Hiking on Orkney was one of my major reasons for travelling there. My original aim was…
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Podcast #045: Get Outside Day
Welcome to Episode 45 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. This podcast episode…
Papa Westray
Papa Westray, also known as Papay, is one of the smaller islands in the Orkney archipelago.…
Overview of the Orkney Islands
I’d been eyeing up Orkney for some time, especially after I visited the Outer Hebrides back…
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…
Pink Lakes, Stargazing, and Wildflowers
In a previous post, I talked about places you could visit within day trips from Perth.…
Landscape of the Outer Hebrides
When you look on a map, the Outer Hebrides look pretty remote and uninteresting, and you…
The Matapos and Cecil Rhodes
It’s hard to talk about Africa and not mention colonialism; its effects down here in Southern…
A Day Trip to Chobe National Park
Botswana – cue images of hippos, elephants, and crocodiles, easily visible on a luxury safari. When…