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Want to explore Scotland beyond the tourist trail? A UK outdoors and lifestyle blog focusing on Scotland, LARETOUR shares simple souvenirs from the country’s cities, coastlines, cafés and great outdoors. Written by Laura, a professional social media manager based in Edinburgh.

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Good Housekeeping: Best food events for autumn

Whether you’ve got a passion for baking, brie or burgers, we’ve collated the top events for food fanatics this autumn.

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Hello, I’m Laura! Welcome to my little corner of the internet where I share moments from my adventures slowly exploring Scotland with a book, camera or coffee in hand. On weekdays you’ll find me in an Edinburgh office doing digital marketing, but I’m happiest at weekends when I’m in my walking boots.

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AD | Postcards from Brodick, Arran ☀️ Have you been? I’m a west coast native but yesterday was my first time on the island — and it’s as lovely as every visitor tells you it is. Arran has mountains, beaches, cliffs, caves, wildlife plus their own cheese, craft beer and whisky… And there’s such a strong sense of community. It’s the best of Scotland on the one island. Haste me back 💙 #westcoastwaters #immerseyoursenses #YCW2020

On my days off, I almost always spend time in nature. It’s a bit of an obsession 🌿 But lately I’ve been reading a book called ‘Into the Forest’ which marries everything I’ve felt about the outdoors with actual science. For example: trees emit natural oils which boost your immune system. Slowing down calms us down. And simply looking at the colour green improves our mood. If you know anyone who shrugs off the power of nature, press this book into their arms 💚 #shinrinyoku #storiesfromscotland #hashtagscotland #amreading

My experience changes when I don’t follow the crowd. There are little preconceived notions of what a place should be; no rush to bag the same cliché on my camera roll as everyone else. The experience is not the photo; life shouldn’t be lived ‘for the gram’ — rather it’s being still, noticing delicate details from our surroundings, enjoying something for what it really is rather than what you can ‘curate' from it that’s truly important 🌱⠀ ⠀ More from my #HashtagScotland road trip with @ecitychauffeur on the blog ✍🏻 I've really enjoyed sharing ideas about this topic with people on here, thank you!⠀ ⠀ #storiesfromscotland #slowtravel #makegoodart #scotlandisnow #visitscotland #framedbynature #hashtagauthentic #glencoe #highlandcollective #hiddenscotland #thisisscotland #behindinstagram #instagramvsreality #scotland_greatshots #castlesofscotland #simplyscotland #optoutside

'To make a race of it is to reduce to the level of a game what is essentially an experience.' Last night I finally published the next #HashtagScotland blog, where Nicolas @ecitychauffeur and I document what it's like behind the lens at some of Scotland's most popular places ✍🏻 (CLUE: way busier than Instagram would have you believe). I thought this quote from Scottish nature writer Nan Shepherd beautifully summed up one of the main ideas we've been discussing. Link in bio to read, would love to hear your thoughts 💙⠀ ⠀ #storiesfromscotland #slowtravel #sustainabletourism #hiddenscotland #vitaminsea #instagramvsreality #whysocialmediaisruiningyourlife #whimsicalwonderfulwild #thisisscotland #simplyscotland #lovegreatbritain #omgb #goodbyesummer #seasonspoetry #scotland #visitscotland #capturingbritain #documentourdays #makegoodart #hashtagauthentic #highlandcollective #bbcscotlandpics #liveforthestory

Is it time we travel with the environment at heart, rather than social media engagement? I've been thinking about this, and my own online behaviour, a lot lately. For example, this is one of Scotland's less famous (but still beautiful) railway viaducts. Further east, cars and people block the road to take photos at Glenfinnan or the 'Harry Potter Bridge'. Like Skye and Edinburgh, Glenfinnan is often busy — so why do we continue to take panoramic photos which belie its emptiness to then post them on Instagram? If what we publish has influence, we also have the power to effect change. Nicolas @ecitychauffeur and I will be sharing more on the #HashtagScotland subject very soon. As always let me know what you think!⠀ ⠀ #slowtravel #gowildlyandslow #storiesfromscotland #hiddenscotland #instagramvsreality #simplyscotland #highlandcollective #framedbynature #aseasonalshift #thewildnesstonic #sustainability #digitalminimalism #myhappyviews #thisisscotland #postcardplaces #roamresponsibly #dreamylittleplaces #myseasonalstory #travelslow #guardiantravelsnaps #bbcscotlandpics #scotlandshots

West coast paradise 🐚 I'm back in the city today for my final #EdBookFest event of the year — ending on a high with nature writer @robgmacfarlane! If like me you love this genre of literature you'll know that a) reading about the outdoors is like meditating and b) it makes a crowded commute way more bearable 😂 #storiesfromscotland⠀ ⠀ #scotlandisnow #culturetrip #thingsiwanttoremember #createinsummer #framedbynature #vitaminsea #dreamylittleplaces #hiddenscotland #simplyscotland #whimsicalwonderfulwild #thewildnesstonic #natureonthepage #ofquietmoments #myhappyviews #thisisscotland #postcardplaces #omgb #guardiantravelsnaps #roamresponsibly #bestofbritain #alovefornaturesbest #keepitwild #optoutside

Do photos preserve a memory or can they never live up to it? I had an interesting chat with @coppernotes a few weeks back about photography 📸 Sitting on this fishing pier, watching my family swim in the loch, is one of my favourite moments of the summer. Yet the parts I remember most aren't quite conveyed in the image: the delicate patterns of the wind on the water; the warm air on my arms; my happiness an almost childhood lightness... Do your photos just sit on your feed, or on an SD card, never to be thought of again? Or are they a portal to more precious recollections? This #HashtagScotland project is getting a little meta 😂⠀ ⠀ #storiesfromscotland #hiddenscotland #simplyscotland #thewildnesstonic #optoutside #vitaminsea #myhappyviews #roamresponsibly #thingsiwanttoremember #alovefornaturesbest #itsprimupnorth #scotlandisnow #beautyyouseek #capturequiet #postcardplaces #slowtravel #sustainabletravel #highlandcollective #hashtagauthentic #scotspirit #framedbynature #documentourdays

Things I didn’t photograph on holiday: The oven-hot, gooey sourdough pizza we ate whilst watching the yachts sway in the harbour. The botanical details of Scotland’s west coast (heather, bogmyrtle, birch). The pages I turned whilst the raindrops tapped the windows. Moments, timeless, seeking shells on the strandline (cowries, topshells, whelks). There’s no need to photograph everything, but this scene I did. A forever favourite place, whose likeness I’ll cherish on my lock screen until next summer 🐚💙 #hashtagscotland #storiesfromscotland

Ever been scared to hit ‘publish’? 🌱 I’ve had the next article in the #HashtagScotland series in my drafts for weeks, and I’m not quite ready to release it into the wild yet. There seems to be a lot riding on those little letters: what we publish lives forever, and now more than ever we judge each other on snippets of our selves rather than the whole nuanced shebang 📖 It makes sharing what you care about even scarier — but even more rewarding, I guess, when you start growing a conversation! So here’s a big thank you to everyone who has joined the discussion so far. More to come soon 💙 #storiesfromscotland

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