I realized a while ago that while I’ve hiked solo many times and I’ve camped all my life with friends and family – wild camping, backcountry camping and car camping – I’d never solo camped. And so I set off to do just that on the 1st loop (short loop) of the Highland Backpacking Trail.... Continue Reading →
Rediscovering my love of hiking… in Scotland
I’ve been asked a couple of times now, by different people, why I’m heading back to Scotland for another hiking trip. The answer is both easy and complicated, like the answer to many questions. First, I love Scotland, it’s a beautiful country. That’s the easy answer. But to fully answer the question, I would first... Continue Reading →
Revisiting Scotland – Recommendations and Wishes
This is the final post about my recent trip to Scotland (May 2019). It's a bit about the trip in general but more about what I love about Scotland for those might be considering traveling there in the future. Let me just start by saying, you should definitely visit. It's a place that truly has... Continue Reading →
Revisiting Scotland – Exploring Inverness Meant Whisky and History
The final stage of my trip was exploring in and around Inverness. While I’d been to Inverness and to a couple of the historical places I was planning on visiting before, I really wanted to revisit Clava Cairns because of the Outlander connection. My cousin, Niki, was an Outlander fan and it seemed like a... Continue Reading →
Revisiting Scotland – Exploring the Isles of Harris and Lewis
There was so much fun to be had on my trip to Scotland last May (I was there from May 4-20, 2019) that what started as two articles - about walking the West Highland Way and about everything else I did - ended up as six posts because there was just so much to share.... Continue Reading →