Raj Gill
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My work has been published in The Sunday Times (I worked in the London office for three years), I did a stint in all the departments, before finally settling in into the Culture section, where I worked on the six part series One Thousand Makers of Music. Also I have had work published in The Sunday Herald, The Herald’s Saturday Magazine, Scotland on Sunday, The Daily Record, Evening Times, Inspire Magazine ( I wrote the cover story for the launch issue), Eastern Eye, Awaz and also Families magazine. Online it has been published in www.familyfunguide.co.uk and www.wiredforstyle.co.uk www.ifashionmagazine.com and www.whereandnow.com

Blog Entries by Raj Gill

Premium Travel in... Palma, Majorca

(0) Comments | Posted 5 March 2013 | (14:24)

It wasn't even the school holidays, but with impending Christmas and Hogmanay festivities, we were getting pretty stressed, which is insane considering that we aren't even Christians. We are Sikhs, and happy to join in with any celebrations, any excuse for a party. Why all the stress? The logistics of...

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Dining Out in Red Leaf, Glasgow

(0) Comments | Posted 1 March 2013 | (19:39)

Saturday night, we are child free, it is Valentine's weekend, should we hit the town, or stay in? Decisions, decisions!! Hit the town of course.

We decide to go to an adult only zone, not a child in sight, we head out to the Casino, one place we are guaranteed...

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Review: Sleeping Beauty, Kings Theatre, Glasgow

(0) Comments | Posted 26 February 2013 | (11:36)

It's Preview night of Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty in Glasgow's Kings Theatre. And we (me and my dear friend Drushkie) are two very excited girls because we have been invited along to this very special viewing.

Matthew Bourne's reputation precedes him. He is one of the most talented Choreographers...

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Premium Travel in... Montpellier, France

(0) Comments | Posted 19 February 2013 | (16:21)

We arrived in Montpellier late afternoon on the Friday. Montpellier is the capital of the Languedoc-Roussillon region. It is the eighth largest city of the country and is also the fastest growing city in France in over the past twenty five years. After a light lunch we decided to go...

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Dining out in The Italian Bistro, Glasgow

(0) Comments | Posted 18 February 2013 | (16:58)

It's the last day of half term break, and we want to take the children out for a nice lunch, somewhere off the beaten track, and the usual child friendly restaurants that we tend to frequent, as today they will be super busy, and none of us in the mood...

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Dining Out in Misa, Majorca

(0) Comments | Posted 18 February 2013 | (11:42)

Marc Fosh's Misa Braseria & Bar is located in the heart of the old city in Palma, a little off the beaten track; it's a great wee find. It's not over populated with tourists, in fact the day we visited bearing in that it was off peak season (December), there...

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Premium Travel in Puigpunyent, Majorca

(0) Comments | Posted 15 February 2013 | (19:48)

It's the second part of our two tier trip to Majorca and we are taking a wee trip to the Tramuntana Mountains, for a three night stay at the Gran Son Net Hotel.

The drive from Palma to Gran Son took approx thirty minutes. We arrived in the small...

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Dining Out in Bo'vine, Glasgow

(0) Comments | Posted 15 January 2013 | (17:12)

Saturday night and we decide to head out to Glasgow's West End, the children are in tow so we have to behave, no bar-hopping or clubbing, just a nice quiet dinner out for four.

Bo'vine is situated at the top of Byres Road, and is the Hilton West End's...

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Dining Out in Restaurante Caballito de Mar, Palma de Mallorca

(0) Comments | Posted 18 December 2012 | (17:27)

At the heart of cultural and tourist Majorca with fine views of the sea we stumbled upon Restaurante Caballito de Mar. It is situated on the edge of Palma's old quarter in the front corner of the Placa de la Llonja, nearby by is the Cathedral and The Almudaina Palace.

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Premium Travel in...Edinburgh, Scotland

(0) Comments | Posted 11 December 2012 | (15:07)

I love Edinburgh. There you go, I may be from Glasgow, which I also love, but I do love Edinburgh. I love to go there for day trips, and I love staying over for a few days to enjoy it even more. I don't get to Edinburgh as often as...

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Premium Travel in...Clerkenwell, London

(0) Comments | Posted 10 December 2012 | (10:54)

For some time we had been hearing all about Clerkenwell and how it is now THE most happening place in London. We had already checked out south London, and been quite impressed with Bermondsey. So we thought why not go further afield, this time east to see what's new and...

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Premium Travel in...Jura, Scotland

(0) Comments | Posted 6 December 2012 | (13:46)

Halloween and what to do? Best idea yet, get out of town. We live in the suburbs, and on the night of Halloween, there's no point in closing the front door, there's constant door knocking/door bell ringing from the minute the local school finishes.

So when the opportunity presented...

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Off to the Flix...The Imax

(1) Comments | Posted 5 December 2012 | (14:45)

We decide to take the children to see the new Batman movie at the Imax instead of the usual mainstream cinema. As soon as this announcement was made we were hit by a barrage of questions. Why are we going to the Imax? What is Imax? What's the difference between...

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Premium Travel in...Bermondsey, London

(0) Comments | Posted 4 December 2012 | (18:36)

When staying in London we usually try and choose a hotel that is pretty central, and generally stick to W1, it's a stone's throw from all the shops and perfect for getting around.

So on a recent trip, we took a chance drove past W1 and headed south east...

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Dining Out In...Corinthian, Glasgow

(0) Comments | Posted 30 November 2012 | (14:42)

Date night, for us, the first one in an absolute age. So we decided to go back to the place that holds a special significance for us, Corinthian. It's where we conducted the majority of our brief courtship.

It's changed a great deal since then, well it was eleven...

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Premium Travel in...Switzerland

(0) Comments | Posted 29 November 2012 | (16:39)

On a recent trip to Switzerland I had the opportunity to join a group of Sherlockians (Sherlock Holmes fans). The Sherlock Holmes Society of London were visiting the Bernese Oberland. It was this beautiful landscape that inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of Sherlock Holmes.

The pilgrimage started...

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Review: John Bishop, Rollercoaster Tour, SECC Glasgow

(0) Comments | Posted 30 October 2012 | (19:16)

So when I got the invitation to attend the John Bishop Rollercoaster gig, I was excited beyond words. I have a huge school-girl crush on him! Been trying to figure out if it's just because he makes me laugh so much, I literally wet my pants! Or if it's because...

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Premium Travel in...Turnberry, Scotland

(0) Comments | Posted 1 October 2012 | (12:51)

Despite the fact that we live approximately an hour away from Turnberry, we have never actually managed to visit. So this summer we made it one of our priority destinations. Great decision as Turnberry didn't disappoint. The views are undeniably some of the best we have seen in Scotland. As...

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Premium Travel in ......Cork, Ireland

(0) Comments | Posted 5 September 2012 | (12:37)

We left Glasgow on an Aer Lingus flight and one hour and thirty minutes later we arrived in Cork. Then we had an hour and half drive to the Liss Ard Estate. The main house is referred to as a country house estate as opposed to a hotel.

We were...

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Premium Travel in... Belfast, Ireland

(0) Comments | Posted 19 August 2012 | (15:05)

For our first ever trip to Ireland we opted to go to Belfast. A double treat as it was also the weekend that MTV Titanic Sounds Concert was taking place, and also the launch of the brand new sparkly Titantic Museum.
We set out from Glasgow International airport on...

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