This next one was marvellous, but frankly you’re going to need to look at the pub porn and imagine it, so poor was my note-taking. I don’t normally stick a place straight into my coveted Top 100 on one visit but sometimes rules need to be broken (there are no rules). Eagle-eyed readers, which narrows… Continue reading TOP 100 – THE NEW INN, FOGGIELOAN
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KRAKATOA ! – DON’T EAT THE URINAL CAKES
Warning : Contains urinal cakes Warning to Pashmina Pauline : Contains Gents loos Warning to BeerMat : Contains “Summer of ’69” Yes, it can wait no longer. A return visit to Krakatoa (aka Moorings), the most fun you can have in Aberdeen without falling in an oil slick in a kilt. Standing proud facing the… Continue reading KRAKATOA ! – DON’T EAT THE URINAL CAKES
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE PUB
Next up (and yes, it’s till Wednesday the 6th here), a pub I enjoyed more than any other this year (well, since the Circus, anyway). Arise, the Queen Vic (as it were). Getting there in the drizzle was half the fun, weaving out of central Aberdeen as the granite finally shone and I stumbled… Continue reading IT’S ALL ABOUT THE PUB
DOING FORRES MECHANICALLY
More new towns for me to explore, which is what this blog is all about really, There’s only so much fun you can get on your seventh successive annual trip to Bedford. “You’ll be wanting to go to Forres” Scott had said in the Machar Bar, making it sound like the most exotic place on… Continue reading DOING FORRES MECHANICALLY