2025
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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 even further away, even more... 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 all reachable within 1,5... 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
- Wales
- West Highlands
- Southern Uplands
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Bothying Caving Cycling Hiking Touring Wild Camping Wild Swimming
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