Days out, Issue 572
10 articles
Sorted by popularity / date
Activity Sports - Mountain Biking
27 Mar 2007
Easy Rider
In Glentress forest, in the Tweed valley, a series of mountain bike runs have been created on Forestry Commission land, just outside Peebles. At the bottom of the hillside, the ‘Hub in the Forest’ is an activity centre that services the needs of the…
Activity Sports - Falconry
27 Mar 2007
Taking Flight
The very word falconry conjures up images of a more ancient time. Archaeologists have found evidence that it dates back to first century BC; the pastime has strong roots in the Middle East and feudal Japan, and was practiced by the noblemen and women of…
Activity Sports - Snowboarding
27 Mar 2007
Lower Slopes Drifter
David Laing attempts to master one of the fastest growing sports in the world
Activity Sports - Shooting
27 Mar 2007
Feat of Clay
Mark Robertson is pleasantly surprised by the transcendental experience of clay shooting
Activity Sports - Climbing
27 Mar 2007
School of Rock
Kirstin Innes finds herself climbing the walls at Alien Rock
Activity Sports - Power Kiting
27 Mar 2007
Come Fly With Me
Kite flying is far from a breeze, discovers Karin Goodwin
Activity Sports - Ten...
27 Mar 2007
Ten Energetic Sporting Activities in Scotland
Indoor kart racing at Scotkart, Cambuslang (www.scotkart. co.uk, 0141 641 0222)
Murmur
26 Mar 2007
Right hear, right now
Right here, at the foot of the Walk, is as far down as I’ve ever got into Leith - Saturday morning trips to the newly-opened Waterworld with a childminder, scoffing at my little brother’s friends taking on the wave machine. I left Edinburgh at 18…
*Hitlist
26 Mar 2007
Hitlist
The Science of Attraction with Raj Persaud Richard and Judy’s favourite shrink pokes about inside the bit of your brain that deals with lurve. Unlike Gillian McKeith, he’s a real doctor, too. Part of the Edinburgh International Science Festival. Museum…
