A love letter to culture, responsible tourism and slow travel
Ah Scotland: the highlands, the whisky, the midges and the glens! So many clichés, so many truths! When we walked the West Highland Way from Glasgow to Fort William last year, we came across all of them. But an hour drive from Edinburgh, there is another Scotland, a Scotland of Continue Reading
“Sweet Mother of Jesus!” I mutter, as I step outside the hot shower into the bitter cold hallway. The difference in temperature must be at least 20 degrees. I quickly stride towards the living quarters where the heat of the open fire awaits me. Bunch, the Dalmatian we look after, Continue Reading
I came to Scotland for the very first time in 1998. It was my first backpacking trip and my rucksack was way too heavy for the frêle 22-year-old I was back then. I did manage to visit some of the highlights of Scotland, but sitting on a train towards Fort Continue Reading