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  • Walking and hiking
  • North West Highlands and Skye : Sandwood Bay and the Beach of the River of Loss
  • A hike in the Cairngorms
  • THE BEST OF SKYE
  • Hikes in Scotland and beyond
  • Two Munros and a Wild Camp in Cairngorm NP
  • Bynack Mor and a Cairngorm Wild Camp
  • A WALK UP DARK LOCHNAGAR, CAIRNGORM NATIONAL PARK
  • A WEEKEND’S WALKING IN CAIRNGORM NATIONAL PARK (DAY 2)
  • A WEEKEND’S WALKING IN CAIRNGORM NATIONAL PARK (DAY 1)
  • Walking with Reindeer in Cairngorm
  • A 12 mile hike in Cairngorm
  • Cairngorm and the Clava Cairns
  • A hike in the Cairngorms
  • In the High Wilderness above Glenshee
  • The Munros in Winter: a Glenshee Duo
  • Hiking the South Glen Shiel Ridge
  • THE CAIRNWELL MUNROS OF GLENSHEE
  • Walks on the Isle of Harris – Beinn Dubh
  • A Hike to Lochan Uaine (the Green Lochan)
  • best cairngorm hikes
  • cairngorm hikes
  • Culloden House Hotel and Glen Affric
  • Torridon Favourites
  • Torridon:What to do and see

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  • 5 Days in Caithness and Orkney : The North Coast
  • 5 Days in Caithness and Orkney: Kyle of Tongue and home
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  • Botswana: Savute and Chobe
  • BRYCE CANYON AND CAPITOL REEF
  • California: 2 nights in LA
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  • Hikes in Scotland and beyond
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  • My Trips
  • North West Highlands and Skye : Loch Clair, Glen Torridon and a Pine Marten
  • North West Highlands and Skye : Sandwood Bay and the Beach of the River of Loss
  • North West Highlands and Skye: A windy, wet, magnificent drive from Lochinver to Skye
  • North West Highlands and Skye: Cape Wrath, Kylesku mussels and distant dolphins
  • North West Highlands and Skye: To Torridon via one of the world’s Top 10 drives
  • OUR USA ROAD TRIP BEGINS: ARRIVAL IN MALIBU
  • SOUTH AFRICA: CAPE TOWN FAVOURITES
  • SOUTH AFRICA: ROOIELS, THE OCEAN AND VERGELEGEN
  • South Africa: Swellendam, the Tradouw Pass and Montagu
  • SOUTH AFRICA:THE WHALE COAST
  • THE BEST OF SKYE
  • The Big Sur Coast: LA to Cambria
  • The North Coast 500 route – truly magnificent!
  • The North West Highlands and Skye : Deserted White Beaches and a Seafood lunch
  • The North West Highlands and Skye : Glasgow to Lochinver (250 miles)
  • TO MONUMENT VALLEY
  • Torridon:What to do and see
  • ZION NATIONAL PARK

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Hikes in Scotland

  • ENGLAND AND NORTHERN FRANCE (Part 2)
  • ENGLAND AND NORTHERN FRANCE (Part 1)
  • THE BEST OF GLENCOE
  • STAFFA AND THE TRESHNISH ISLES (AKA Puffin Therapy)
  • THE BEST OF LOCH LOMOND
  • Ben A’an – a Trossachs ‘Mountain in Miniature’
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  • CORROUR – THE UK’s MOST REMOTE STATION AND OUTDOOR HEAVEN
  • A CLAMBER UP COLONSAY’S HIGHEST HILL (143m!)
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THE BEST OF SCOTLAND

