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I had great fun driving up to Oban today! I went up with two friends. Neil and Jamie. We left Killearn around 11:00am and did not get to Oban, till gone 2:15pm.

Would have got there sooner, if we had not taken a wrong turn! Oh well these things happen. We did not mind that much, since still got many good photos on the wrong road, before turning around. Just meant we only had 1 hour in Oban. Since I had to be back home by 6pm! To go and see my bother and his wife in Glasgow in the evening.

Also can’t believe for the third day in the row it’s not rained! What is going on??

Driving up to Oban

In Oban!

More Oban photos can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/scotland/oban/

Great day in Glasgow!

19 May 2014

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I had a great day in Glasgow getting lots of photos and seeing friends! The weather also turned out to be that nice, I am getting to get a tan!

Bridge to Nowhere (Anderston Footbridge)

The first 4 photos show the ‘Bridge to Nowhere’. Check out www.sustrans.org.uk/news/bridge-nowhere-finally-going-everywhere-1 to see to see why it was called the ‘Bridge to Nowhere.’

Various photos around Glasgow

I made it to Scotland in good time!

18 May 2014

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I can’t believe just how good the weather was during the drive up to Killearn today. It was so nice, I had about had the sunroof fully open the whole time.

So good weather also made, me stop a lot and take photos of photos. I took 45 in total. You can check out a small selection of them below.

Driving over the A66

The first four photos are taken while driving over the A66, which is one of my favourite roads in the UK.

B7076 (NCR 74)

The next photos are taken along the B7076, which runs along mainly next to the A74(M). I use this road, mainly to get me off the motorway for a while. Also love this road, since I used it while doing the End to End cycle back in August 2009. Since National Cycle Route 74 (NCR 74) follows the road.

Video: A Cycling Legacy from Glasgow 2014

27 February 2014

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Great video from Glasgow City Council about the cycling legacy from Glasgow 2014.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j–UO5Bsv4Q?rel=0

Useful links from the video:-

Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome – www.emiratesarena.co.uk/velodrome/‎
Cycling – Glasgow City Council – www.glasgow.gov.uk/cycling
Gorbals Recycles – www.gorbalsrecycles.co.uk
The Bike Station – www.thebikestation.org.uk
Free Wheel North – www.freewheelnorth.org.uk
Games legacy – Glasgow City Council – www.gameslegacyglasgow.com

Scotland just became the 17th country in the world to legalise equal marriage!!

4 February 2014

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A bill which allows same-sex weddings to take place in Scotland has been passed by MSPs in the Scottish Parliament.

MSPs voted by 105 to 18 in favour of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill.

Well done Scotland!!!

Image from : www.facebook.com/EqualityNetwork/

More photos from my Scotland trip

5 January 2014

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Here are some more photos from my Scotland trip. Taken by one of my friends using his very good Canon EOS 5D Mark II camera :).

My favourite photos | Oct – Dec 2013

31 December 2013

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Below are my favourite photos of myself. Taken in October, November and December 2013.

October | While cycling in the blueseventy wetsuit

November | While cycling in the blueseventy wetsuit

December | View from Rest and Be Thankful

Some photos from around Killearn

30 December 2013

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Here are some photos I took around Killearn today. Which is the village I grow up in. Hope you like the photos. Looking forward to reading your comments about them.

More photos from this set can be found at www.flickr.com/photos/gsvalentine/sets/72157635316705600/

Photos from my mini Loch Lomond tour

29 December 2013

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Here are some photos taken around the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. It was a great day out! Still can’t get over just how warm Scotland is for the time of year. Normally I would at the least have to worry about ice on the roads. All I had to worry about water on the roads and lots of it!

Could also tell it was warmer than normal. Since there was still lots of people out on there motorbikes. And of course lots of people out cycling. Seeing all the people cycling up the side of Loch Lomond. Did sort of make me wish, I had been one of them.

I will leave you will some of the photos, from today’s super day out! Please make sure you comment on some of the photos :).

More photos from set can be found at www.flickr.com/photos/gsvalentine/sets/72157635355945971/.

Glasgow photos : 28/12/2013

28 December 2013

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Here are some photos taken in Glasgow. I was hoping to take lots and lots. But the weather soon, put a stop to that. I am still pleased with the ones I got. Big thanks to Neil for taken some great photos of myself!

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