10 latest experiences http://www.hereorthere.com/members/hugo en-us This summer I started my explorations of Scotland. Rather than detail all my little forays, here is a little montage to whet your appetite and share some of the mini-highlights. So much more to see, cannot wait to do some more pottering. Thurso, United Kingdom Hugo Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:44:49 +0100 http://www.hereorthere.com/members/hugo/experience/1532 http://www.hereorthere.com/experiences/1532 I've heard much of the grand finale of the international edinburgh arts festival - the fireworks over the edinburgh castle - but had never made it. Last night, after a last-minute trip, a friend managed (heroically) to win the ticket-lottery to get the mightily sought-after bits of paper to get entry to the seated stand below the castle. Cripes; it was absolutely mind-bogglingly stunning and I shall never forget it. The setting was terrific with the edinburgh castle perched above us but once you add in the mix of the scottish royal orchestra strumming a little Brahms and Dvorjak set to a magnificently timed orgy of fireworks you have something a tad special. The cherry on the cake was the cascading waterfall from the castle wall down the side of the rock face - quite magical. A few brief images of the evening below....highly recommended. I hope to go back. Edinburgh, United Kingdom Hugo Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:50:05 +0100 http://www.hereorthere.com/members/hugo/experience/1530 http://www.hereorthere.com/experiences/1530 I'm sorry to spill the beans but Dunnet Head is apparently the most northerly point on UK mainland. So all you folks who walked, ran, biked, hopped or hitched from John O Groats to Lands end....what were you thinking? All you need to know in the photo below... Dunnet Head, United Kingdom Hugo Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:49:22 +0100 http://www.hereorthere.com/members/hugo/experience/1531 http://www.hereorthere.com/experiences/1531 The Hayward Gallery has come up trumps with its Psycho Architecture exhibition. A must visit attraction. Took some cheeky photos to get you in the mood. London, United Kingdom Hugo Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:19:51 +0100 http://www.hereorthere.com/members/hugo/experience/1510 http://www.hereorthere.com/experiences/1510 As luck would have it, my trip to show some friends Thirlstane Castle in the Borders coincided with the yearly annual Vintage Car gathering. Excellent, not only an ancient fairytale castle but vintage dream cars too! I recommend it. If you are in the area then put 1st June 2009 in your diaries... Lauder, United Kingdom Hugo Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:23:26 +0100 http://www.hereorthere.com/members/hugo/experience/1449 http://www.hereorthere.com/experiences/1449 The Eildon hills have always beckoned to me. The hills poke out above the flat landscape of the SW borders landscape and you just have to wonder what the views are like from the top. As it happens it is a fun pre-Sunday lunch walk taking 2-4 hours and is recommended.....for the views (and building up an appetite for Sunday lunch). Melrose, United Kingdom Hugo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:25:38 +0000 http://www.hereorthere.com/members/hugo/experience/1266 http://www.hereorthere.com/experiences/1266 I had a wonderful new year celebration at home in Scotland. All you need are some close chums, a bonfire and a little trumpet juice/ alcohol to help defeat the rain. For me the combo was unbeatable. Happy new year to all. Greenlaw, United Kingdom Hugo Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:13:10 +0000 http://www.hereorthere.com/members/hugo/experience/1238 http://www.hereorthere.com/experiences/1238 Heading out of Fort Dauphin there are number of options and tons to see. We had already had 2 weeks in Madagascar and wanted a soft (in other words easy) ending, hence the decision to head for Berenty (Reserve Privee de Berenty) which has a reputation for making life easy and having habituated fury creatures to gawp at. As it happened this turned out very well, as it was off-season and we basically had Berenty to ourselves and were always alone when viewing the little critters. The winners of the show were the delightful Verreaux Sifaka. Caveat: My camera had packed in by this stage and I borrowed another friends broken camera to take these limited shots, which don't do justice to what we saw. Amboasary, Madagascar Hugo Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:12:48 +0000 http://www.hereorthere.com/members/hugo/experience/1222 http://www.hereorthere.com/experiences/1222 Fort Dauphin is a spingboard for yet more nature action but we had a break, taking it easy for a few days in the town, then heading out onto the Lokaro peninsular. Fort Dauphin is a pretty windy and inhospitable place, so it is important to identify the best spots to hang out...basically Lavasoa, Chez Georges and Camp Pirate! TôlaḤaro, Madagascar Hugo Sun, 23 Dec 2007 16:20:46 +0000 http://www.hereorthere.com/members/hugo/experience/1221 http://www.hereorthere.com/experiences/1221 Diego Suarez (Antsirahana), is basically a seedy springboard into the National Parks of L'ankarana and Parc National de Montagne D'ambre. We spent a week in this area and there are simply too many of the wonders of Madagascar to see in that time. Here is a flavour of some of the sites and sounds to be found: AntsiraḤana, Madagascar Hugo Sun, 23 Dec 2007 14:07:44 +0000 http://www.hereorthere.com/members/hugo/experience/1219 http://www.hereorthere.com/experiences/1219