Month: February 2017

My Visit to Lomond Shores

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Loch Lomond Shores,
Ben Lomond Way,
Balloch,
West Dunbartonshire,
G83 8QL

I was recently speaking to a few bloggers and they said I should blog about some of the places I visit since I am from Scotland and haven’t done one yet.

Website : www.lochlomondshores.com

Lomond Shores is a stunning location for locals and for tourists, you can do some shopping or eat inside or take part in a few outdoor activities.

This location is perfect for young and old, and for family day trips.

Lomond Shores is nicer to visit on a sunny dry day, but today’s visit was dry but very cold but that didn’t put any dampener on the day.

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My Favourite things to do here :

  • Loch Lomond Sea Life Centre: I have only done this once, mostly due to the cost of the tickets but it’s a nice little walk about to see all the different creatures.
  • Walking about: As you will see below from my photos, the scenery here is amazing. A nice leisurely walk about the area is a very relaxing and nice thing to do.
  • Eating: Not really a favourite thing to do here, but if you can sit at the window you can eat and look out at the fantastic view.

These are just a few things to do here, do click the website link above to see the full list.

One of the things I would love to do on my next visit is a little Clyde Cruise, where you spend about an hour going up and down the loch and seeing all the scenery.

Website : www.sweeneyscruiseco.com/cruises/loch-lomond-shores/

For me, this is one I would book ahead and make sure the weather was at least dry, as I have seen some photos from this and the sights can be amazing.

Overall as always, it was an enjoyable and relaxing day here, if you have been and looking for somewhere different to visit then try here.

Lomond Shores : Sea View 4
Lomond Shores : Shops View 1
Lomond Shores : Sea View 3
Lomond Shores : Sea View 2
Lomond Shores : Sea View 1

Club Sock : The First Sock Review

I recently saw on Twitter another Glasgow Blogger reviewing Club Sock, the idea sounded cool so I thought let’s give them a try and see what it’s like. As you may have read I tried Cheese Postie in December so I wanted to try another subscription service.

There were two I had in mind, one was Club Sock and the other was for guys’ boxers…I selected Club Sock.

Twitter : twitter.com/ClubSock
Website : www.clubsock.co.uk

If you know subscription services like Netflix etc then this is just the same but with socks. You pay a monthly fee for however long you like, and each month premium socks are carefully selected and sent to you via the post.

Club Socks subscription is split into two :

  • £7.99 a month
  • £23 for a one-off pay

I went for a one-off payment of £23 for a 3-month subscription, as I thought let’s see what style and quality they were offering.

Basically when you subscribe you don’t know what colour, brand or design you get till they arrive, so it’s a fun time when they arrive and you open your package for the first time.

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As you can see from the above photo, this is how they arrive via the post. This is good, as there is not a lot of wastage since it’s just socks.

Now was the reveal of what the socks looked like.

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First Impressions :

My first impression was “pink“

Pink is not normally or really ever a colour I would choose, I am more of a Black, or Blue person so this was a little disappointing.

The quality of the socks is really good, and the fit is very nice and comfy but it’s just the colour for me.

Yes, I did try them on, but due to the colour, I wouldn’t wear this one so I am now hoping the next one is a better colour….well one that is more to my taste.

Overall :

Overall the idea is very nice, and the quality of the socks is really good. For me this first one was a little disappointing due to the colour, maybe someone out there doesn’t mind but for me, it’s not a colour I would normally wear.

Looking forward to my next one now.