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Scouring St. Kilda

January 26, 2019 by editor No Comments

Unbelievable. Overwhelming. Voyagers who have visited the archipelago of St. Kilda more than a dozen times declared this The Best Visit Ever. If they had...

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Scotalian

November 13, 2018 by editor No Comments

Before visiting any foreign country, it is customary and polite to learn a few words of the local language such as ‘good morning’, ‘please’ and...

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Exploring Edinburgh

August 25, 2018 by editor No Comments

There’s not much to say about the urban sprawl heading into Edinburgh from the south. It looked like a lot of tough neighbourhoods where it...

Reading time: 12 min

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Through the Dark Hedges

March 24, 2018 by editor No Comments

As Northern Ireland transitions from past to present, there is a sense of cautious optimism about its future. Despite its post-Brexit uncertainty and its post-Troubles...

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Torridon

March 3, 2018 by editor No Comments

The village of Torridon - with its backdrop of towering mountains - lay at the foot of Glen Torridon, running from Kinlochewe to Upper Loch...

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The Life of a Gamekeeper on the Outer Hebrides

January 20, 2018 by editor 1 Comment

It had been a long drive from southwest Scotland north to Ullapool to catch the evening ferry to Lewis. After a calm crossing and a...

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Knocking About Northeast England

January 13, 2018 by editor No Comments

I am not sure what prompted us to travel to Northeast England. I think I had seen photographs of good waves along the beaches of...

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Self-Catering in Scotland

October 28, 2017 by editor No Comments

It is fair to say that over a lifetime of more decades than I would care to mention I have travelled Scotland extensively. I have...

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CELTIC KENT

August 19, 2017 by editor 1 Comment

I hadn’t given this corner of England much thought as being Celtic, but it turns out that back in the so-called Iron Ages a loosely...

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The Hidden Gems of Snowdonia

June 21, 2017 by editor No Comments

Driving the narrow, twisty lane out of Trefriw in Northern Wales, I doubted that the quality of the crude track had improved much in eight...

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Ballygarry House

May 12, 2017 by editor No Comments

The Ballygarry House in Tralee is one of the finest hotels both in Ireland, and in all of Western Europe. Recently we spoke with owner...

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Ulster Bound

May 6, 2017 by editor No Comments

My first visit to Northern Ireland was back in the 1980s. It was a foolish North American’s notion of an all-too-quick circuitous tour of the...

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The Hebridean Way

May 3, 2017 by editor No Comments

Scotland’s newest walking route is open for business, taking visitors to the Outer Hebrides on a scenic journey from through a chain of islands from...

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