BRIAN REID PHOTOGRAPHER
Off to Iberia Day 16 - Returning to the Basque Coast of France
Back to France where people understand me and I can understand them. That has been a challenge everywhere except the hotels in Spain. I cannot complain...
Off to Iberia Day 17 - Following the Ebro to Zaragoza
It has been a short driving day today from Logrono to Zaragoza for my final overnight stop in Spain. This was planned to allow me an afternoon walk in...
Off to Iberia Day 16 - Cathedrals and Wine, Burgos and Rioja
Many will know the “man with no name” but today I was the “man with little hair” as the high plains drifter driver. The first around 130 miles was on...
Off to Iberia Day 15 - A Wander Through Salamanca
Salamanca was unexpected simply because I did little or no research into the city during my planning. When I was looking for the optimum route back towards...
Off to Iberia Day 14 - Portugese Wine and Olive Country
So it is back to Spain but not before a fine mountain drive from Braga up and down the valleys of a number of rivers ending at the Douro at Barca d’Alva,...
Off to Iberia Day 13 - Across the Border
To support the trip name, I am now in Portugal at Braga, a historical religious centre in the north of country not far from Porto. Unlike other hotels...
Off to Iberia Day 12 - The Edge of the Roman Empire?
Another wonderful day in Galicia wandering down to Cape Finisterre, as we call it. Literally it translates to the “end of the earth’. Over the years...
Off to Iberia Day 11 - The Coast of Galicia
My strategy for coastlines that I don’t know is to look for lighthouses and beaches and then check the general assessment of each. I then plan a practical...
Off to Iberia Day 10 - Parque Natural de Somiedo
Today was in some ways like yesterday, leaving misty and overcast Oviedo, climbing into the sunlit mountains, before returning to misty and overcast...
Off to Iberia Day 9 - Parque Natural de Redes, plus
I came to this part of Spain to explore the mountains, or at least a small part of the mountains and was hoping to enjoy them without too many others....
Off to Iberia Day 8 - Picos de Europa
I spent the day flitting between Castille & Leon and Cantabria after heading into the mountains behind Bilbao, leaving Basque Country for now. The destination...
Off to Iberia Day 7 - Bilbao
I am not a city person nowadays but a visit to the Basque country requires a visit to Bilbao to see the Gugenheim Bilbao and the Bizkaia Bridge. So if...
Off to Iberia Day 6 - The Radical Road to Bilbao
Today was a short drive in miles but pretty much all day taking the scenic route along the Basque coast from Irun to Bilbao, absolutely worth it. The...
Off to Iberia Day 5 - San Sebastian
San Sebastian, classic Basque city around a bay of golden sand. Imagine what it would be in sunshine. Just joking. The day started drizzly but cleared...
Off to Iberia Day 4 - Viva Espagna
“What a difference a day makes, 24 little hours…”, sing along! I must repeat something I say, that is, I will never complain about the weather I just...
Off to Iberia Day 3 - Across the Vendée to La Rochelle
The reason that these first couple of days have included only cursory stops is that I have explored these areas on previous trips and the focus is on...
Off to Iberia Day 2 - I was Quiberon Bound
It was a gentle but not very exciting run across the Brittany peninsula from the Normandy coast at Ouistreham to Quiberon on the north coast of the Bay...
Off to Iberia Day 1 - Ferry from Portsmouth to Ouistreham
So it is off on a road trip down to Spain. An outline map is here. I am always excited to be on the road in the opportunity to encounter unexpected sights...
Clearing the Data Cards
Time to clear my data cards for my off on a road trip down to Spain. An outline map is here. In fact there has been a variety of things to see over the...
Moggerhanger 1 April 2026
Welcome to the monthly music session in Moggerhanger Village Hall. The evening was incredibly well attended and quite a challenge for Richard to manage....
Mainly Gardens
My walks over the past few days have been largely in gardens. The great-crested grebe is nesting in the Swiss Garden in a very accessible location as...
I Do Like to Be Beside The Seaside!
Time for a visit to a new place, for me, at the seaside, Dovercourt in Essex. I have been close by when taking the ferry from and to Harwich which is...
