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I started with my homepage some time in May or June 1999 (If I remember correctly). At that time it was on the space my ISP provided (something like 10MB) and under the rather cumbersome URL http://home.knuut.de/armin.grewe/ (link doesn't exist any more). After a few months I became more ambitious and registered my own domains: www.armin-grewe.de and www.armin-grewe.com. Initially they were both with Strato, now I've moved the .com domain to Schlund + Partner.

This page lists the various older updates which happened since I registered my domains. Whenever the list on the homepage is growing too long I will move some of it to this page. Some of the links listed below might not work any more because I removed the pages, in that case you will get my nice 404 file not found message ;-).

Previous update 15/Jul/2007
It's done. The Islay Walking Week 2007 travelogue is complete. I've just added the last page, Evening Walk and Departure from Islay. I hope you'll enjoy (or have enjoyed already) following me on the walks through the week.
Previous update 14/Jul/2007
After a month the updates finally continue: There's been a reason for the break, I've been on Islay for two weeks in June, a travelogue will follow. But for now back to the Islay Walking Week 2007 travelogue, I've just completed the page for the Two Forts Walk, Isle of Islay. More soon!
Previous update 10/Jun/2007 evening
A busy weekend with a lot of progress on the Islay Walking Week 2007 travelogue is almost over: I've just completed the Corra Bheinn and the Paps Walk, Isle of Jura page, which also includes more background about the two panoramas I finished earlier this afternoon
Previous update 10/Jun/2007 afternoon
A major addition to the Isle of Islay pages: Visiting Islay's closest neighbour with 180° Quicktime VR Panoramas from the Isle of Jura. The first two panoramas are Loch an t-Siob and the three Paps of Jura and View North between the Paps of Jura, Isle of Jura. They will also be part of the travelogue, which I hope to finish later today.
Previous update 09/Jun/2007 late evening
Here's the corresponding Islay Walking Week 2007 travelogue page for the panorama mentioned below: Sound of Islay Walk, Isle of Jura. Hopefully more walking on Jura tomorrow...
Previous update 09/Jun/2007 early evening
I'm making good progress, although preparing this panorama was quite hard work: I've just added a Sound of Islay seen from the Isle of Jura 180° Quicktime VR panorama to the Islay 180° panoramas page. The corresponding Islay Walking Week 2007 travelogue page should hopefully follow soon.
Previous update 08/Jun/2007
A very busy week at work held me up a bit, nevertheless I've just completed the Loch to Loch Walk, Islay of Islay page for the Islay Walking Week 2007 travelogue. More walks to come over the weekend if everything goes to plan.
Previous update 04/Jun/2007
Two panoramas which will soon be part of the Islay Walking Week 2007 travelogue. But for now they're only linked from the Islay 180° panoramas page: First the Two Lochs View, taking in the two main sea lochs on Islay. Second the Glen Drolsay and Loch Drolsay panorama from the centre of Islay. Hopefully more to come soon...
Previous update 29/May/2007
Made it: Here's the Islay Visitors Welcome Evening page for the Islay Walking Week 2007 travelogue. On to the next walk, hope to have something online by the end of the week.
Previous update 28/May/2007 evening
Now the corresponding page to the panorama is complete, I've just uploaded the completed Killinallan Walk page for the Islay Walking Week 2007 travelogue. Visitors Welcome Evening next, hopefully as early as Tuesday.
Previous update 28/May/2007 very very early morning
So far only really linked from my Islay 180° panoramas page, but the Killinallan Point and Traigh Baile Aonghais beach panorama will soon also be part of the Killinallan Walk page. More soon.
Previous update 20/May/2007 evening
Back to the Islay Walking Week 2007 travelogue: The page for the Giùr-bheinn Walk is complete and I've started working on the page for the Killinallan Walk. Hopefully more soon.
Previous update 20/May/2007 morning
A short interuption to the travelogue with an update to one of the Isle of Islay pages: Added pictures of middle white pigs and updated some highland cattle pictures on the Farming on the Isle of Islay page.
Previous update 13/May/2007
This page turned out longer than expected, but then there was so much to see during the first walk for the Islay Walking Week 2007 travelogue. I've just completed the page for the Lossit Walk, Islay including some nice pictures of an otter. Hopefully the page for the second walk will follow soon.
Previous update 11/May/2007
The first entry for the Islay Walking Week 2007 travelogue is complete: Arrival on Islay. Now on to the first walks...
Prrevious update 07/May/2007
Finally it's done: Yes, the Scotland Summer 2006 travelogue is complete. I've just finished the Departure from Islay page which completes the travelogue. But now on to the next one...
Previous update 06/May/2007 evening
Another dual update: Added a 180° Quicktime VR panorama of Gigha, Islay and Jura seen from the ferry to my Islay 180° panoramas. Same as the previous panorama it will be part of the last page for the Scotland Summer 2006 travelogue. Better get that finished now...
Previous update 06/May/2007 morning
Kind of a dual update: I've added a 180° Quicktime VR panorama of the southern shore of the Sound of Islay (seen from the ferry) to my Islay 180° panoramas, but it will also soon be part of the final page for the Scotland Summer 2006 travelogue.
Previous update 05/May/2007
My excuse is that it has been a busy week. That's why I've only just now finished the next page for the Scotland Summer 2006 travelogue: Finlaggan, Caol Ila and The Strand, Islay. Only the departure to document now.
Previous update 01/May/2007
Quick interruption of the work on the travelogue, updated the Islay links page with a section about Islay schools websites and blogs. Back to our regular programme.
Previous update 29/Apr/2007
Sorry, not much for the Islay Walking Week 2007 travelogue yet, but some progress for the Scotland Summer 2006 travelogue: Just added a page for a morning in Bridgend, Islay. More soon if everything goes to plan.
Previous update 09/Apr/2007
Finally it's done, the next page for the Scotland Summer 2006 travelogue and the page linking the two panoramas is complete: Lossit Bay and the Rhinns of Islay. A great day with fantastic views!
Previous update 06/Apr/2007
The second panorama from the day at Lossit Bay on the Rhinns of Islay: A 360° Quicktime VR panorama of Lossit Bay on the west coast of Islay. Slightly dark and moody, but I think that makes it interesting. More to come from that day soon.
Previous update 01/Apr/2007
Even though it is under my Isle of Islay pages it will also be part of the Scotland Summer 2006 travelogue: I've just added a Rhinns of Islay Panorama. A 360° Quicktime VR Panorama of the Rinns of Islay to be precise. More to come soon hopefully...
Previous update 31/Mar/2007 pm
It's done, I've just completed the an afternoon at Kilchiaran Bay, Islay, page for the Scotland Summer 2006 travelogue. Now on to a fantastic day at Lossit Bay and around!
Previous update 31/Mar/2007 am
Just to make sure that you don't think I'm not making any progress with the Scotland Summer 2006 travelogue a quick interim update: A page for an afternoon at Kilchiaran Bay, Islay is well under way. Linked to it I've recently completed a Quicktime VR panorama of the view over Kilchiaran Bay, Islay. Watch this space for updates...
Previous update 10/Mar/2007
Another break from the travelogue with an addition to the Isle of Islay pages: The Islay FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions About the Isle of Islay. I hope in particular first time visitors to Islay will find this page helpful.
Previous update 04/Mar/2007
Returning to the regular programme of updates to the Scotland Summer 2006 travelogue I present you with two new pages: A Morning in Port Charlotte, Islay and a Quicktime VR panorama of a view over Loch Indaal and Laggan Bay, Islay. More to come next weekend...
Previous update 25/Feb/2007
We interrupt our regular programme of the Scotland Summer 2006 travelogue additions with an update to the Swindon, Wiltshire - Then and Now page. I've added two pictures of Bellevue Road, one from 1876, one from 2007. But now back to the travelogue...
