Category Archives: Turf

Lets us start with a question. What is the most difficult task when starting a new blog entry? Answer, getting the old grey matter online and typing those first few words down on the page. It’s like being an artist … Continue reading →

I couldn’t quite decide where to go this Saturday. I could stay local and do boring and very unsatisfying revisits around Bonnyrigg and Dalkeith. However, having lost count how many times I’ve done these local zones recently it wasn’t any … Continue reading →

Having been turfing for almost a year now, I’ve come across all manner of issues both the using the mobile phone and the Turf app. On this page I’ve simply listed them all down here, both good and bad. audio … Continue reading →

Back in April, on Turf Blog 26-04-21, I scribbled down a few words on the topic of the Seven Hills of Edinburgh, a turfing challenge to visit turf zones on seven hills scattered across the City of Edinburgh. While I’ve … Continue reading →

Having taken the Surly Pugsley fat bike down to the seaside on various nocturnal turfing sessions during the past few weeks, cycling at low tide across the treacherous quicksands of Aberlady Bay to the wrecks of the XT-class midget submarines, … Continue reading →

When playing turf, the rules allow for any legal means of transport. For example, you could walk, run or jog, crawl, hop, skip, jump, cycle, skateboard, ski (in winter), drive a car, ride a motorcycle, or take your life in … Continue reading →

Time for a quick catch up on the last couple of days, and night. And to be honest not a lot to report from my local patch. Following an enforced turf-free day on Monday (unable to logon to the turf … Continue reading →

It has been a very trying day today, yes indeed it has. Not since Mr Piddle, my pet *Archaeopteryx escaped out the bedroom window one night when I was five years old, have I been so unusually unsettled, deeply upset … Continue reading →

There are various methods of getting yourself between zones and I’ve looked at both a bicycle, perhaps the ideal and most efficient method, and also using a kick scooter, a kind of between cycling and walking method. On this page, … Continue reading →