It’s Hallowe’en, the time I go batty if I haven’t done a nice long multi-day through-hike yet! England is my go-to country for these, and for a previous year’s Hallowe’en …
Cashel: Rock of Sages
It’s on many an itinerary, yet too often passed by. The Rock of Cashel has been around since a few hundred years AD and hey, it will be there, right? …
Callanish Standing Stones: Outer Hebrides
The pleasures of summer are fading into memory – but the travel spirit shouldn’t! I actually like the off-season: the crowds have gone home, lodgings have better availability, entry lines …
Shetland 4: the Reel Unst
Are you waiting for “Shetland” Season 5? Will it ever come to Netflix? Need a Shetland fix in the mean time? Here it is, the next installment in my own …
Drams and dams: praising Pitlochry
A practically perfect place to pop in for a pastry, pie or a peek at proper pre- or post-prandials production! The small town of Pitlochry is exactly halfway between Edinburgh …
Urquhart Castle: Highlands Highlight
Doesn’t it irk you when you’re on a great trip, but completely missed something fantastic? It happens a lot, and Urquhart Castle is such a spot. Driving southwest from Inverness …
Aberdeen, Aberdeen, prettiest town…
… I ever seen? The wistful 1963 country song “Abilene” popped in my head walking around Aberdeen. OK, so maybe “prettiest town” is over the top – for both towns! …
Scottish AAA: Andrews, Arbroath and Aquhorthies
OK, that “AAA” is a bit of a stretch! It’s meant to indicate Saint Andrews, the Cliffs of Arbroath and the East Aquhorthies Stone Circle. But hey, life is short …
Highland Folk Museum: Scots history comes alive
Peat fires, chickens, thatched roofs, tartan weavers – and Outlander film sites! The Highland Folk Museum in Newtonmore is easy to miss: blink while zipping along the A9 between Pitlochry and …
Sleeper Agent: Aberdeen to London
The Sleeper Agent was on a mission. He wasn’t a double-oh so, no life or death stuff but still, he wanted to fly under the radar. Incognito. No Travel Agent …
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