I am a slow travel writer based in and inspired by Scotland.
My work has been featured in Hidden Scotland, Passion Passport and more →
journal entries & essays
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Is there a cost to curating our lives on Instagram?
The way we use Instagram implies that our lives should be beautiful enough to follow, covetable enough to comment on. But what if they’re not?
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Footnotes from an anxious winter
Sharing some thoughts about living with anxiety, choosing to be offline (again) and the challenge of gifting yourself time to recover.
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My essay collection has been shortlisted
The Emma Press have shortlisted my essay collection proposal, Place Notes, which blends new Scottish nature writing and memoir.
slow travel guides
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The tang of height: 3 small hills in central Scotland
We don’t always need the big summits to have an experience in the outdoors that means something. Inspired by spring wanders, here are three of my favourite small hills in central Scotland.
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Weekend beach walks at Fife’s Pettycur Bay
Scotland boasts some beautiful beaches, but did you know there are some a stone’s throw from Edinburgh? We spent Sunday morning walking at Pettycur.
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An ode (and guide) to some favourite Scottish coffee shops
Spending time in a coffee shop can be an experience of itself, not simply the act of sipping a hot drink. This is my love letter to some of my favourite cafés in Scotland.
Laura Anne Brown 