Previous update 24/Feb/2007
The latest addition to the Islay 180° panoramas page: a second Port Charlotte, Islay, panorama, this time from the beach at Port Lag na Tràghadh. The associated travelogue page will follow soon.
Previous update 17/Feb/2007 evening
The page associated to the panorama: Evening at Kilchoman, Islay, the latest addition to the Scotland Summer 2006 travelogue. More soon.
Previous update 17/Feb/2007 afternoon
Another panorama, this time a view over farm and fishing country on Islay: A panorama from Kilchoman over Loch Gorm and surrounding areas. The panorama stretches from Machir Bay in the west over Loch Gorm to the Paps of Jura in the east. The associated travelogue page will follow soon.
Previous update 11/Feb/2007 PM
With the three distillery panoramas completed I turned my attention back to the Scotland Summer 2006 travelogue: The Islay's Southern Distilleries page is now complete.
Previous update 11/Feb/2007 AM
Feels like I'm on a roll, the third panorama for the Islay Distillery Panoramas page is complete: We continue along the south coast of Islay for a Quicktime VR panorama of Ardbeg Distillery in the late afternoon sun.
Previous update 10/Feb/2007
The second panorama for the Islay Distillery Panoramas page is complete: Just up the road from Laphroaig a Quicktime VR panorama of Lagavulin Distillery as seen from the pier in Lagavulin Bay.
Previous update 04/Feb/2007
An addition to the Isle of Islay pages today: I've started an Islay Distillery Panoramas page, the first panorama is a view of Loch Laphroaig with Laphroaig Distillery. This will soon also make it on to the Islay's Southern Distilleries page I've recently started for the Scotland Summer 2006 travelogue. Watch this space...
Previous update 20/Jan/2007
Progress on the Scotland Summer 2006 travelogue: I've finally completed the page for the arrival on Islay in Port Ellen. Now on to the southern distilleries...
Previous update 14/Jan/2007
After the update yesterday an addition to my Isle of Islay pages today: A Quicktime VR panorama of Port Ellen as seen from the ferry arriving from Kennacraig. You'll see the connection to the travelogue soon...
Previous update 13/Jan/2007
I know, I know, I should really make some progress with the Scotland Summer 2006 travelogue. Hope to do that soon. For now I've updated the Isle of Islay Links page of my Isle of Islay pages. That was quite overdue and I've added quite a few links (and removed a handful of dead links).
Previous update 12/Nov/2006
The first week of the Scotland Summer 2006 travelogue is now complete with the drive from Kinlochewe to Tarbert on the way to Islay. More to come when I find the time.
Previous update 07/Nov/2006
Sorry it took me so long, my ongoing job search (I'm currently looking for a new job. For details, advice and suggestions feel free to contact me via e-mail) took a lot of time and energy the last few weeks. To find some balance I'm currently trying to carve out some time to work on the travelogue. Here are the first results, the latest additions to the Scotland Summer 2006 travelogue: Beinn Eighe (East) - Wester Ross, and two panoramas from the walk, Quicktime VR panorama of a view north east from Beinn Eighe and Quicktime VR 180° panorama of a view from the Black Carls. That's the Wester Ross pages complete, next I'll travel south to Islay. No promises when I'll get round to do that page though.
Previous update 01/Oct/2006
Finally we're back to the travelogue, two additions to the Scotland Summer 2006 travelogue: Hillwalking on Slioch - Wester Ross and a Quicktime VR 180° panorama of the view north from the Sgurr an Tuill Bhàin ridge. Hopefully more to come soon.
Previous update 23/Sep/2006
Apologies for the lack of progress with the travelogue, I hope to take that up again soon. In the meantime an addition to my Swindon & Wiltshire pages: Swindon, Wiltshire - Then and Now, where I've taken the pictures James Max Porter took in the 1940s and have tried to take similar pictures of the same places again in September 2006, 60 years later.
Previous update 05/Sep/2006
Two additions to the Scotland Summer 2006 travelogue: The last rainy with a short walk at Slattadale and a QuickTime VR panorama of a view over a rainy Loch Maree. More to come soon as the weather improved and I was able to get into the hills...
Previous update 30/Aug/2006
Another new page for the Scotland Summer 2006 travelogue: another rainy day in Wester Ross, this time in Torridon. I've also 'upgraded' the RSS news feed to make it more useful, subscribe to it if you use an aggregator (if you don't know what this is, the BBC has a good intro about RSS News feeds).
Previous update 29/Aug/2006
A few more pages are complete for the Scotland Summer 2006 travelogue: A QuickTime VR panorama of a view over the Cairngorm Plateau was added to the day on Ben Macdui. Then I travelled on to Wester Ross, visiting Rogie Falls on the way and creating a QuickTime VR panorama of the view over Rogie Falls and the suspension bridge. The first day in Wester Ross was a fairly wet and cloudy day with a visit to Gairloch and Rubha Rèidh. More to come soon...
Previous update 26/Aug/2006
The Scotland Summer 2006 travelogue is now well under way: Dunkeld, on the Way North, Ben Macdui and a QuickTime VR panorama of the view west from Ben Macdui are the first pages to go online. More to come over the next few days.
Previous update 29/Jul/2006
Having recently updated the Islay travelogues page I've now made a small addition to my portfolio: Armin's Little Shop, so far with two Isle of Islay designs. Let me know what you think of them!
Previous update 10/Jul/2006
Something new for Isle of Islay visitors, an addition to the 180° panoramas page: a panoramic view over Port Charlotte from Port a Bhàta (1.8MB download). I hope you like it. Even more about Islay can be found at IslayBlog.com, a blog about the Isle of Islay, Scotland. Now in it's third month and going strong!
Previous update 01/Jun/2006
A day later than I had hoped (I had set myself a goal to complete it by the end of May), but nevertheless the WalkIslay 2006 travelogue is now complete. The final additions: a second page for the walk on The Oa, a QuickTime VR panorama of the east of The Oa, a QuickTime VR panorama of a view over the Mull of Oa and the American Monument on The Oa and then the departure from Islay and return to Swindon. That's all. Something else to come next.
Previous update 29/May/2006
Didn't get as far as I had hoped, but the page for our walk on The Oa is well under way. Hope to finish it by the end of May.
Previous update 28/May/2006
Apologies for the lack of progress with the WalkIslay 2006 travelogue. I've been busy setting up a new weblog, IslayBlog.com. It's now up and running (go and have a look), I hope to finish the travelogue this bank holiday weekend.
Previous update 14/May/2006
Took slightly longer than expected as I was busy with a few other things, but the next page for the WalkIslay 2006 travelogue is now complete: A walk around Ardnave with views to Nave Island. Only one more walk to come now...
Previous update 07/May/2006
A busy weekend is over with two more pages for the WalkIslay 2006 travelogue: A visit to the Isle of Colonsay with a walk to Kiloran Bay and a QuickTime VR panorama of a view over Jura and Islay from Carnan Eoin, the highest hill on Colonsay. More next week.
Previous update 06/May/2006
This took longer than expected, but then there were a lot of pictures to review. For that you now get one new page and two new panoramas: Bholsa and Rhuvaal during the longest walk of the week, also Quicktime VR panoramas of the view over Bholsa and Port a' Chotain and the view over the North Coast of Islay. More soon if everything goes to plan.
Previous update 01/May/2006
Good progress on the WalkIslay 2006 travelogue with four new pages: Walking to Proaig and McArthur's Head with a QuickTime VR panorama of the view over the Sound of Islay below McArthur's Head followed by a walk on the east coast of the Isle of Jura and a QuickTime VR panorama of the view over Lowlandman's Bay and the Paps of Jura. More to come this week...
