I had no expectations of Ghent. The one focus I had was on the altarpiece and everything else has been a bonus. And what a bonus - the...

Ghent (16:47 Wednesday 11 May) via Kirkwall (23:45 Monday 9 May); Aberdeen (07:00 Tuesday 10 May); Edinburgh (11:38 Tuesday 10 May);...

18 years ago today, I arrived in Orkney with my partner Rik, our 2 cats, a Vauxhall Corsa full of clothes, important documents and not...

My front My back Scatter-gunned scars Tell two of my stories Part of my tale. They don't make me But they have shaped me. I was lucky...

The beginning of April is a special time in Orkney. Spring is coming, the daffodils are coming out, the soil is starting to warm up and...