  • THE BEST OF SKYE
  • The North Coast 500 route – truly magnificent!
  • Mull Favourites
  • Torridon:What to do and see
  • 5 Days in Caithness and Orkney: Kyle of Tongue and home
  • North West Highlands and Skye: Cape Wrath, Kylesku mussels and distant dolphins
  • EXPLORING HARRIS AND LEWIS(Part 1)
  • A TOUR OF THE OUTER HEBRIDES (5 days on North Uist, South Uist and Barra)
  • TOURING THE OUTER HEBRIDES (Berneray, Harris /Lewis and St Kilda)
  • ST KILDA DAY TRIP
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THE BEST OF GLENCOE
BEST DRIVING ROUTES TO SKYE, CLIMBING THE MUNROS, Glencoe, GREAT SCENIC DRIVES, Hikes in Scotland and beyond, THE ROAD TO SKYE

THE BEST OF GLENCOE

One of the most famous of glens, steeped in tragedy and translating as ‘The Glen of Weeping’ this is also … Continue reading THE BEST OF GLENCOE

CORROUR – THE UK’s MOST REMOTE STATION AND OUTDOOR HEAVEN
CLIMBING THE MUNROS, Hikes in Scotland and beyond

CORROUR – THE UK’s MOST REMOTE STATION AND OUTDOOR HEAVEN

The beautiful little railway station at Corrour is the most remote in Britain. It is slap bang in the middle … Continue reading CORROUR – THE UK’s MOST REMOTE STATION AND OUTDOOR HEAVEN

CLIMBING BEN NEVIS – THE MOUNTAIN WITH ITS HEAD IN THE CLOUDS
CLIMBING THE MUNROS, Hikes in Scotland and beyond

CLIMBING BEN NEVIS – THE MOUNTAIN WITH ITS HEAD IN THE CLOUDS

After years of avoiding it, FINALLY we set out to climb Britain’s highest mountain. Why was I so set against … Continue reading CLIMBING BEN NEVIS – THE MOUNTAIN WITH ITS HEAD IN THE CLOUDS

Two Munros and a Wild Camp in Cairngorm NP
Cairngorm National Park, CLIMBING THE MUNROS, Hikes in Scotland and beyond

Two Munros and a Wild Camp in Cairngorm NP

June 21st : To the Loch I love a wild, high lochan and even better if we can camp on … Continue reading Two Munros and a Wild Camp in Cairngorm NP

Up Close and Personal with the Aonach Eagach Ridge
CLIMBING THE MUNROS, Hikes in Scotland and beyond

Up Close and Personal with the Aonach Eagach Ridge

Not in a million years could I do the famous scrambly and exposed ridge walk that is Glencoe’s Notched Ridge … Continue reading Up Close and Personal with the Aonach Eagach Ridge

In the High Wilderness above Glenshee
Cairngorm National Park, CLIMBING THE MUNROS, Hikes in Scotland and beyond

In the High Wilderness above Glenshee

Sometimes we love to treat ourselves to a beautiful hotel, as a reward for a hike into the wilds. Dalmunzie … Continue reading In the High Wilderness above Glenshee

The Mountains of the South Glenshiel Ridge
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The Mountains of the South Glenshiel Ridge

Friday’s forecast was great for the mountains and as we were heading for a weekend on Skye, why not bag … Continue reading The Mountains of the South Glenshiel Ridge

Bynack Mor and a Cairngorm Wild Camp
Cairngorm National Park, CLIMBING THE MUNROS, Hikes in Scotland and beyond

Bynack Mor and a Cairngorm Wild Camp

Walking in Cairngorm means walking in sub – Arctic tundra, but it is a much richer,  more beautiful tundra than … Continue reading Bynack Mor and a Cairngorm Wild Camp

The Munros in Winter: a Glenshee Duo
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The Munros in Winter: a Glenshee Duo

Just when you thought climbing the Munros couldn’t get any tougher, along comes winter to add another few layers of … Continue reading The Munros in Winter: a Glenshee Duo

The Secret Lochan of Stob a’ Choire Odhair
CLIMBING THE MUNROS, Hikes in Scotland and beyond

The Secret Lochan of Stob a’ Choire Odhair

The Black Mount is one of my favourite areas. It’s wild and beautiful, just south of Glencoe and edged by … Continue reading The Secret Lochan of Stob a’ Choire Odhair

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