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Papa Westray
Papa Westray, also known as Papay, is one of the smaller islands in the Orkney archipelago. It’s around 7km north-south…
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Overview of the Orkney Islands
I’d been eyeing up Orkney for some time, especially after I visited the Outer Hebrides back in the summer of…
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Hiking in Ardnamurchan
Ardnamurchan is a peninsula in the far west of Scotland, lying about halfway up, kind of between Fort William and…
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Podcast #033: Kinder Scout
Welcome to Episode 33 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. This episode is all about Kinder Scout,…
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Pink Lakes, Stargazing, and Wildflowers
In a previous post, I talked about places you could visit within day trips from Perth. However, while I was…
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Landscape of the Outer Hebrides
When you look on a map, the Outer Hebrides look pretty remote and uninteresting, and you might wonder what they…
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Outer Hebrides Overview
I visited the Outer Hebrides in July 2019. It came off the back of my trek from the Easternmost to…
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Five Days in Lesotho
I only had five days in Lesotho, but it was enough to let me see that it’s a particularly beautiful…
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The Matapos and Cecil Rhodes
It’s hard to talk about Africa and not mention colonialism; its effects down here in Southern Africa were a bit…
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A Day Trip to Chobe National Park
Botswana – cue images of hippos, elephants, and crocodiles, easily visible on a luxury safari. When places like Mole National…
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A Day Trip to Victoria Falls, Zambia
To most people, the name “Victoria Falls” conjures up an image of a vast cascade of water, a loud and…
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Podcast #014: Travelling in West Africa (Part Two)
Welcome to Episode 14 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. I’m still a bit behind, but only…
