Northwest Scotland Wild camping: Glencoul, Glendhu, and Beinn Leoid
Assynt is one of my favourite places in Scotland for a backpacking trip. With few people and even fewer roads, it doesn’t take long to journey on foot …
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Backpacking Soba Noodles with Miso & Ginger Panko Breadcrumbs
This is a delicious and easy backpacking soba noodle dish that is lightweight and super portable, perfect for wild camping and backpacking adventures (or …
Green Travel: A Guide to Sustainable Campervanning in the UK
If you love the outdoors then chances are that you’ve considered exploring the country by campervan (and if you haven’t, you should!). Campervanning …
Winter Day Hike Packing List
Here’s a summary of what I pack when walking in winter conditions in Scotland. What do I mean by winter conditions? Well that can mean anything. Snow, …
Achmelvich Bay Walk via Alltan’abradhan
Achmelvich Bay is famed for its white sand beach at the south end of the bay. It’s a superb setting, popular with tourists, with a neighbouring caravan …
Trailblazer Hot Sauce Recipe
This is my go-to hot sauce recipe that can be made with either red or green chillies. It was a top seller when I had my Shopify store during Covid, …
Ben More Assynt and Conival
Ben More Assynt and Conival are the only two Munros in Assynt and coincidentally, the closest Munros to our home base on the Stoer Peninsula. This there and …
Highlights From A North West Highlands Geopark Geotour
Just north of Ullapool in the far north of Scotland is the North West Highlands Geopark, a UNESCO status geopark comprising around 2000 square kilometres of …
Glen Affric Munros + Wild Camp
My birthday tradition for years has been to start and finish the day in a tent, and so this year took me to Glen Affric, often described as “the most …