by Marina Bruce | Mar 3, 2017 | Personal Blog
You may think that I have misspelled a word in the title or perhaps be expecting a recipe for GF chocolate brownies or some other treat, but the title is actually a nod to my becoming, somewhat suddenly, gluten-intolerant in the closing days of 2016. I was very...
by Marina Bruce | Jun 29, 2016 | Overseas Travels, Personal Blog, Photo Blogs
Following on from yesterday’s blog – I hope you enjoy part two It could only be in EdinburghArt imitating natureStarbucks – Scotland stylesome pretty cool tartan shoes and bootsthe roof of Jenner’sHad to sneak one in of the castle, to prove we...
by Marina Bruce | Jun 28, 2016 | Overseas Travels, Personal Blog, Photo Blogs
Just returned to the sandpit after 17 days in my native Scotland. Despite the bad weather I managed to take lots of photos from the beautiful to the slightly quirky and others which could only be taken in the “Auld Country.” Here’s the first half...
by Marina Bruce | Jun 18, 2016 | Overseas Travels, Personal Blog
I made my annual pilgrimage to Scotland last week – and what a dreadful journey I had. It got me thinking that perhaps I should research the main options for this route to help some of my family who are scheduled to visit me later in the year make the best...
by Marina Bruce | Jun 7, 2016 | Personal Blog
There have been huge changes in the world of oil and gas lately – the plummeting value of a barrel of oil, down from around 70 USD/barrel in early 2015 to a low of just over 30USD in January 2016 has seen the major companies cut right back. My husband’s...
by Marina Bruce | May 16, 2016 | Al Ain, Misc Reviews, Personal Blog, UAE Heritage and Culture
One of my biggest regrets since coming to the Middle East is not signing up to a conversational Arabic class until my 6th year here! What held me back was Cost – I’m Scottish. We don’t like spending cash unnecessarily – surely I could buy some books/cds and...
