Last week we heard the news that Facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife pledged a hefty sum of $3 billion to battle and to end all diseases by the end of this century. They joined the likes of Microsoft’s founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda whose foundation has been involved across the world since the year 2000, providing…
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I managed to carve out a few hours off after completing all my duties so I was able to make the most of another beautiful sunny day of the Indian summer we have now in Scotland. My choice was a simple hill south off Elgin, some 20-minute drive from my home. The best view of it is from the A96…
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The Ladder Hills in Glenlivet was my training ground for hill-walking in the Scottish Hills. It was distinctively different from what I knew and it required a slightly different set of skills and attitudes than those useful in the Polish mountains. The Ladder Hills are relatively close to civilisation but at the same time they give a sense of remoteness…
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Every now and again I de-clutter my house. One of the ways I do this is by listing things on an auction service on the Internet, where potential buyers place their bids and the highest one obviously wins. Online bidders cannot have a close look at the listed items, as they would have the opportunity to do at local auctions.…
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Long-distance walks are a good alternative to hillwalking when the weather isn’t favourable for the latter. That was certainly the case when I decided early on the Monday morning to walk two section of the Moray Coast Trail between Forres and Lossiemouth. A friend of mine kindly provided transport from the western outskirts of Lossiemouth to Sueno’s Stone in the…