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The purple fuzz of the Highland heather is at its most vibrant in autumn, and the air has an invigorating bite. The valley through which the Avon flows has grandeur and a wonderful sense of space – fit for a queen. Queen Victoria, wrapped in her tartan shawl, used to gaze across the uplifting landscape over her royal estate from a spot now known as the Queen’s View.  Wander beneath birch trees in all their autumn splendour Getty Walking and cycling around Tomintoul A splendid, gentle, 16-mile (return) cycle or walk can be followed from Tomintoul village, via the regal...

Getting out the door for a bike ride when it’s snowy and cold requires a special kind of motivation. Sometimes, that motivation comes from knowing that your gear will keep you warm, dry, and safe on dusky roads or trails. We rounded up our very favorite new pieces of winter cycling equipment in our 2022 Winter Buyer’s Guide. Here are the runner-up products that you should know about. Bontrager Flare RT and Ion Pro RT Front and Rear Lights ($180) (Photo: Courtesy Bontrager) Per a 2016 Clemson University study, the average cyclist believes they are 700 percent more visible to...

On November 1, when the barriers on regional travel within NSW are removed, 4 Pines will open their latest taproom at a farm-style resort in the Hunter Valley town of Pokolbin. To be known as 4 Pines at The Farm, the seventh hospitality venue in 4 Pines’ portfolio will be part of the Helé family-owned Hunter Farm that’s home to the Hunter Valley Resort which boasts a hotel, wine cellar door and functions centre and offers a vast array of activities to the general public like bike tours and pony rides. The new 4 Pines taproom and bistro will have...

...I did a quick InstaCart shop in the morning...those are still the hard drives that Sissie copied her film collection to in the background... ...the weather has been gorgeous...with highs in the 70s (about 23° C)...so pretty perfect for bike riding... ...but I've been looking for some fall colour...and there's not a lot...at least not yet... ...and with the shorter days...I've been trying to rearrange my schedule to ride earlier...I'd been riding pretty late in the day as it was just a little bit cooler then... ...one of the things we didn't get this week was sandwich bread...so I did...

Remember when U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) arrives at Ashecliffe Hospital in Shutter Island? That uneasy feeling Teddy gets as he enters the fortress-like insane asylum? Places with such disturbing vibes exist not only in movies. Abandoned campsites, old cemeteries; maybe you've been to one as well. Thankfully, there's usually an explanation for why they're so creepy. Usually. But not always. Sometimes, these sites are surrounded by so much mystery, it's hard to even make sense of them. Interested in these cases, Redditor MercuryCrest asked other users: "Eerie towns, disappearing diners, and creepy gas stations... What's your true, unexplained...