Previous update 29/Apr/2006
Work on the WalkIslay 2006 travelogue is well under way after returning from a great week. Two pages complete so far: Travelling to Islay and Storakaig and Islay's Fruit Basket. More to come soon!
Previous update 08/Apr/2006 (evening)
With less than a week to go until WalkIslay 2006 an addition to my Isle of Islay pages: New & reopened whisky distilleries, focusing on Bruichladdich and Kilchoman. While I was at it I also updated the Islay single malt whisky page.
Previous update 08/Apr/2006 (afternoon)
The visit dates back to 2003, for some reason I hadn't got round to complete the page with the pictures. The QuickTime VR 360° panoramas of Raglan Castle have been online since 2003, now I've finally added a page with a few pictures of Raglan Castle to the Raglan Castle pages.
Previous update 18/Mar/2006
Almost exactly four weeks before the first walk I've added my preview page for WalkIslay 2006. See you there?
Previous update 15/Mar/2006
Added two wallpapers to the Isle of Islay backgrounds/wallpapers page: Laphroaig Distillery and Port Askaig 2005.
Previous update 12/Mar/2006
First new page in my quest to add some new content: An excursion to Colonsay added to my Isle of Islay pages.
Previous update 11/Mar/2006
I'm back. Having to a large extent neglected this site over the last year I'll aim to update much more frequently and closer to the travels. Watch this space...
Previous updates February 2006
In February the Scotland Winter 2005 travelogue was completed.
Previous updates January 2006
For those interested in QTVR panoramas I've started to put collections of my panoramas together, the first one a page with Munro QTVR panoramas. Further pages will be added.
Previous updates November/December 2005
The latest additions to the Scotland Summer 2005 travelogue: The first walk on Islay for this stay, out to Proaig and McArthur's Head (also a QTVR panorama of a view over Proaig and Beinn Bheigier. Followed by some rest on a rainy day. More to come, hopefully soon.
Previous update 23/Oct/2005
I should have updated this list much earlier as I completed the pages, but I just never got around to do it. So here is a big update on the Scotland Summer 2005 travelogue: A great day walking in Glen Affric with QuickTime VR panoramas of Glen Affric and Loch Affric as well as the view from Màm Sodhail down Coire Leachavie. Then we drive south to Argyll to take the ferry to Islay. Having arrived on Islay we visit Kilchoman Distillery. And there's more to come from Islay...
Previous update 02/Oct/2005
Time for a big update on the Scotland Summer 2005 travelogue, five new pages this time: Sandwood Bay with a QTVR panorama of Sandwood Bay and a QTVR panorama of the beach and dunes in Sandwood Bay. Next the Summer Isles and Ullapool with a QTVR panorama of the view over the Summer Isles. Work on the page(s) for my walk in Glen Affric and up Mam Sodhail will begin soon, hope to have online by 09/Oct.
Previous update 24/Sep/2005
Apologies for the long time without updates, I've been very busy with a visit by my sister as well as a lot of work over the last few weeks. Anyway, the next instalment of the Scotland Summer 2005 travelogue is now complete: A walk to the Old Man of Stoer, an impressive sea stack. Sandwood Bay next.
Previous update 05/Sep/2005
The panoramas were actually complete yesterday, but as the corresponding main page wasn't complete I decided to hold off with the latest update to the Scotland Summer 2005 travelogue until today: Conival and Ben More Assynt with QTVR panoramas of the view east from Conival and the view south west from Conival. More to come soon.
Previous update 29/Aug/2005
From spring straight into summer: I've just kicked off the Scotland Summer 2005 travelogue, so far with three pages. First some good views at Queens View over Loch Tummel, then not so good views due to low clouds during a walk at the Cairngorm plateau and finally a visit to Rogie Falls where I watched salmon leaping up a waterfall. Next on the list the walk up Conival and Ben More Assynt, hope to have this online over the next few days. There might also be one or two QTVR panoramas from the walk.
Previous update 26/Jun/2005
Finally it's done: The WalkIslay 2005 travelogue is complete. After all the walks only the departure from Islay was left. And a QuickTime VR panorama of a view over Loch Lomond to Ben Lomond on the way back to Swindon.
Previous update 19/Jun/2005
Quite a lot of progress on the WalkIslay 2005 travelogue: To start with the RSPB Loch Gruinart Walk with a QuickTime VR panorama of a view over Loch Gruinart. Then a sunny walk from Kilchoman to Kilchiaran (and back), together with a QuickTime VR panorama of a view over Machir Bay and Kilchoman. And finally a nice evening walk at Portnahaven. Now there's only the departure and return journey to Swindon left.
Previous update 04 Jun 2005
After sickness and removing the guestbook links at least from the Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Isle of Islay pages I finally find the time to continue working on the WalkIslay 2005 travelogue, leading to three new pages: Walking up Beinn Bheigier with two QuickTime VR panoramas: View north east from Beinn Bheigier and view over Ardtalla from Beinn Bheigier. More to come.
Previous update 08 May 2005 evening
A short interruption to the WalkIslay 2005 travelogue with an addition to the Swindon & Wiltshire pages: Pictures from the Swindon Kite Festival. The regular program will continue soon.
Previous update 08 May 2005 afternoon
With the frustration of having to abandon the guestbook behind me I turned my mind to the WalkIslay 2005 travelogue again and completed the page for our day walking on the Isle of Jura. More to come soon hopefully.
Previous update 05 May 2005
Some bad news: Unfortunately there will be quite a few dead links on pretty much the whole site now. The reason? I've removed the guestbook. Why? It was just not sustainable any longer. Invisible for most of you, but not for me. The spam just took over. There were just too many spam messages in it every day, which I had to remove. Most of them were for things I don't want my visitors to see, so I had to almost constantly monitor it to be able to quickly enough remove these messages. I even had to get my mother to help me out when I was away. I tried a few fixes, none of them really stopped the flood. So I decided to pull the plug today. Thank the spammers for breaking a good thing.
I'll start removing the links soon, until then there will be quite a few "404's". You can still send me feedback through my Feedback form though. The spammers haven't broken that yet...
Previous update 03 May 2005
While I'm still working on the page for our day walking on the Isle of Jura for the WalkIslay 2005 travelogue, you can already view a QuickTime VR panorama of a view over Loch Tarbert.
Previous update 02 May 2005
Here we go, the first two pages for the WalkIslay 2005 travelogue are complete: The outbound journey and A Wet Start. More to come, with much better weather.
Previous update 09 Apr 2005
At long last something new on this site, not much but also an outlook on things to come: The preview page for WalkIslay 2005 is ready. More to come after my return.
Previous update 08 Jan 2005
The Scotland Winter 2004 travelogue is now complete with a page about a morning in Glasgow with a visit to the German Christmas Market.
Previous update 03 Jan 2005
A happy new year and two new pages for the Scotland Winter 2004 travelogue: Hillwalking to the summit of Ben Vane and a QuickTime VR panorama of a cloudy view from Ben Vane. The final page from this travelogue should be finished soon as well.
Previous update 28 Dec 2004
Regular visitors to my travel pages might have noticed it already, but now I've progressed far enough to mention it here: The Scotland Winter 2004 travelogue is under way. We start with hillwalking at Beinn an Lochain and a QuickTime VR panorama of the view over the Arrochar Alps from Beinn an Lochain. Next a walk up Ben Vorlich with a QuickTime VR panorama of the view over the Arrochar Alps from near the summit of Ben Vorlich as well as a QuickTime VR panorama of a view over Loch Lomond. Finally a day at two Glasgow museums. More to come.
Previous update 27 Nov 2004
It's done: The Scotland Summer 2004 travelogue is complete. I've added the last page about our visit to Scotland Street School and the travelling home. Also added a few more links to the links and literature page. I should add just in time, as I'm off to Scotland again in a few days...
