Going urban exploring in Scotland was an accident. One of those worldwide pursuits which stays relatively secretive for a few reasons, urban exploring (or ‘UrbEx’) is the activity of those who…
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England Europe Grief Mental Health Personal ScotlandThree Months as an Orphan, an Ice House and a Search for ‘Home’
In January, I came home to a broken boiler. After celebrating the New Year in Cuba, I’d spent two straight days flying from Havana to Toronto to London – and I…
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We’re going ‘Doune The Rabbit Hole’… Up in the Scottish Highlands, close to the city of Stirling and down the road from the Lake of Mentieth, is a place called…
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Guys, this is Ernie. He’s a seven year old white-haired golden doodle (a retriever crossed with a poodle, in case you didn’t know). He’s huge, fluffy, insanely friendly, and a lot…
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Australia Behind the Blog Challenges Menorca Mental Health Personal Scotland Spain Travel PlansWho Are You Online? – My Travel Writing Reality
“Is Flora your real name?” I peered at the terse email on my computer screen, where an unknown reader named Brian was asking a rather strange question of me. “I’ve heard…
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Where’s the most stunning place you’ve stayed the night? For me, it’s Culzean Castle, Scotland. I’ve always been obsessed with staying in quirky places. Lighthouses, churches, treehouses, giant hammocks: you name it,…
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It was midnight at Euston Station. The rain was pouring outside, slicking its way down the carriage windows of the Caledonian Sleeper train. I opened my compartment door, wheeling a hastily…
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“Do you mind not taking photos right now, please?” The long haired Scotsman at the front of the room looked over at me pointedly, as I sat back guiltily in my…
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On the Old Perth Road, not long after you exit Inverness city centre, there’s a Shell Garage petrol station on the right hand side of the street. Beside the outer wall of…
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We’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet, for the sake of auld lang syne… The last time I crossed over the border from England to Scotland, I was ten years old…