Category Archives: Turf

The secret life of zones, that’s the theme for today’s blog. Out hunting down a trio of turfer uniques zones in Edinburgh. We begin on the Lothian Buses No. 31 for East Craigs, departing Bonnyrigg at 09:17 from stop Cockpen, … Continue reading →

I was turfing in Edinburgh yesterday, on foot I might add, and I take my Haglofs cap off to the hardy turfers who turf on foot in big cities and the larger towns. It’s so congested, stiflingly hot and deafeningly … Continue reading →

Some chat on the Turf Scotland about suitable waterproof jackets for Scotland, possibly from visitors competing in Sconanze 2024, gave me an idea. My wife had been reproofing her waterproof jacket with some Nikwax TX Direct wash-in reproofing juice, so … Continue reading →

Edinburgh, the Scottish capital, the Big E, Auld Reekie and home to pick-pockets, vagabonds, cut-purses, filchers, phone snatchers and other nameless dregs of society. Oh, and a few honest folks as well, just to balance the equation. So, what am … Continue reading →

Don’t go into the long grass. Do you recall the scene in Jurassic Park: Lost World, the one where the heroes and heroines are crossing the field of long grass and the velociraptors are stalking them. Well, that’s what happened … Continue reading →

Friday the 31st May, the start of Sconanza 2024, the second Scottish Turf Open Championships and an influx of rare turfers from exotic and foreign lands have this turfer twitching with excitement to get on his bike and ride into … Continue reading →

Managed to better my Eager ferret time recently, chopping a humongous 8 seconds of my previous best to give me 7:45 minutes. I’m at the stage where unless I hold the Region Lord bonus, I’m unlikely to make any significant … Continue reading →

A good turfing run in the Midlothian countryside for some unique zones yesterday, added another six, out by Gladhouse Reservoir, on some seriously rough pot-holed and degraded country roads as well as some loose gravel forest access roads, gave the … Continue reading →

Let me start today’s turf blog by adding a few words to yesterday’s topic where I was looking at creating the ultimate turfing bicycle. I’m just back from a turf session along the Penicuik to Dalkeith cycleway, including a trip … Continue reading →