Previous update: 25 Nov 2004
The Scotland Summer 2004 travelogue is nearing completion, only one page to go now. I've just added the page about the drive from Oban to Glasgow with stops at the Bonawe Iron Furnace and the Hill House in Helensburgh.
Previous update 24 Nov 2004
Here's the last page from our three days on Colonsay for the Scotland Summer 2004 travelogue: Colonsay House Gardens as well as the ferry to Oban. Next we will drive to Glasgow before returning home.
Previous update 21 Nov 2004
Almost three weeks since the last update, not good. Here are four new pages for the Scotland Summer 2004 travelogue, all from Colonsay and Oronsay: First we travel to Colonsay and then walk over The Strand to Oronsay, then we visit Kiloran Bay. From our day at Kiloran Bay also two panoramas: QuickTime VR panorama of Kiloran Bay and QuickTime VR panorama of the view south over Colonsay from Carnan Eoin. Last day on Colonsay to follow.
Previous update 31 Oct 2004
Good progress on the Scotland Summer 2004 travelogue: No panorama this time, only a page about a rainy day on Islay. It turned out to be a quite busy day. Next we'll take the ferry to Colonsay.
Previous update 30 Oct 2004
This took slightly longer than expected, but here are the next two pages for the Scotland Summer 2004 travelogue: More hillwalking, this time on the Mull of Oa. On our way back we stopped at Kilnaughton Bay (QuickTime VR panorama, 4.8MB). More to come from Islay, no hillwalking though.
Previous update 23 Oct 2004
As promised some hillwalking on Islay for the Scotland Summer 2004 travelogue: We walked to Proaig and McArthur's Head, there are also QuickTime VR panoramas of Proaig and McArthur's Head (1.5MB) and the Sound of Islay (1MB) available. More hillwalking to come...
Previous update 21 Oct 2004
The next part of the Scotland Summer 2004 travelogue begins: We have arrived on Islay and visited Machir Bay (QuickTime VR panorama, 1.8MB download). Next we'll go hillwalking on Islay.
Previous update 17 Oct 2004 pm
Done. Here's the last page about my sister's horse trekking for the Scotland Summer 2004 travelogue: The ride to Dunaverty Bay. Now my sister and me will travel together, visiting Islay and Colonsay. I hope to have the next page(s) online soon.
Previous update 17 Oct 2004 am
Almost there, the pages about my sister's horse trekking for the Scotland Summer 2004 travelogue are nearing completion. The latest additions are: Skernish to Ugadale, Ugadale to Homeston Farm, Forests and Distilleries and Coast and Cliffs. One more to come.
Previous update 10 Oct 2004
After completing the pages about my first week I've now turned to writing the pages about my sister's horse trekking for the Scotland Summer 2004 travelogue: First the Arrival at Homeston Farm, then the first day of riding at Machrihanish Bay and to Skernish. More to come.
Previous update 09 Oct 2004
Two more additions to the Scotland Summer 2004 travelogue: After three days on Arran I took the ferry to Kintyre and drove down the east coast of Kintyre to Homeston Farm. On the way I enjoyed an excellent view from Cnoc-nan Ghabar (QuickTime VR panorama) over Kilbrannan Sound to Arran. Now it's time to work on the pages of my sister's horse riding in Kintyre. Hope to have the first pages up soon.
Previous update 03 Oct 2004
Not as quick as I had hoped, but then I have two additions to the Scotland Summer 2004 travelogue this time: Coirein Lochain and Beinn Bhreac as well as a QuickTime VR panorama of Coirein Lochain (note: 2MB download, fast connection recommended). Now it's time to leave Arran and travel through Kintyre.
Previous update 29 Sep 2004
Sorry for the long break, I just had too many other things to do. But I'm promising to change this and also have another addition to the Scotland Summer 2004 travelogue: Not the most exciting day, driving around Arran and stopping at various places. I hope to have the next page complete by this weekend.
Previous update 28 Aug 2004
This took way too long, but I've finally finished the Goatfell page(s) from the Scotland Summer 2004 travelogue: I've now completed the main Goatfell page and I've also added another panorama, this time a QuickTime VR panorama of the view over North Goatfell, Mullach Buidhe and Coire Lan. Time to move on to the next page...
Previous update 21 Aug 2004
Some progress on the Goatfell page(s) from the Scotland Summer 2004 travelogue: I've added another panorama, this time a QuickTime VR panorama of the view from the summit of Goatfell. Enjoy.
Previous update 18 Aug 2004
Some progress on the Scotland Summer 2004 travelogue: It's not complete yet, but I've kicked off the Goatfell page. However, I've completed the first QuickTime VR panorama, a panoramic view over the Firth of Clyde. More to come.
Previous update 15 Aug 2004
The next page for the Scotland Summer 2004 travelogue is coming along nicely, but will still take a few days. In the meantime a quick update to my Books about Charles Rennie Mackintosh page. Added two books and updated some images. Happy shopping!
Previous update 08 Aug 2004
Much quicker this time the third page for the Scotland Summer 2004 travelogue: From Galloway I travelled to the Isle of Arran, stopping at Crossraguel Abbey and Ardrossan on the way. There's more to come: Next will be the page about hillwalking to the summit of Goatfell, which will probably take a while to prepare.
Previous update 07 Aug 2004
This took longer than expected, but I've finally completed the second page for the Scotland Summer 2004 travelogue: Hillwalking in the Galloway Forest Park to The Merrick. More to come, hopefully quicker than this time.
Previous update 02 Aug 2004
The first page for the Scotland Summer 2004 travelogue is complete: The Rhinns of Galloway. I also started a page with helpful links and books. More to come.
Previous update 29 Jul 2004
If you regularly read my weblog you will have seen the pictures already, for now I'm using them for the preview page for my travelogue Scotland 2004 Summer. More to come over the next few weeks, we took a lot of pictures...
Previous update 20 Jun 2004
Nothing really new, just some maintenance: Updated the history page and the sitemap. Added a site search with Google. I hope that will make it easier to find things...
Previous update 19 Jun 2004
After a long time finally a new addition to my Charles Rennie Mackintosh pages: A page about the chancel furniture of Holy Trinity Church in Bridge of Allan, designed by Mackintosh.
Previous update 22 May 2004
It's done. The Islay Walking Week 2004 travelogue is complete: I just added the page with our drive back to Swindon with a visit to Crarae Garden. That's all. Enjoy. And let me know what you think.
Previous update 19 May 2004
The last page from a walk during the Islay Walking Week 2004: Our last walk, a walk at The Oa with the American Monument. One more page to come, the drive back to Swindon...
Previous update 13 May 2004
The next addition to the Islay Walking Week 2004 travelogue: A dusk walk around Port Charlotte. More to come...
Previous update 11 May 2004
Only three pages to go now on the Islay Walking Week 2004 travelogue: The latest addition is our walk around the RSPB Loch Gruinart Nature Reserve, where we earned our WalkIslay hat. More to come...
Previous update 09 May 2004 evening
A quite productive weekend, I have another update to the Islay Walking Week 2004 travelogue: An afternoon at the Loch Gruinart Reserve Woodland, including the presentation of the first WalkIslay hat for the completion of eight walks. More to come...
Previous update 09 May 2004 afternoon
Back on Islay the next update to the Islay Walking Week 2004 travelogue: A walk around Islay House and Bridgend on a windy day. More to come...
Previous update 08 May 2004
Two more pages from the day on the Isle of Jura added to the Islay Walking Week 2004 travelogue: The walk to Knockrome and Ardfernal and a QuickTime VR panorama of the view from Ardfernal Hill. More to come...
Previous update 06 May 2004
The next addition to the Islay Walking Week 2004 travelogue is not from Islay: The first walk from our day over on Jura, Craighouse and Keils. More to come...
