The West Highland Way is the archetypal and most famous of the long-distance Scottish footpaths. In…
Tag: Hiking & Outdoors
Mental Health and Self-Care Outside
I issued an episode of my podcast “Travel tales from beyond the Brochure” where I spoke…
Hiking on Orkney
Hiking on Orkney was one of my major reasons for travelling there. My original aim was…
Podcast #045: Get Outside Day
Welcome to Episode 45 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. This podcast episode…
Hiking the Norfolk Coast Path
As I’m sure you all know, in the summer of 2019 I hiked across Great Britain,…
Hiking in Ardnamurchan
Ardnamurchan is a peninsula in the far west of Scotland, lying about halfway up, kind of…
Podcast #033: Kinder Scout
Welcome to Episode 33 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. This episode is…
Rottnest Island Day Trip
On my first visit to Western Australia, I took a day trip from Fremantle to Rottnest…
Landscape of the Outer Hebrides
When you look on a map, the Outer Hebrides look pretty remote and uninteresting, and you…
The Sani Pass
Bloody obvious with hindsight, but let me just reiterate the point, so no other backpacker tries…
Podcast #023: Travel in Scotland
Welcome to Episode 23 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. Spring is in…