Slag Heap City

Broken Hill reminds me of Edinburgh in one aspect only. Both are dominated by imperious hills. Edinburgh has its castle overlooking the town, and Broken Hill has a huge slag heap with a visitors centre on top. Here the similarity between the two places stumbles. A sculpture on top of the slag heap is a […]

Ay Laddie

In my ignorance and world innocence I thought London was a cloudy and wet place, but there is a new leader and champion of places that I have been with miserable weather. It didn’t come as a shock, and it didn’t stop my enjoying Edinburgh, but it’s worth noting if you ever decide to go […]

The Mis-Adventures of Me

It’s funny how life turns out, sometimes. You plan and plan then all of a sudden a twist shakes you off your tracks and you end up somewhere totally unexpected. This is how I feel writing this letter in a hotel room in Edinburgh. I had already mentally composed half a letter from Cairo, but […]