Previous update 04 May 2004
If you don't know what RSS is or how to use a News Aggregator (I recommend AmphetaDesk) you can probably ignore this. But if you do: I've created/added an RSS feed with a list of the latest additions you can subscribe to. That way you'll never miss any additions to this site ;-)
Previous update: 03 May 2004
Two more additions to the Islay Walking Week 2004 travelogue: A walk to Proaig and the Visitors Welcome Evening. More to come...
Previous update: 01 May 2004
The next walk of the Islay Walking Week 2004 pages is complete: Solam and Callumkill with visits to the carved faces and the fever village. More to come...
Previous update: 29 Apr 2004
Time for some serious walking: I've added Lossit and the Sound of Islay to the Islay Walking Week 2004 pages. More to come...
Previous update 27 Apr 2004
Not much walking yet, but first we had to get to Islay for the Islay Walking Week 2004: I've added the page about the drive from Swindon to Islay. More to come...
Previous update 24 Apr 2004
I'm not even back home yet, but the overview page for the Islay Walking Week 2004 is complete. I haven't written any of the individual pages yet, so there are no links to them at the moment. They will be completed over the next few weeks, please return regularly for updates.
Previous update 06 Mar 2004
Another addition to the Isle of Islay pages: A few pictures of Port Askaig, overlooking the Sound of Islay between Islay and the Isle of Jura. More to come?
Previous update 29 Feb 2004
A new page with a bit more to see, an addition to the Isle of Islay pages: Impressions of Port Charlotte, a beautiful village on the Rinns of Islay.
Previous update 22 Feb 2004
Not too much to see yet, but I've added the preview pages for two visits to Scotland currently being planned: Islay Walking Week in April and Scotland Summer 2004. More to come once we're back.
Previous update 11 Feb 2004
Time for two new panoramas, both from Avebury Stone Circle: A 180° QuickTime VR panorama of Avebury (4.4 MB download) and a 360° QuickTime VR panorama of Avebury and Silbury Hill (7.7 MB download). Both panoramas are quite big and might take a while to download, depending on your connection speed.
Previous update 10 Feb 2004
Not a new page, but a few new pictures: I added a few pictures to the Swindon page and updated some of the text. More to come.
Previous update 17 Jan 2004
Finally a new page, an addition to the Isle of Islay pages: A visit to Islay's capital Bowmore including the Round Church and Bowmore Distillery. More to come...
Previous update 10 Jan 2004
Not a new page, but a few new pictures: I've added three new pictures to the Isle of Islay backgrounds/wallpaper page. Views of Port Wemyss, the Port Charlotte Lighthouse and Lagavulin Distillery. I hope there's something for you among them.
Previous update 04 Jan 2004
Happy New Year! Nothing new yet, just some maintenance before I start working on new pages: Updated the Help/FAQ as well as the Sitemap. Now I need to decide which new page to work on first...
Previous update 25 Dec 2003
Kind of a Christmas present for my sister, although she helped me preparing it: Horse trekking in Wales, four pages with pictures my sister took during her holidays at the Cwmfforest Riding Centre
Previous update 18 Dec 2003
The third and final instalment for the Scotland Winter 2003 travelogue: A day out in Edinburgh and some shopping in Glasgow. This completes this travelogue. Others to come...
Previous update 17 Dec 2003
The second instalment for the Scotland Winter 2003 travelogue: Hillwalking at The Cobbler (Ben Arthur). (as well as a Quicktime VR panorama of the view north from The Cobbler (3.5MB download) for those with a fast connection or enough time). More to come soon hopefully.
Previous update 14 Dec 2003
Not long ago that I finished the Scotland travelogue from the summer and it's already time for the winter version: I just started the Scotland Winter 2003 travelogue. So far an evening in Glasgow and a day on Ben Lomond (as well as a Quicktime VR panorama from Ben Lomond (3MB download) for those with a fast connection or enough time)
Previous update 02 Nov
It took quite a while, but finally I've managed to update the sitemap. I hope I didn't miss anything, it should now list all pages on this site. Now it's time to turn to some content again...
Previous update 01 Nov 2003
Not really a new page, but I only now get around to update all the links etc: The Magic Roundabout in Swindon and the international press writing about it. The sitemap is still on the to-do list though.
Previous update 30 Oct 2003
Finally it's done: The Scotland Summer 2003 travelogue is complete, I've added the page with our last station: Glasgow. Next I'll have to update the sitemap and complete some other maintenance.
Previous update 19 Oct 2003 pm
Much quicker this time the next addition to the Scotland Summer 2003 travelogue: Our drive from Perth to Glasgow with visits to Holy Trinity Church in Bridge of Allan (interesting for Charles Rennie Mackintosh enthusiasts) and the Falkirk Wheel.
Previous update 19 Oct 2003 am
That took way too long, but finally it's done, the next addition to the Scotland Summer 2003 travelogue: A visit to Cairn Gorm. Also two QuickTime VR panoramas, a view south west from Cairn Gorm and a view of Cairn Gorm for those of you with a fast connection (note: 3.8MB download each)
Previous update: 05 Oct 2003
As promised the next addition to the Scotland Summer 2003 travelogue: The second part of our visit to Glen Affric: Glen Affric proper. Also a 360° QuickTime VR panorama of Glen Affric for those with a fast connection (5.6MB download).
Previous update 04 Oct 2003
And yet another update to the Scotland Summer 2003 travelogue: The first part of our visit to Glen Affric: Plodda Falls. The second part will probably follow tomorrow.
Previous update 29 Sep 2003
A double update to the Scotland Summer 2003 travelogue this time: Skye - The Old Man of Storr and On to Loch Ness. Not to forget two QuickTime VR panoramas for those with a fast connection: A view from The Storr on Skye and a view of Eilean Donan Castle. Hopefully more soon.
Previous update 24 Sep 2003
Slightly quicker this time another addition to the Scotland Summer 2003 travelogue: Arrival on Skye. I will be offline for a few days now, but hope to add a few more pages early next week (assuming everything goes to plan).
Previous update 23 Sep 2003
That took longer than I hoped for, but finally another page added to the Scotland Summer 2003 travelogue: Loch Sunart and Moidart on the way to the Isle of Skye. Hopefully the next pages will follow slightly quicker...
Previous update 07 Sep 2003, evening
A good weekend with another page added to the Scotland Summer 2003 travelogue: Going north, after returning to the mainland we drove up to Fort William and went for a very nice walk in Glen Nevis.
Previous update 07 Sep 2003, morning
Took me a while to prepage all the panoramas, but now I've got another page to add to the Scotland Summer 2003 travelogue: A walk near Saligo. If you have fast connection (or a lot of time) you can also try the QuickTime VR panorama of a view over Dùn Bheolain (Note: 4MB download) or the QuickTime VR panorama of a view over Eilean Mór and Tràigh Bhàn (Note: 1.5MB download)
Previous update 01 Sep 2003
A bit quicker this time, the next addition to the Scotland Summer 2003 travelogue: Back on Islay again, more pictures from the Isle of Islay after our return from Colonsay.
Previous update 31 Aug 2003
It took me longer than I had hoped for, but I've finally got another addition to the Scotland Summer 2003 travelogue: A day on Colonsay and Oronsay. If you have a fast connection (or a lot of time) you can also view a QuickTime VR panorama of the view from the monument on Colonsay (Note: 7MB download). And I moved a few entries from this list to the history page.
Previous update 24 Aug 2003
The second instalment for the Scotland Summer 2003 travelogue: The first days on the Isle of Islay. More to come.
Previous update 16 Aug 2003
And another addition to the holiday section: Scotland Summer 2003 has been kicked off. Not much yet, only the way up to Scotland and over to Islay so far, but there's more to come.
