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Why slow travel could be here to stay
With the pandemic turning travel as we knew it upside down, could a slower approach offer answers to how we explore Scotland in the months ahead? I consider this question in Hidden Scotland’s first print magazine, alongside photographs by Fran Mart.
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Rethinking my relationship with photography in a pandemic
Collecting memories or taking photos for Instagram’s sake? I explore how my relationship with photography has changed in the past year since the pandemic changed our lives.
What the term ‘slow travel’ means to me
I was asked at the start of the year to give a definition of slow travel to accompany an article. My definition is for a world where our phones are forever in our pockets.
Colours and reflections from a small hill in Highland Perthshire
Words and pictures from a slow walk up a favourite hill in Perthshire, because autumn doesn’t feel like autumn to me unless I’ve spent a day in this place.
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.
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Behind the lens at two of Scotland’s most popular places
The next blog in this series is finally here! Apologies for the delay — I got a bit distracted by summer weather and cycling the Fife Coastal Path. Anyway… In the introductory blog to the #HashtagScotland project, I mentioned that the writing I’d shared around social media and travel back in 2018 had led me toContinue reading “Behind the lens at two of Scotland’s most popular places”
A postcard from… Lochaber, and some thoughts on slow travel
The first few days it rained almost solidly. Between cups of tea and chocolate-sunk biscuits, we turned pages of books as the raindrops tapped the caravan windows. Reading Kathleen Jamie’s Findings, I imagined myself in an alternative weather reality hoping that, in a few days, I’d be able to get outside and note all the intricacies ofContinue reading “A postcard from… Lochaber, and some thoughts on slow travel”
Five Ferries: Off the beaten track in Kintyre and Cowal
AD: This trip was sponsored by West Coast Waters, a campaign to celebrate Scotland’s diverse west coast ahead of VisitScotland’s Year of Coasts and Waters (#YCW2020). Having grown up and spent almost all of my childhood holidays on the west coast, sharing my love for this part of Scotland was a blogging project dream-come-true. WeContinue reading “Five Ferries: Off the beaten track in Kintyre and Cowal”
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The temptation to take photos
As I noticed the flowers, I had to stop myself from taking my phone out of my pocket. Why that anxiety, that desperation, to document this moment? This essay explores that feeling and trying to fight it.
An Instagram Q&A: Geotagging, exploring Scotland and the pursuit of likes
I answered some questions via Instagram about social media, Scotland, and how we can protect our landscapes whilst sharing them with others online.
Rethinking my relationship with photography in a pandemic
Collecting memories or taking photos for Instagram’s sake? I explore how my relationship with photography has changed in the past year since the pandemic changed our lives.
Distancing #6: A letter from the last few months
I’m not sure where the year has gone. How has time actually passed, despite the wild world we’re now living in? I ask myself this question all the time.
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