chateaux d'Occitanie
542 photos
Aerial photos: UK
56 photos
Aerial photos: Europe
61 photos
Aerial photos, Asia
80 photos
An atoll & Indonesian volcano on route from Australia to Singapore.
Iran & Eastern Turkey on a flight back from Sri Lanka.
Central Turkey on an internal flight from Adana to Ankara.
Iranian...
Aerial photos: Africa & Indian Ocean
41 photos
Egypt/Sudan on route to to Madagascar, Madagascar, Morocco and the Seychelles.
Aerial photos: Americas
12 photos
British birds
977 photos, 7 videos
British wildlife: Vertebrates
181 photos
British mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish.
British wildlife: Invertebrates
109 photos
British wildlife: Marine
13 photos
British flora
606 photos
Flowers and grasses of the British Isles.
British trees & woodland
710 photos
British ferns, mosses, liverworts & seaweeds
269 photos
British lichens & fungi
419 photos
Fungi & lichens of Europe (except Occitanie)
62 photos
Fungi & lichens from Finland, Estonia, Italy, Lithuania....
British & European orchids (except Occitanie)
46 photos
Flora of northern Europe
101 photos
Finland, Poland, Germany, Lithuania, Estonia....
Flora of Spain
63 photos
Flora of Italy
68 photos
Flora of France (except Occitanie)
105 photos
Flowers, trees, ferns and mosses from Spain, Liguria (Italy), France (except Occitanie - see seperate album), southern Finland, Lahemaa (Estonia), Lithuania, north west Poland....
Flora of Occitanie - trees & woody shrubs
263 photos
Occitanie is the new French region which combined the old regions of Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées, occupying the area from the central and eastern Pyrenees, north to Toulouse and east to...
Flora of Occitanie - dicotyledons
1334 photos
Occitanie is the new French region which combined the old regions of Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées, occupying the area from the central and eastern Pyrenees, north to Toulouse and east to...
Flora of Occitanie - monotyledons
334 photos
Flora of Occitanie - orchids
706 photos
Occitanie is the new French region which combined the old regions of Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées, occupying the area from the central and eastern Pyrenees, north to Toulouse and east to...
Flora of Occitanie - grasses, sedges & ferns
61 photos
Fungi & lichens of Occitanie
184 photos
Occitanie is the new French region which combined the old regions of Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées, occupying the area from the central and eastern Pyrenees north and east to Nimes half...
Wildlife of Occitanie - vertebrates
294 photos
Occitanie is the new French region which combined the old regions of Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées, occupying the area from the central and eastern Pyrenees, north to Toulouse and east to...
Wildlife of Occitanie - butterflies
573 photos
Occitanie is the new French region which combined the old regions of Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées, occupying the area from the central and eastern Pyrenees, north to Toulouse and east to...
Wildlife of Occitanie - moths
119 photos, 1 video
Wildlife of Occitanie - invertebrates
372 photos
Occitanie is the new French region which combined the old regions of Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées, occupying the area from the central and eastern Pyrenees, north to Toulouse and east to...
Flora of Pebrieres
199 photos
The flora in the fields immediately around the hamlet of Pebrieres, Aude, Occitanie.
Flora of Pebrieres - orchids
174 photos
Wildlife of Pebrieres
546 photos, 1 video
Fauna in the garden and fields around the hamlet of Pebrieres, Aude, Occitanie.
Flowers & gardens
61 photos
South east Asian wildlife
276 photos
A compilation of photos from various trips to south east Asia - Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos and Indonesia.
Mammals of the World (except primates)
468 photos, 1 video
Primates of the World
384 photos
Monkeys in Sri Lanka, Argentina, Thailand, India, Indonesia, China, Mexico and Belize, and lemurs in Madagascar.
Birds of the World
825 photos
Birds of Africa & the Indian Ocean
164 photos
Birds of Africa and the Indian Ocean islands seen on trips to Egypt, Morocco, Madagascar and the Seychelles.
Birds of Asia
138 photos
Birds of Australia & NZ
27 photos
Birds of the Americas
247 photos
Birds of North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean.
Amphibians of the world
53 photos
Chameleons of the world
106 photos
Geckos & lizards of the World
218 photos
Snakes of the world
68 photos, 4 videos
Crocodilians of the world
19 photos
Tortoises & turtles of the world
90 photos, 2 videos
Butterflies & moths of the World (except Europe)
77 photos
Butterflies, moths and caterpillars from Turkey, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Laos, Chile, Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, Madagascar, Indonesia, China, Dominica ....
Invertebrates of the World (except Europe)
255 photos
Insects (other than butterflies and moths), worms, molluscs, arachnids, crustaceans and other invertebrates.
European invertebrates (except Occitaine)
112 photos
Cats
314 photos
Moggies and their bigger wild cousins from around the world, including my sadly deceased Vlad, Moot and Dylan, and Mya (lilac Burmese). Thought I'd include cat art too!
Dogs & foxes
85 photos
Dogs of the world, including their wild relatives and doggy inspired art.
Horses & donkeys
172 photos
Cows
247 photos
Yaks
50 photos
Buffaloes
23 photos
Sheep
183 photos
Goats
148 photos
Pigs
43 photos
Camels, llamas & alpacas
71 photos
Camels, llamas and alpacas are all 'camelids', i.e. closely related in evolutionary terms.
Hens, ducks & geese
34 photos
Masks
82 photos, 2 videos
Masks from my collection and from around the world.
Doors & windows
601 photos
Cemeteries, tombs and gravestones
220 photos
Flags of the world
30 photos
Boats
653 photos
Trains
36 photos
Buses, cars, tuktuks, trucks, etc.
161 photos
Bikes, rickshaws & hand carts
69 photos
Carts, wagons & pack animals
52 photos
Aircraft
51 photos
My favourite skies, clouds, sunrises, sunsets &...
383 photos
The Moon
27 photos
Family & pets
792 photos
Friends
430 photos
Cycling
576 photos
Me and the chaps, and our bikes, in Scotland, England, Ladakh (India), France, Tibet, Bali, Italy, SW China, Lithuania....
French fetes & petanque
92 photos
Me
741 photos
Cornhill Terrace
78 photos
Views of and from my house - mostly winter sunrises and foxes!
Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH)
8 photos
I've worked for Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) since October 1994. Here's a selection of the folks I've worked with over the years.
Sula's UK caving trips
43 photos
Sula doing silly things underground in Yorkshire and Wales.
Indoor climbing
13 photos
Sula, Tim and Al - bouldering competition, Alien Rock, Edinburgh, December 2006.
Black & White
52 photos
Niall's watercolours
29 photos
Some of my paintings and the photos that they are based on.
Murals & graffiti
54 photos
Urban War
36 photos
A selection of Viridian and VASA Triad troops for the Urban War sci-fi skirmish wargame - see www.urbanmammoth.com for info.
Pig Tickler
8 photos
Pig Tickler is a very silly but rather fun game involving unicycle mounted lancers (all called Tompkins) attempting to score points by hitting a steam driven metal pig. Available from Eureka...