On a crisp spring morning in April, almost the entire town of Anstruther (or what seemed like it) assembled at the Dreel Burn to anxiously watch The Duck Race — where over a thousand bright yellow rubber ducks are launched into the river, and everyone watches with bated breath to see if their sponsored duck will win. I set off for Anstruther, with a loyal friend in tow, on 4 April, at 9am (diabolically early for the first Saturday of Reading Week). Upon arriving, we found a quaint coffee shop...

If you’ve never been to a Holi celebration, you might be like me. Before attending Sanskriti, the Indian Society’s Tamasha celebration this week, all I knew about Holi was what my Scottish Catholic school had taught me about thirteen years ago. I think I had missed a memo on start times, because although the event was advertised to start at 12:30, when we arrived slightly too promptly at 12:45, we were told to wait a bit longer until they were ready for us. After a very short and, frankly,...

This article has kindly been sponsored by Dune. Stepping into Dune on North Street, you’d be forgiven for thinking that you have just entered an old-money sailing cottage, with its blue nautical-chic interiors transporting you far from the mediaeval surroundings of some of St Andrews’ oldest buildings. The upstairs restaurant area provides an iconic view of St Salvator’s Chapel, and the sunshine outside completes the feeling of sitting on a seaside harbour — only without the fishy smell. The...