Author Archives: Gary

There’s a term in Scotland that many will know about, and of course, many may not. That term is called “the dreaded lurgy” This is a humorous term for an unspecified or indeterminate illness such as a heavy cold or … Continue reading →

This page lists my TvT or Turfer verses Turfer collection, turfers I’ve taken at least one zone from, also known as turfer uniques, starting 21st December 2020. There are no medals but it can an interesting challenge. Note that turf … Continue reading →

Writing a turf blog is challenging, as is thinking up a topic or theme for that same turf blog. Of course, I have plenty of interests of my own that may, or more likely may not, be of passing interest … Continue reading →

There’s some interesting statistics I’ve mentioned a few times over the 1700 plus days since I first started turfing, taking my very first zone Pittendreich at 12:41:19 on the 21st December 2020. The statistics concern the numbers of turfers who … Continue reading →

The best laid plans, aye well. Thought, after the Round reset at 11.00 am, I’ll ride out East as far as Longniddry, then make my way back towards Bonnyrigg, through Longniddry, Cockenzie and Port Seton, Prestonpans and Musselburgh, taking as … Continue reading →

This pages lists all the zones I was fortunate enough to be First To Take, or FTT for short. This means I was the first person to take a new zone soon after it was created, before any other turfer. … Continue reading →

Sunday sees the start of Round #183 of this fine game and also the beginning of another challenge as well, the annual TURF Ultimate Region Fight 2025, which has nine teams battling it out this year, including one from Germany, … Continue reading →

Until this week I’d never been to Ayr, a town located on the southwest coast of Scotland and to be honest, I never even considered it as a holiday destination, that is until turf came along and took over by … Continue reading →