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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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Podcast #044: Orkney Islands
Welcome to Episode 44 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. This podcast is an overview of my…
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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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Oban and Kintyre
Oban is deceiving. When you look on a map, it seems to be a large town and important port, and…
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Why you should visit St Kilda
St Kilda, as far as we know, never existed. The name is likely to have come from the Norse word…
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History in the Outer Hebrides
As you may know, the Outer Hebrides have been inhabited for several thousand years. My limited research has suggested that…
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A Guide to Transport in the Outer Hebrides
Transport in the Outer Hebrides is probably easier than you might imagine. It’s certainly more interesting. As you might expect…
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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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Podcast #023: Travel in Scotland
Welcome to Episode 23 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. Spring is in the air, and the…
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Podcast #022: Outer Hebrides
Welcome to Episode 22 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. This episode gives an overview of what…
