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Focus Follow Up: Harris

Our February issue’s Focus is on Harris and Lewis in the Outer Hebrides – and here’s a wee bonus on the best place for eagle spotting! The North […]

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Glen Esk to John O’Groats Part Five

Tom Weir considers man’s changes to Scotland’s coast from Nigg Bay to the Dornoch Firth Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four I went next to Nigg Bay […]

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Glen Esk to John O’Groats Part Four

Part Four: Tom Weir’s thoughts on the new A9, and proposals for ski slopes in Lurcher’s Gully in 1980 I’ve been doing plenty journeying myself lately, literally from John o’ […]

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Glen Esk to John O’Groats Part Three

Part Three: Along the Waters of Unich I could have done with a lot more of the gorge which ended suddenly on undulating moorland, the kind of country you […]

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Scotlanders | Winter Inspiration

Welcoming in the New Year With 2017 now upon us, wallets empty and hangovers subsiding, the mind wanders to travel plans and how to make it a year to […]

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Wildness, remoteness. The end of Britain. Vikings, Archaeology, Norse-ness, Simmer Dim. Wildlife, Knitting, Shetland Ponies & Heritage. These are the North Isles of Shetland, the most northerly islands in […]

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Scotlanders | The Isle Of Lismore

Talk about a small place with a big impact. On its 9.1 square miles of land – much of it rocky and used only for grazing – the Isle of […]

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Travel Tips for 2017

Here’s to more of Scotland! Is it just me or has this year been one of the fastest yet? I can’t quite believe I’m typing out my final 2016 […]

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The Lighthouse

Central Glasgow isn’t all about shopping and cocktails (although there’s plenty of that too!) Just a few steps from teeming Buchanan Street, you’ll find The Lighthouse, Scotland’s Centre for […]