Spotter since 2010
"Big Slope" is a basement pub in Glasgow: cosy in winter and a beer garden in summer! The best thing about it is its cocktails and top-notch pub grub...
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"The Barras" market has been a Glasgow institution since the 1920s. Some say it's seen better days, but I still like spending time there on a weekend.
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"Kelvingrove Park" is one of the many parks created for the people of Glasgow as a refuge for the appalling living conditions of the Industrial Revolution.
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"Philadelphia" Glasgow is number one of my "best fish and chips in town" list, and this coming from a local who knows a thing or two of chippies!
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"Mother India" Glasgow makes gorgeous food. I can't recommend this restaurant highly enough: I've been going there for over eight years; always a pleasure.
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"Glasgow Green Play Park" is a brilliant playground located just behind the People's Palace museum. An awesome place to bring your children to!
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"The Necropolis" in Glasgow, or a cemetery, is perhaps not the most obvious suggestion for a picnic place, but for many in the city it's just another park.
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"Ubiquitous Chip" is best known in Glasgow for its high quality Scottish-sourced food and its huge selection of drinks. If you're a smoker, come here!
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About me
Born and brought up in Helensburgh on the Clyde Coast, I've lived in Glasgow for 18 years. Worked for Radio 4 in London for 7 years then moved back to Scotland to work in radio and online for BBC Scotland. Escaped after twenty years to freelance as a media producer and write a novel (which I'm still writing).
Why Glasgow?
Because:
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