The Strangest Mile In the World August 4, 2014johndburns 2 There are many odd places you can walk but in August of every year there is no mile odder than Edinburgh’s Royal [...]
Soggy Edinburgh Fringe photo blog August 2, 2014John D Burns They tell me it won’t rain for the whole of August but I’m not sure, the Edinburgh skies look fit to burst to [...]
Written by God -Performed by Jesus July 31, 2014johndburns 4 “This Play was written by God and is performed by Jesus.” I yell at the top of my voice whilst walking down Edinburgh’s [...]
Commuting to Solitude July 29, 2014John D Burns 6 It happens to all of us most of the time these days. You look in your calendar and something’s missing, someone has stolen [...]
Edinbugh Fringe – Ego Addict July 25, 2014johndburns 6 It’s almost here, in a few nights I’ll be carried away on that avalanche of culture called the Edinburgh Fringe. I’ll lose a [...]
Mallory and Everest, a family affair July 24, 2014July 16, 2018John D Burns 2 Some men cast shadows that linger for generations after their death. George Mallory was such a man. While researching my one man play [...]
Confessions of a Mountain Bike Novice July 6, 2014johndburns Until a couple of weeks ago I was a mountain bike virgin. I saw people on them but had never ridden one. Now [...]
Sign of the Times June 21, 2014John D Burns 14 In one of my previous posts http://johndburns.wordpress.com/2014/01/15/true-north/ I made some comments at the expense of Scotways previously known as the Scottish Rights of Way [...]
Lessons on mountain biking or How Not to get to a bothy June 19, 2014johndburns 4 Everything has just gone pear shaped. I hit the ground with an emphatic thud. My legs float skywards and I can see the clouds [...]
Maol Bhudhie – episode 2 April 13, 2014John D Burns 8 (If you go two episodes back in the blog you can read the first instalment Judgement Day) It’s the morning after the walk [...]