Tag: Scotland

Middle of February 2020 most popular photos

Below are the top three most looked at photos on this website during February 2020.

Number 1 (84 views) : Loch Lomond
Loch Lomond

Number 2 (75 views) : Pup play at Loch Lomond
Pup play at Loch Lomond

Number 3 (44 views) : Spider-Man Homecoming Morphsuit
Spider-Man Homecoming Morphsuit

January 2020 most popular photos

Below are the top three most looked at photos on this website during January 2020.

Number 1 (31 views) : Loch Lomond
Loch Lomond

Number 2 (28 views) : Pup play at Loch Lomond
Pup play at Loch Lomond

Number 3 (27 views) : adidas Varilite Down Hooded Jacket
adidas Varilite Down Hooded Jacket

That’s me now done 55,000 miles of cycling!

That’s me now done 55,000 miles of cycling, since April 2003. Which works out, doing an average of 3,235 miles each year! Of course, some years done well less than that. Others way more! The most in single year, was back in 2013, when I did 6,118.4 miles!

Here is the total number of miles for each year.

  • 2003 – 1,148.7 miles
  • 2004 – 1,585.6 miles
  • 2005 – 2,091.8 miles
  • 2006 – 2,166.3 miles
  • 2007 – 1,072.7 miles
  • 2008 – 1,807.5 miles
  • 2009 – 2,685.9 miles – did the End to End cycle (JOGLE).
  • 2010 – 4,001.3 miles
  • 2011 – 5,066.0 miles
  • 2012 – 5,289.5 miles – longest ever cycle – 101.62 miles.
  • 2013 – 6,118.4 miles – most ever in a single year.
  • 2014 – 5,334.9 miles
  • 2015 – 2,341.4 miles
  • 2016 – 4,583.8 miles
  • 2017 – 4,147.5 miles
  • 2018 – 3,158.5 miles
  • 2019 – 2,357.9 miles
  • 2020 – 44.8 miles

Here are some of my favourite cycling photos, during that time 🙂

Nick and myself cycling

Castelli Body Paint 3.3 Speed Suit

Which colour of down jacket is better?

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adidas Varilite Down Hooded Jacket

More photos be be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/adidas-varilite-down-hooded-jacket/

Middle of January 2020 most popular photos

Below are the top three most looked at photos on this website during January 2020.

Number 1 (18 views) : Pots of Gartness
Pots of Gartness

Number 2 (15 views) : Ben Lomond
Ben Lomond

Number 3 (14 views) : Campsie Fells
Campsie Fells

Added 12 new railway stations, while in Scotland

Myself at Helensburgh Upper railway stationDuring my Scotland trip, I went to 12 new railway stations! Which takes my total up to 261! Hoping to end 2020, on at least 325!

Vlog: Last vlog of this decade!

WOW! It’s New Years Eve! Which means tomorrow, is the start of a new decade! Where has the last 10 years gone?

P.S. Yes I did film this vlog on the 31st December 2019. Only just got around to editing and uploading it!

Loving Glasgow Queen railway station

Every time, I up to Scotland. I always try and have a look at Glasgow Queen railway station. Really can’t believe, just how good, it’s starting to look!

It really will, be a station for Glasgow to be proud of once again! I know, it’s just a railway station to most people! I am just about, moved to tears every time, I see how much work has been done to it!

Glasgow Queen Street railway station, 28 May 2018
Glasgow Queen Street railway station, 28 May 2018
Glasgow Queen Street railway station, 15 August 2019
Glasgow Queen Street railway station, 15 August 2019
Glasgow Queen Street railway station, 23 December 2019
Glasgow Queen Street railway station, 23 December 2019

More photos from this set can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/railway-stations/glasgow-queen-street/

Added more photos of Dunbar railway station

That’s me just uploaded even more photos of Dunbar railway station. This time showing the new platform 2, which only opened on 15 December 2019.

Dunbar railway station

Dunbar railway station

Dunbar railway station

More photos from this set can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/railway-stations/dunbar/

Pup play up in Scotland!

Since I had my pup hood, new Regulation Piped Locking Leather Collar and wetsuit with me, in Scotland! I of course, had to make the most of the great outdoors and do some pup play photos! 🙂

More photos can be found at https://gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/pup-play/