Category: Travel; Music; Festivals; Writer

Arles, Glasgow and St Remy de Provence Arles is a busy place. There’s a hustle and bustle in between the heady fragrant waves of jasmine coming from the covered walls and terracotta urns. The cafes and squares are filled with people of all ages and nationalities and all roads seem to lead to the magnificent…

I’m sure you are all familiar with 18th century smuggling tales set on the south coast of England: Poldark, Moonfleet for example. But what about smuggling stories set in Scotland? In particular the Ayrshire coast, which incidentally has a treasure trove of smugglers’ stories and evidence of conflicts of interests between the landed gentry colluding…

My Top PICKS IN Historical Fiction (mostly free) Top 10 Best Reads; Top 10 Best Films; Top 10 Most Streamed TV Series. As a writer, (and a very humble one at that,) it’s as important to keep practising the art of writing, as it is to read. This year, more than any other, I have…