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![Last weekend, I headed up north to Dundee, a Scottish east coast trading port once known as the city of “jute, jam and journalism” and – of course – the […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/dundee-photos-01-115x115.jpg "Dundee photos: Desperate Dan, street scenes, architecture, Tunnock’s and salt shaker seediness")
Dundee photos: Desperate Dan, street scenes, architecture, Tunnock’s and salt shaker seediness
Posted on Friday, Mar 6, 2020 | No CommentsLast weekend, I headed up north to Dundee, a Scottish east coast trading port once known as the city of “jute, jam and journalism” and – of course – the […] -
Glasgow photos: rainswept roads, street scenes, urban art and winter sun, Feb 2020
Posted on Tuesday, Mar 3, 2020 | No CommentsI was up in chilly and wet Glasgow over the weekend playing a show with The Monochrome Set – here’s some photos from my brief stay. -
![After posting up a collection of night scenes, capturing a crap busker, documenting a great night out on the town and extolling the virtues of a local cafe, here’s my final set of […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/edinburgh-fifty-photos-01-115x115.jpg "Edinburgh in fifty photos: street scenes, architecture, landscapes and the famous castle")
Edinburgh in fifty photos: street scenes, architecture, landscapes and the famous castle
Posted on Sunday, Jan 22, 2017 | No CommentsAfter posting up a collection of night scenes, capturing a crap busker, documenting a great night out on the town and extolling the virtues of a local cafe, here’s my final set of […] -
Wet streets, a big Moon and an illuminated station roof: Edinburgh night photos
Posted on Saturday, Jan 14, 2017 | No CommentsHere’s some more photos taken from my ramblings around Edinburgh, taken on a damp November night. It’s a wonderful city to walk around. -
![You can’t beat a good, no-nonsense, affordable cafe, and I stumbled across a real gem when I was up in Edinburgh recently called The Snax Cafe – one of three […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/snax-cafe-edinburgh-01-115x115.jpg "Places I love: the cheap, cheerful and friendly Snax Cafe, Edinburgh")
Places I love: the cheap, cheerful and friendly Snax Cafe, Edinburgh
Posted on Friday, Jan 13, 2017 | No CommentsYou can’t beat a good, no-nonsense, affordable cafe, and I stumbled across a real gem when I was up in Edinburgh recently called The Snax Cafe – one of three […] -
![We didn’t really expect to find too much happening on a November Monday night in Edinburgh, but the city proved us wrong and delivered a blooming marvellous night out. Booze was drunk, bands […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/monday-night-edinburgh-01-1-115x115.jpg "A cracking Monday night in Edinburgh at the Black Bull, Oz Bar, Royal Oak and the Jazz Bar")
A cracking Monday night in Edinburgh at the Black Bull, Oz Bar, Royal Oak and the Jazz Bar
Posted on Thursday, Dec 1, 2016 | No CommentsWe didn’t really expect to find too much happening on a November Monday night in Edinburgh, but the city proved us wrong and delivered a blooming marvellous night out. Booze was drunk, bands […] -
![Since I’ve been fortunate to rejoin The Monochrome Set, I’ve had the opportunity to travel around the UK a lot more and, of course, I’ve been taking my camera with […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/glasgow-photos-01-3-115x115.jpg "In photos: Glasgow street scenes, pubs, station and architecture")
In photos: Glasgow street scenes, pubs, station and architecture
Posted on Wednesday, Nov 30, 2016 | No CommentsSince I’ve been fortunate to rejoin The Monochrome Set, I’ve had the opportunity to travel around the UK a lot more and, of course, I’ve been taking my camera with […] -
The not-so-brilliant burning hat flipping busker of Edinburgh – in photos
Posted on Wednesday, Nov 16, 2016 | No CommentsBig on enthusiasm but perhaps a little wanting in the skill and entertainment departments, this tenacious street busker was seen in action in Edinburgh on Monday afternoon. -
![It’s taken me an eternity to get around to posting these photos up, but here they are! It’s a very pretty city (actually, it’s now been cruelly downgraded to a […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/perth-003-115x115.jpg "Perth, Scotland photos/panoramas")
Perth, Scotland photos/panoramas
Posted on Wednesday, Feb 7, 2007 | No CommentsIt’s taken me an eternity to get around to posting these photos up, but here they are! It’s a very pretty city (actually, it’s now been cruelly downgraded to a […]