2025
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Bothy culture
The first time I slept in a bothy, it was cold and wet and grim – a bog-soaked tangle by a woodless fireplace. Out of desperation, my friends and I burned a book, gasping for a flicker of heat. It disappeared far too soon. At night, the door bolt rattled like a poltergeist. Continue reading
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On a bike, in the clouds
I hoist myself up through the canopy, sun burning my neck – surely this can’t be October? Across the glen, Braeriach beckons cloudless, naked. But I’m many hours away for him, and in those hours everything could change. Continue reading
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Near to the wild heart
‘It doesna bother ye, living here?’ zegt de tuinman op een ochtend. Ik moet hem vragen of ik het goed versta. Nee, antwoord ik verrast. Ik vind het geweldig om hier te wonen! Is het niet ironisch, hoe we altijd de minste waardering hebben voor de plek waar we vandaan komen. Je kunt hier je Continue reading
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Subterranean simulations
It’s not long until I leave the city again. GUPA (Glasgow’s caving club) is going on summer trip to Wales, and of course I cannot miss this. Not even if it means sitting in a car for 5 hours listening to Christian rock (courtesy of one Alex Parker). Alex himself has to go on to... Continue reading
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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 trans youth care in the UK. I'm thrilled... Continue reading
Locations
- Arran
- Inner Hebrides
- Outer Hebrides
- Cairngorms
- Central Lowlands
- Northwest Highlands
- Orkney
- Shetland
- Wales
- West Highlands
- Southern Uplands
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Bothying Caving Cycling Hiking Touring Wild Camping Wild Swimming
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