Around and About
I’ve had a very enjoyable few days visiting some of my less visited locations, benefiting from the spring weather. The photos are from Wimpole Estate...
A Golden Spring at Old Warden
The daffs are out. There is a quant variety in the Swiss Garden, all spiky, which I am told is called Rip Van Winkle. I like it. There are quite a few...
More From London
Friday flew by with a large part of the day at the zoo and then back to Anne and Katie’s hotel by the London Eye to chill and enjoy an early dinner....
Gorillas but no mist!
I had a lovely day on Friday in London with family with a great visit to London Zoo. The highlight of the visit was, apart from time with family, the...
What a difference a day makes......
A factor while living on the edge of a continent is always the ocean and with it comes the potential for rapidly changing weather. Yesterday the sun...
Moggerhanger 4 March 2026
Welcome to the monthly music session in Moggerhanger Village Hall. The evening went very well, managed by Stuart, with a couple of issues. First the...
There is always a show off
Who’s a pretty boy then. the blue boy was more interested in his reflection in the gardener’s hut window and could have been saying in peacock “So what?”....
Signs of Spring
It has felt like spring this week and I am sure I can see the grass growing in my garden! A walk in the Swiss Garden presented a great view of one of...
A Wander along the Backs
It has been a while since I took a walk along the Backs in Cambridge and the spring flowers are always an attraction from now on. With many historic...
A Jaunt to Bonnie Scotland Part 2
A little honesty here. It is not always sunny in Scotland. Who knew? That does not stop the fearless nature watchers at RSPB Mersehead and Bainloch Deer...
A Jaunt to Bonnie Scotland Part 1
It was lovely to spend family time in Scotland on the Solway after a wintery drive north. The route was slightly adjusted due to a road closure on the...
A Monochrome Day
I am not routinely a monochrome photographer but sometimes the location and the light calls to me to go black and white. A visit to a routinely flooded...
Old Warden in and out of doors
I headed off to the Lodge on Saturday without doing more than looking outside to see the weather. Not a good strategy as within a couple of miles of...
Moggerhanger 4 February 2026
Welcome to the first music session of the year after a weather intervention scuppered the January event. The evening went very well, managed by Stuart,...
A World of Wet
After a pretty wet January the ground tells its own story. A visit to Lyvedon on Saturday was a squelchy affair. Fortunately my hiking boots, although...
A week goes by
The weeks come and go with a usual pattern but it was nice to break the pattern with a pleasant lunch with a friend, Bob, from my aerospace days yesterday....
"We're not in Glasgow anymore, Toto!"
Back to my usual haunts and the snowdrops are blooming at Old Warden in the Swiss Garden. The only way the garden could be improved is if it was a little...
Celtic Connections, Glasgow
I had a very enjoyable, if short, weekend in Glasgow with my brother Jim to enjoy a couple of concerts, part of the Celtic Connections. My main attraction...
Snowdrops Already
It was a pleasant winter day yesterday, ideal for a walk at Anglesey Abbey where the snowdrops were further on than I expected, adding even more interest...
Oh Rats!
Birds are messy eaters and there are scraps to be found below a feeding station. A treat for the rodent above and below. This is a bit of a mixture with...
Before the Storm
It seems that we may be heading for a change in the weather as the first Atlantic storm of the year approaches. The notable thing here has been the disappearance...
Last Year Ending
Time for a quick glimpse back into 2025 with a visit to Old Warden on New Year’s Eve with Mr Langshaw. It was a mainly indoors visit but looking back...
Wow Actual Snow!
Crikey. Now there’s a thing. Actual snow. It has been a while and it has lingered most of the day. Ideal for a walk along the river to Eaton Socon. Here...
Christmas In Scotland 3 - A Capital Idea
On a drizzly day what do you do? My sister Anne and I, with a little chauffeuring from Douglas, headed to the centre of Edinburgh to enjoy the portrait...
Christmas In Scotland 2 - Family Fun
After a grey day in Queensferry in yesterday’s post there is more grey weather in Peebles, some indoor fun and a little sunshine in Penicuik. A highlight...
Christmas In Scotland 1 - South Queensferry
It is always a happy time returning to Scotland and Christmas gives added pleasure. I am old enough to remember when there was only a Forth Bridge, the...