Orkney
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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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My favourite overnight stays in Scotland – on a budget
On my trips around the highlands & islands of Scotland, it were often the places where I spent the night that topped the experience – watching the waves crash into the shore from my cabin window, or zipping open my tent to a vivid sunrise. Scotland has many hostels, huts & bunkhouses for backpackers on a budget. Continue reading
Locations
- Arran
- Inner Hebrides
- Outer Hebrides
- Cairngorms
- Central Lowlands
- Northwest Highlands
- Orkney
- Shetland
- West Highlands
- Southern Uplands
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