A visit to beautiful Brescia today - doesn’t seem to be a major tourist centre for reasons I can’t understand.

Typical - every time I go away on holiday, Glasgow turns into the French Riviera.

A great result for Glasgow: Iconic Glasgow museum named among the world's best glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/scottish-…

A trek across the meadows to find the house near Toblach / Dobbiaco where Gustav Mahler spent his last summers and composed his last two symphonies

A visit to the former Grand Hotel, Toblach where Mahler had dinner with his friend, fellow composer and conductor Richard Strauss.

A trip round the stunning Villa Moroni in Bergamo this afternoon, with its extraordinary frescoes, art collection and secret garden. It’s within the old city walls but almost empty of tourists.

Delighted to see University of Glasgow shortlisted for a Green Gown Award for our Eco-Hub project in the Creating Impact category. greengownawards.org/showcasing-our…

A salty Margarita to mark the last night of a very enjoyable holiday - not very Italian but that’s ok.

This is disgraceful - the Government needs to sort this out immediately. telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…

Well said.

A Farewell to Arms cocktail - named after my favourite Hemingway novel.

Another article pointing up the Home Office’s failure to process visas promptly. The Govt needs to step up as other countries have already done. thetimes.com/world/middle-e…

Appalling and shameful news from Gaza - a stain on all humanity.

A piece on Dundee and the state of the university sector, published today. wonkhe.com/blogs/dundees-…

Great to see the Keystone building rising out of the ground University of Glasgow Gilmorehill campus - a major investment in engineering, computer science and Scotland’s future.

An excellent service today to mark the life of Sir Ken Calman - an amazing Chancellor of ⁦University of Glasgow⁩ and a wonderful man.

A Test Pilot cocktail - first mixed by Don Beach in 1941.

VJ today - remembering all those who lost their lives in World War 2. Bill Slim led the allied troops in Burma in 1944/45 - he was hugely popular with the troops. As he said: “Moral courage is a higher and rarer virtue than physical courage”.

It’s high time the UK government acted so that Palestinian students can take up their places at universities ⁦Home Office⁩ | Politics News | Sky News news.sky.com/story/delay-bi…

A Darkness Calls cocktail on this beautiful weekend evening.