This week I, along with a number of colleagues, ventured down to London to represent Learning and Teaching Scotland at the International Handheld Learning Conference 2008 . It was held at the Barbican Brewery.
Ollie Bray (East Lothian)
Ian Stuart (Argyll and Bute)
Mark Pentleton (East Ayreshire)
Derek Robertson (Learning and Teaching Scotland)
Laurie O’Donnell (Learning and Teaching Scotland)
Ewan McIntosh [...]
During this summer I spent two weeks in France. I was there visiting one of my best friends. During my trip I was very lucky to have been able to venture into the Alps for one days summer skiing. I had never been summer skiing so was very keen to see what the slopes would [...]
During the weekend we ventured over to the Isle of Islay. We had been invited there by my friend and colleague Ian Stuart and his wife Caroline to watch the Annual Beach Rugby Competition -“Eat Sand”.
The rules of Islay Beach Rugby are as follows-
“Field Dimensions
The size of a Beach Rugby field depends on the decision of the league. [...]
Travelling from Meteora to Corfu takes the best side of a day, and involves two bus journeys and a ferry trip. Corfu is the second largest Greek island. It has the highest rainfall hence it is the greenest. It is the most well known. Corfu was used as the background setting for Shakespeare’s famous play [...]
The third destination of our tour was the small historic town of Kalambaka, Meteora. It is situated in the heart of the mountains of mainland Greece. To get to Meteora from Delphi involves a four-hour bus journey to Larissa and then a one-hour train journey from Larissa to Kalambaka, the main town of Meteora. Though it [...]
Whilst in Greece I had contemplated hiring a car. However, after reading the following advice from the Lonely Planet guide:
Driving in Greece-
‘No one who has travelled Greece’s roads will be surprised to hear that the countries road fatality is the highest in Europe….… Ever stricter traffic laws have had little impact on the toll. Greek [...]
Prior to leaving the UK the majority of my planning is always done using the Lonely Planet guide. These guides are Bibles for travellers and in my own opinion and experience, far more honest and accurate than any other travel guides (more on that later).
Our first Destination of our tour of Greece was Athens. A [...]
There is a saying that we farmer folks use;
‘Never cut your hay the week of the Highland Show’
but they never mentioned the month afterwards!! As I have spent the last three weeks travelling in a somewhat different climate, I am hoping that I have avoided the worst.
This summer an old University friend and I decided [...]
48 Days have now passed since this innocent little girl was abducted from her mother and father’s apartment in Portugal. As I am not a parent, I cannot begin to imagine how horrific this situation must be for the McCanns. I have been following the case via Gerry McCann’s Blog and the findmadeleine website. Tonight [...]
The Rogers and Hammerstein Musical ‘The Sound Of Music’, showing at The London Palladium, was our last stop on Wednesday evening. This was most certainly the highlight of the trip for me. Following the popular television show, ‘How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?’ Connie Fisher stars in the main role of Maria.
As [...]
