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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 #010: Hike Across Great Britain
Welcome to Episode 10 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. As you probably know, I’ve recently completed…
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Hiking Across Great Britain
… So, I may have committed to doing something somewhat epic, and equally very very silly. But of course, as…
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Glasgow Smiles Better
See, I grew up in Liverpool in the 1980s. Hard times in a rough city; it had a dubious reputation…
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Mines and Stones – The Hidden Derbyshire
As you know, I live near Derbyshire and I’m more than happy to wax lyrical about the Peak District on…
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Ripon: Cathedrals and Unicorns
Most tourists to the UK visit the same places; London, Oxford, Canterbury, the Lake District, and, for some reason I’ve…
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Geordie Shore
If you were asked to list the nicest beaches in Europe, you’d probably stick with the Med, the west coast…
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Leicester – yes, I didn’t know a lot about it either …
Leicester. One of those British cities (and I class Bristol in the same category) which to me … just ‘exist’.…