Previous update 14 Jul 2003
After one of the best summer weekends of 2003 so far two new pages in the holiday section: A visit to Dyrham Park with a 360° QuickTime VR Panorama of Dyrham Park. Other pages to follow later this week.
Previous update 22 Jun 2003
A new area in the holiday section: Wales in Pictures. A lot of it is still work in progress, but there are a few nice 360° QuickTime VR panoramas of Raglan Castle. More to come over the next few weeks.
Previous update 26 May 2003
And another addition to the holiday section: Scotland Winter 2002. Visits to Loch Lomond and Inveraray.
Previous update 17 May 2003
A new addition to the holiday section: Scotland Easter 2003. Including travelling through Argyll, Ardnave on the Isle of Islay and the ferry from Islay to Kennacraig among others.
Previous update 26 Apr 2003
Three new panoramas added to my Isle of Islay pages: This time 360° QuickTime VR panoramas of Portnahaven, Machir Bay and Kilchiaran Bay. The travelogue from my visit to Scotland and in particular Islay over Easter 2003 will follow soon.
Previous update 05 Apr 2003
Another nice spring afternoon, this time in and around Marlborough in Wiltshire, including a panoramic view over Marlborough and it's famous college.
Previous update 30 Mar 2003
Added a page from a visit to the Cotswold Falconry Centre to the Gloucestershire pages.
Previous update 02 Mar 2003
Spring can't be far away now, my first new pictures this year: Panoramic views over Swindon from Liddington Castle in the Swindon & Wiltshire section.
Previous update 16 Feb 2003
Nothing new really, but I decided to remove a few pages (book recommendations etc). This site now focuses on Islay, my travelogues and Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Nothing else. While I was at it I updated the sitemap and the German page (Die Deutsche Seite)
Previous update 14 Jan 2003
Fulfilling two visitor requests: Added pictures from Kilchoman Military Cemetary and from Port Askaig to the Isle of Islay background/wallpaper page. I hope you like them.
Previous update 11 Jan 2003
A large monitor might be helpful for my latest addition/update: I added/updated a few panorama pictures from the Isle of Islay in my Isle of Islay pages. And while I was at it I moved a few entries from this list to the site history page.
Previous update 10 Jan 2003
Only one picture this time: Stonehenge in the 1940's, added to the Wiltshire & Swindon pages. Hopefully more this weekend.
Previous update 04 Jan 2003
Happy New Year! New year, new page: Finally something new on this site: Historic pictures from Swindon added to the Wiltshire & Swindon pages.
Previous update 10 Nov 2002
Completed the pages for my 1998 holiday in Scotland by adding the page with pictures from Glasgow. Also updated the sitemap with the new pages.
Previous update 09 Nov 2002
Finally started to scan the pictures from my 1998 holiday in Scotland. Two pages completed so far: Falls of Dochart and Isle of Islay. More to follow soon.
Previous update 02 Nov 2002
Finally a new page: Impressions from the Cotswold Canal in the Gloucestershire pages. Also updated the Sitemap. More to come...
Previous update 19 Oct 2002
Maintenance continues on the Isle of Islay pages. During that I updated the Islay links page, removed a few dead links and added a few new links.
Previous update 12 Oct 2002
Still working on various maintenance activities. Removing some useless Java-Applets and similar things. Making good progress, so I hope to start working on new pages some time next week.
Previous update 15 Sep 2002
With my World Tour of Scotland now over and the weblog implemented at my personal site it's time to start some work on this site again. Some people had complained that the background colour I used to have on this site (gold) was taking away something from the pictures. So my first move was to change it to something less intrusive. Hope this is better now.
Previous update 23 Jun 2002
Added a couple of links to the Charles Rennie Mackintosh links page. This will probably be the last update for a while, as I will go on a long holiday soon:

Previous update 09 Jun 2002
An addition to the Swindon & Wiltshire pages: A page about Larmer Tree Gardens near Salisbury. Also added a picture of Finlaggan & Paps of Jura to the Isle of Islay wallpapers.
Previous update 13 May 2002
And the third page for the Gloucestershire pages is complete: A few pictures of young farm animals during early spring 2002.
Previous update 12 May 2002
Work on the Gloucestershire pages continues: Added a page about Hidcote Manor Garden. More to come.
Previous update 11 May 2002
Finally something new on this site: Added a page about Snowshill Manor to the Gloucestershire pages. Hope to add more soon.
Previous update 10 Apr 2002
Added a preview page about Gloucestershire, a new area I'm planning to add to my holiday pages. Also updated the Sitemap with the new pages.
Previous update 19 Mar 2002
Kept the momentum from the weekend and added yet another page: Portnahaven on the Isle of Islay. I'll probably focus on my Worldtour of Scotland pages for the next few days though.
Previous update 17 Mar 2002
Started to get busy again: Completed the page about Queen's Cross Church, the only church design by Charles Rennie Mackintosh which was actually completed. And added more pictures to the "Isle of Islay - Watercolours by Ken Stainsby" page.
Previous update 16 Mar 2002
Finally something new: Added a page "Isle of Islay - Watercolours by Ken Stainsby" to my guest pages in the Islay travelogues area. Also updated the Charles Rennie Mackintosh links again, adding several links suggested by Robert B Kelly.
Previous update 14 Mar 2002
Sorry, the page about Queen's Cross Church is still not finished. I'm currently working on something else, I hope to go public with it in the next few days. And to complete the Queen's Cross Church page as well...
Previous update 04 Mar 2002
Started some work on the Charles Rennie Mackintosh section: Updated the CRM links page and started work on a page about Queen's Cross Church. Hope to have this completed in the next few days.
Previous update 03 Mar 2002
Decided to streamline this site and focus on the key areas (Isle of Islay, travelogues and Charles Rennie Mackintosh). Removed several pages completely or moved them to my personal website. Redesigned my personal website during that process. There will probably be a few "404's" around while I work on the cleanup...
Previous update 05 Feb 2002
Just a minor update of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Links page today. Mainly working on my latest site "World Tour of Scotland" at the moment, however, I hope to be able to add something new on this page next weekend.
Previous update 27 Jan 2002
Finally managed to add a new page: I've prepared a page about the memorials for victims of the disasters of the HMS Otranto and HMS Tuscania on the Isle of Islay. Many thanks to Carl Satter who sent me a lot of valuable information helping me to prepare this page.
Previous update 05 Jan 2002
Happy New Year! Just a quick note that I'm still around. I'm working on a few other things at the moment, so nothing really new here yet. Just made a few pages "year 2002 compliant" and made a few cosmetic adjustments to make pages Mozilla compliant, well, standards compliant.
Previous update 28 Dec 2001
Just completed the travelogue from my recent long weekend in Glasgow/Scotland: Pages about hill walking in Auchineden, winter sunset over Loch Lomond, sunshine and nice views in the Trossachs, fog over Loch Katrine and Christmas shopping in Glasgow. And I removed the Christmas decoration from this page. Not to forget the update of the sitemap
Previous update 20 Dec 2001
Added the first page to the travelogue from my recent long weekend in Glasgow/Scotland: A page with pictures from Glasgow on Ice. More to come.
Previous update 19 Dec 2001
Not much to see yet, but I started with the travelogue from my recent long weekend in Glasgow/Scotland. I hope to have a few pictures online within the next few days. This will be my only concession to Christmas this year, I decided against Christmas decoration. Or may be not? What's that just above?
Previous update 02 Dec 2001
Added the first guest page to my Isle of Islay pages: Pictures of Kilchoman Cross by Tony Coxon. Still thinking about Christmas decoration, should I add some to this page or not? Send me your opinion through my feedback form.
Previous update 28 Nov 2001
Nothing really new (in regards to new pages), but I redesigned the Isle of Islay main page. It should now be easier to find the individual pages and it also created the space for new pages I'm planning to add over the next few weeks.
