It had been a while since I’d travelled solo and a long time since I did so in Scotland. I was looking for somewhere remote and unique. Somewhere away from the busyness of home life an… Read More

For the inside track on the best railway journeys in the world there is no greater authority than Mark Smith, creator of the acclaimed Man in Seat 61 website. He used to be station manage… Read More

Zwei Reisedokumentationen entführen im ZDF kurz vor Weihnachten nach Schottland und Hawaii: „Unterwegs in Schottland“ am 21. Dezember, 22.15 Uhr, und „Hawaiis versteck… Read More

Rui Lourenço first started collecting feathers because they were beautiful. Below the birds’ cliff-side nests in rural Portugal, he would find their shed feathers and bring th… Read More

Walking is one of the UK’s national pastimes and the primary means of getting around. Distances have to be significant before most citizens hop in a car or take public transportation… Read More

In this British Transport Films production we follow a coach tour from Edinburgh to the Highlands.As a site devoted to these films explains, the route taken meets the Highlands at Killin, an… Read More

Attention all nature lovers! Scotland has something for everyone from short one-day walks and family outings to long daring adventures. So, get your backpack ready for these top ten hikes&he… Read More

I had discovered books by Robert Macfarlane (“Macfarlane”) quite by accident. I had attended a panel on travel writing in a Literature Festival and as part of the discussion, Wil… Read More

A West Coast of Scotland Road Trip to Remember Most of September saw me on the road as I ducked and dived, weaved and charged over the length and breadth of our western Highlands and Islands… Read More

To indeed behold the stunning scenery around you, you may have to tour on foot. Not only is it cheaper, but it gives a unique bond with nature. Travelling on foot gives you the chance to mov… Read More

Puffins…!   I should’ve looked up Puffins! Where do Puffins go?  ‘They burrow in holes…..’  Was that convincing?  Well I figure… Read More

With the current weather conditions, it is doubtful that anyone will be venturing anywhere through the floods – unless they’re great fans of recreational mud walking and winter s… Read More

I've noticed recently that a few members of the ultra community are putting big markers down in the sand. Was it ever so? Jezz Bragg has just run from the top to the bottom of New Zeala… Read More

DAY 1-MILNGAVIE TO ROWERDENNAN (27 MILES)With Susan away to Gleneagles with the kids to relax for the week, I decided to do something a bit energetic!I had, foolishly I admit, attempted to c… Read More