2025
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My home for the next few months… Edinburgh
Today I write from a wooden windowsill that looks out over Fife and the sea. The next few months, this old house on the edge of Edinburgh will be my home. I came here to do research at the University of Edinburgh; I’ll be studying the discourse on transgender care... Continue reading
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Meditations on Hoy – on being alone and the power of human connection
Sometimes I feel alone, and then I push that feeling away, as though I shouldn't feel it. As soon as I landed on Orkney, I knew I didn’t want to be alone. And yet I pitched my tent in an empty pasture, walked to Neolithic cairns and stones, and crossed over to an island... Continue reading
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12 days out from Glasgow
I lived in Glasgow for 8 months and took every chance I got to spend in Scottish nature. You certainly don't need to venture far from the city to have a lovely day in the outdoors. Here are my favourite spots to go for a hike, swim or a wander... Continue reading
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Winter solstice on Rùm
The Atlantic Ocean is wild today. The upper deck heaves dangerously over the waves. Winter is nearing, and we’re heading straight for the snowcapped peaks jutting out across the sea. The peaks of the Rùm Cuillin. Continue reading
Locations
- Arran
- Inner Hebrides
- Outer Hebrides
- Cairngorms
- Central Lowlands
- Northwest Highlands
- Orkney
- Shetland
- West Highlands
- Southern Uplands
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