Previous update 18 Nov 2001
And another addition to my Charles Rennie Mackintosh pages: Added a page about his probably best known architectural work, The Glasgow School of Art.
Previous update 17 Nov 2001
Added three more new wallpapers, this time to the Charles Rennie Mackintosh wallpapers/backgrounds page: A view of the West wing of the Glasgow School of Art, a view of Queens Cross Church and a famous Aphorism: "There is Hope in Honest Error..."
Previous update 11 Nov 2001
Added two new wallpapers to the Isle of Islay wallpapers/backgrounds page: A view over the Sound of Islay to the Paps of Jura and a collage of pictures of Kildalton Cross. The Charles Rennie Mackintosh page had to wait ;-)
Previous update 08 Nov 2001
Added a new page about Cultoon Stone Circle to my Isle of Islay pages. Hope to add at least one page to my Charles Rennie Mackintosh pages some time this coming weekend.
Previous update 05 Nov 2001
My Kohlfahrt page is just about to be listed on www.kohlfahrten.de, so I added a reciprocal link to them.
Previous update 30 Oct 2001
Just some maintenance today: Updated the sitemap and moved a few entries from this list to the history page. I hope to add some new content by the weekend.
Previous update 28 Oct 2001
Finally it's done: The travelogue from my visit to my sister in Heidelberg is complete. Pictures from the castle in Heidelberg and excursions into the Pfalz (Palatinate).
Previous update 27 Oct 2001
Just a quick interim update while I'm working on the Heidelberg 2001 pages: Added a quick page about the Magic Roundabout to the Swindon & Wiltshire pages. I hope to have the Heidelberg pages complete by Sunday.
Previous update 15 Oct 2001
Just a very quick addition to my Charles Rennie Mackintosh pages: Added a page with recommendations for videos about CRM and Glasgow.
Previous update 07 Oct 2001
As promised below an addition to my Charles Rennie Mackintosh pages: Added a page about 5 Blythswood Square, Glasgow.
Previous update 06 Oct 2001
Did some more cleanup on various pages as well as a very quick addition: A list of Islay travelogues on my Isle of Islay pages. Hope to add a few more pages tomorrow.
Previous update 02 Oct 2001
Started with a little cleanup of my Charles Rennie Mackintosh pages. Added a few links on the CRM links page and restructured the page. I hope to add some new material (e.g. 5 Blythswood Square) by mid October.
Previous update 30 Sep 2001
I just realised that this site is now two years old (well, at least under the domain www.armin-grewe.com). You can read more about the changes on my history page. Time for another facelift ;-) Added a row of pictures to give an impression of what is on offer on the site.
Previous update 29 Sep 2001
The Science Museum Wroughton pages are now complete: Added a page about road transport and a page with various exhibits, from Wurlitzer music boxes to hovercrafts. Updated the sitemap and added a first version of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).
Previous update 27 Sep 2001
Next page added to the Science Museum Wroughton: A page with several pictures of old planes. More to follow.
Previous update 26 Sep 2001
Started to add a few pages about the Science Museum Wroughton: First the Overview page for the Science museum, then a page with pictures of fire-fighting appliances. More pages with pictures of planes, cars and others to follow.
Previous update 25 Sep 2001
I had a very nice long weekend in Heidelberg, visiting my sister. I'll add the pages over the next few weeks. For now I've added a page about Longleat House to my Swindon & Wiltshire pages.
Previous update 12 Sep 2001
Added a preview page for my upcoming visit to Heidelberg. I will visit my sister in Heidelberg/Germany shortly and hope to complete the travelogue by late September or early October.
Previous update 06 Sep 2001
Nothing really new at the moment, I've just completed a bit of maintenance on my Isle of Islay pages. Just fixed a few errors, updated some links, that kind of stuff. And I've restructured the overview for my holiday & travelogue pages. The entries are now sorted by country, so that it should be easier for you to find what you are interested in. Hope to add a few new pages over the next couple of days.
Previous update 04 Sep 2001
Took a bit longer than planned, but I've just added the pictures from Heale Garden to my Swindon & Wiltshire pages. Pages for Longleat House, the Wroughton Science Museum and the Wiltshire White Horses to follow over the next few weeks.
Previous update 31 Aug 2001
Nothing really new at the moment, I'm performing a bit of maintenance on my Isle of Islay pages. Just fixing a few errors, updating links, that kind of stuff. Hope to be able to add something new over the weekend though.
Previous update 29 Aug 2001
Added a short page about Woodhenge, a neolithic henge monument, to my Swindon & Wiltshire pages. Pictures from Heale Garden to follow soon.
Previous update 26 Aug 2001
Added a picture of Bruichladdich Casks to the Isle of Islay wallpapers/backgrounds page. Also went through a little maintenance of the About me, Armin Grewe section as well as some other pages. Die Deutschen Besucher können mir jetzt über ein Deutsches Formular eine Nachricht schicken.
Previous update 25 Aug 2001
Started to work on some visitor requests and added two pictures to the Isle of Islay wallpapers/backgrounds page: A view of Portnahaven and the Rhinns of Islay Lighthouse as well as the Lochindaal Hotel in Port Charlotte.
Previous update 19 Aug 2001
Finally it's done: The Scotland 2001 travelogue is complete! I've just added the final two pages, Culture & Science in Glasgow and Departure from Scotland. I hope you enjoy it, you can let me know via my feedback form what you think.
Previous update 18 Aug 2001
The Scotland 2001 travelogue is nearing it's completion: Only two pages to go after the latest addition Via Loch Lomond to Glasgow. Hope to get these done tomorrow.
Previous update 17 Aug 2001
Didn't manage to complete a page before I left for the weekend. But to compensate there are two new pages today: Our day of the three Glens, Neptune's staircase and Glenfinnan as well as Glen Nevis and Glencoe was added to the Scotland 2001 travelogue.
Previous update 08 Aug 2001
And another page complete for the Scotland 2001 travelogue: Elgol on the Isle of Skye and the way to Fort William via Loch Garry. Will try to add another one tomorrow before I go away for the weekend
Previous update 07 Aug 2001
I won't go into all the details, but my laptop is gone, broken, kaputt (If you care try my weblog). So I had to get my old desktop out again. Not as good as the laptop, but at least it works. Which means I was able to add two more pages to my Scotland 2001 travelogue: Our day on the Trotternish Peninsula (Isle of Skye) Part 1 and Part 2. More to follow soon. Hopefully.
Previous update 04 Aug 2001
I'm back, well, at least for now. After initial problems during the rebuild my laptop is currently working reasonably well, keep your fingers crossed it remains that way (and check my weblog if you have to wait for updates again). After the long wait another page for my Scotland 2001 travelogue is complete: Via Culloden and Urquhart Castle to the Isle of Skye. I hope I can add more over the next few days...
Previous update 23 Jul 2001
I give up and take a break. Looks like I need to completely reinstall Windows to fix my system. Decided to use the opportunity to upgrade to Windows 2000. Meaning: I won't update this site for a week or so. Also my response to emails will be absolutely minimal. My apologies for any inconvenience caused, but the constant crashes make any work almost impossible. Try my weblog in the meantime, I hope to be able to update that online, not needing my own PC.
Previous update 22 Jul 2001
Still fighting with computer problems, but managed to complete three more pages for the Scotland 2001 travelogue: Bays and Celtic Crosses on Islay, Driving from Islay to Tomintoul and Elgin and Brodie Castle.
Previous update 21 Jul 2001
Computer problems are holding me up at the moment, I hope to have them fully fixed soon (apologies for delays in replying to emails). Hence only one new page today for my Scotland 2001 travelogue: A day trip to the Isle of Colonsay
Previous update 19 Jul 2001
Two more pages complete for the Scotland 2001 travelogue: Bruichladdich and Loch Gruinart as well as Kilchiaran Bay and Coultoon
Previous update 16 Jul 2001
More pages go live for my Scotland 2001 travelogue: The way up from Swindon to Scotland and the ferry to the Isle of Islay. But there's more to come...
