
Hidden Scotland magazine: Could Slow Travel Be Here to Stay?
The pandemic has turned travel as we knew it upside down. Could slow travel offer answers to how we explore in the months ahead? My editorial for the brand’s first print magazine sits alongside photography by Fran Mart.

Fen and Field magazine interview: The Art of Slow Travel
Interviewed for issue two of the magazine, I spoke about authenticity online, the Scotland we see on social media, and why I advocate for slower travel. Image from Fen and Field’s Instagram feed.

Blog and video series: The Hashtag Scotland project
How is social media changing the way we travel in Scotland and beyond? I partnered with tour guide Nicolas Loisel to answer this question, creating a series of thought-provoking blogs and video content.
On finding hope and adventure in familiar landscapes
Before, repeating the same walk every weekend might have been many people’s definition of boredom. Now, the small green spaces on our doorstep provide calm in the chaos.
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.
I am a slow travel writer based in Scotland.
My work roughly centres on three themes: slower travel, digital minimalism, and Scotland. I’m particularly interested in exploring how social media is changing the way we experience places, and the importance of nature in modern life.
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