Road trips (by car and motorbike) are my favourite way to travel, but am also not against getting on a plane for a city break, sunny getaway, or adventure experience. When I travel, I like to use it as an opportunity to see new views, try new things, and eat well.
It’s National Map Reading Week, and as an Ordnance Survey GetOutside Champion this year I naturally wanted to get involved. I might not be a navigation expert like some of my fellow Champions (meet us all here), but, like lots … Continued
When we were planning our North Coast 500 road trip we naturally turned to the internet and social media to gather as many recommendations for our holiday as we could. And now, having done the NC500, I offer this post … Continued
We woke up to rain in Wick, which only has one effect on me when I’m camping, and that is make me want to stay in bed! We did eventually get up and break camp, though, and headed south on … Continued
As the sun sets late up here in the very north of Scotland, it also rises early. I woke up at 4am and it was already light, but thankfully was able to roll over and get a few more hours … Continued
Waking up to that view of Loch Broom was absolutely wonderful and set us up really nicely for day three of our NC500 road trip. Today we would head north from Ullapool on the west coast up to Durness on … Continued
After a cold night in Applecross (read about Day One here), we had our camp breakfast of tea and porridge, packed up the damp tent into the boot of the car, and headed through Applecross continuing on our NC500 road … Continued
The North Coast 500, or NC500 for short, has quickly become a popular and even iconic road trip here in the UK. Taking travellers right to the very north of mainland Scotland, the route starts and finishes in Inverness, and … Continued
When looking for short hikes along the NC500 that would be big on views, I came across a great article over on the Ordnance Survey website of the five best short hikes in Scotland, which featured one so called “Bone … Continued
It’s been a couple of months but I have a nice selection of favourite things at the moment so I thought a Currently Loving post was in order. This time around we have two different maps, some amazing yellow trousers … Continued
One of the places on our “must see” list during our road trip around the North Coast 500, thanks to friends and twitter, was Knockan Crag. A National Nature Reserve, Knockan Crag is celebrated internationally because of an important and … Continued