Previous update 15 Jul 2001
I'm back! It will take a while to complete my travelogue, but the first pages from my sisters and my holidays in Scotland 2001 are now online. Try the pages from my sisters week in Tomintoul first: Tomintoul Riding Centre, Glenlivet Estate and the Glenlivet trail. Watch this space for further updates.
Previous update 27 Jun 2001
A rather short update: Changed/updated the holidays in Scotland 2001 page to reflect the latest status. This will be the last update until I return from my holidays in mid July. Expect a lot of pages with lots of pictures then...
Previous update 26 Jun 2001
Completed the second of the two promised pages: The page about Bradford-on-Avon is now online as the latest addition to my Swindon & Wiltshire pages
Previous update 25 Jun 2001
First of the two promised pages is complete: Added the page about The Courts Garden. The page about Bradford-on-Avon should follow within the next few days.
Previous update 24 Jun 2001
Not much happening here at the moment. The reason? Here's the reason: www.grewe.co.uk. It's my second site with my weblog. Nevertheless, you can expect an update to this site very soon: I went to The Courts Garden and Bradford on Avon today. Expect the pictures in the next 2-3 days. At least one page received a quick update though: The page with the countries where my visitors came from.
Previous update 13 Jun 2001
Well, that's done again: The Sitemap is updated, so you can use it to check the structure of this site and what other pages there are
Previous update 12 Jun 2001
Started with the cleanup and moved some entries from this list to the History page. While doing that realised that it's now around 2 years ago that I first published a page on the web. Luckily no trace of that first page exists any more...
Previous update 11 Jun 2001
Added the third and last page to the pages about Stourhead Estate: Pictures of and views from King Alfred's Tower. This page/listing is growing rather long, looks like I need to start moving entries to the history page soon. Probably once I get round to prepare a preview page about the Wiltshire White Horses. And update the sitemap.
Previous update 10 June 2001
Added the page about Stourhead House and Stourton Village to the pages about Stourhead Estate
Previous update 09 Jun 2001
Started work on the pages about Stourhead Estate, the first page to go live is the page about Stourhead Garden. This garden is a magnificent example of an English landscaped garden, with beautiful views over a lake surrounded by exotic trees and shrubs.
Previous update 08 Jun 2001
Well, nothing new here really. Just to let you know that I'm busy with another project at the moment: I'm "relaunching" (as they say) the family website: www.grewenet.de. Nevertheless, I hope to add a few pages about Stourhead Estate to the Swindon & Wiltshire pages some time this weekend.
Previous update 29 May 2001
After a very cloudy Sunday at least the Bank Holiday Monday produced a little bit of sunshine. Not much, but enough for a visit to Lacock Abbey. I guess I'll have to return for the village another time...
Previous update 27 May 2001
After the visit to Bowood Rhododendron Walks last weekend, it was time for a visit to Bowood House and Gardens this weekend. My Swindon & Wiltshire pages continue to grow...
Previous update 21 May 2001
Another mostly grey and overcast weekend, although I managed to catch the few hours with a little bit of sunshine for a visit to Bowood Rhododendron Walks. Amazing colours from lots of Rhododendrons in full bloom.
Previous update 13 May 2001
Well, unfortunately the weather didn't keep its promise from yesterday, so I cancelled the visit to Stourhead I had originally planned. Instead I went to Castle Combe, a beautiful village not too far away.
Previous update 12 May 2001
Has spring finally really arrived? A lovely warm day, which I used for another visit to Avebury. Added a page with pictures from Avebury Stone Circle to the Swindon & Wiltshire pages. Also managed to take a few pictures from another one of the Wiltshire White Horses, I hope to be able to get a first version of the page online some time in May or June.
Previous update 07 May 2001
Now the "About me" page follows the same design as this page as the spring clean continues. Getting there... Also used the last day of the Bank Holiday weekend to do some baking: Added a recipe for Soda bread to the Baking with Armin page.
Previous update 06 May 2001
Well, after a good start Bank Holiday weather came back as it should be: cloudy and cold. So I just stayed at home did some more spring cleaning: The Charles Rennie Mackintosh page received a little facelift.
Previous update 05 May 2001
The Bank Holiday Weekend surprises with much better weather than expected, so I went to Crofton Pumping Station. The Swindon & Wiltshire pages continue to grow with this addition. I've started to collect pictures of the White Horses, although it will probably still take a while until I will be ready to prepare a page with them.
Previous update 02 May 2001
Some more spring cleaning complete, the "Thank you" pages after submitting a form (e.g. Feedback form or Recommendation form) now point to the right pages again. Also updated my German page: Meine Deutschen Besucher können jetzt etwas mehr lesen. Finally completed the first visitor request for the Isle of Islay wallpapers page by adding a picture of Bunnahabhain Distillery.
Previous update 30 Apr 2001
Spring clean is progressing, the Links, Friends & Shopping section should now be more or less tidied up. Also changed the feedback form to reflect the new structure. And more updates to the Sitemap
Previous update 29 Apr 2001
The Charles Rennie Mackintosh "wallpaper" page now has it's own feedback option. I also started a wee "spring clean exercise": I decided to get rid of some pages and restructure other areas. So you might get something like this when trying certain links... Also moved a few entries from this list to the history page and started to update the Sitemap
Previous update 28 Apr 2001
Added a page about a visit to Malmesbury to the Swindon & Wiltshire pages. Spring seems to have arrived finally...
Previous update 23 Apr 2001
Well, thank you to those of you who remembered my birthday and sent me a letter or called (Don't know when my birthday is? Try here or here). Some progress on my USA 1993 report: One page added with pictures from Redondo Beach (and neighbouring beaches).
Previous update 21 Apr 2001
The Isle of Islay "wallpapers" are here, now you can decorate your computer with pictures from the Isle of Islay. Four pictures available so far, or ask me for a picture you would like to see...
Previous update 18 Apr 2001
Not much new today, just some cosmetic stuff like removing the Easter page link from the top of this page and updating a few links on my Links page as well as adding some more information and links to the "My Sources" page. And again moved a few entries from this page to the History page. New pages to follow once I find the time for them, see below for what I'm planning (among other things)...
Previous update 11 Apr 2001
Just a quick update before Easter: Updated the Sitemap with the new pages. And in preparation for the upcoming long weekend I prepared the Happy Easter 2001 page, visit it for my Easter greetings. This might be the last update until some time after Easter, new pages I'm planning to work on are a page with Isle of Islay "wallpapers" (similar to the ones I offer for Charles Rennie Mackintosh) and more pages to the report from my 9 months in the USA 1993.
Previous update 10 Apr 2001
Finally it's done: I've set up my own forum for Charles Rennie Mackintosh. So far this forum was hosted externally, it's now hosted under my own domain giving me more freedom in regards to design and functionality. I hope to find quite a few new entries in the forum soon...
Previous update 07 Apr 2001
After almost a month of working intermittently at it, it is finally done: The Sailing from Scotland to the Faroe Islands 1997 travelogue is complete! I would appreciate your thoughts about it via my feedback page.
Previous update 06 Apr 2001
Getting there, only two pages remaining I need to complete.Two more pages added to the Sailing from Scotland to the Faroe Islands 1997 travelogue: STS Malcolm Miller and a tour of the Endeavour. I hope to finish these pages this weekend and then to also update the sitemap.
Previous update 04 Apr 2001
Another addition to the Sailing from Scotland to the Faroe Islands 1997 travelogue: Rough seas on the Atlantic
Previous update 30 Mar 2001
Two more pages added to the Sailing