One of the presentations we had during the GetOutside meetup last week was all about the huge variety of outdoors activities and adventures that the family of Champions got up to over the last year. And what an amazing array … Continued
I have been very fortunate to have lots of opportunities to explore Scotland over the years, by car, motorbike, train and on foot. I often say that Glencoe is my favourite place in the world, and I mean it, but … Continued
Normally when I go on a motorcycle road trip I need all the layers I can carry. And so when I was offered one of the new 8K Flexwarm heated jackets to try out on my trip up to the … Continued
Dunrobin Castle is one of Scotland’s “great houses”, a French chateau-looking mansion house with conical spires and towering walls on the east coast of Scotland. Dating back to the early 1300s, it has actually been continuously inhabited since then, which … Continued
Hiking doesn’t always have to be up mountains or over long distances. Although I love to challenge myself, I like nothing more than spending an hour or two meandering through woodland or by the sea shore, along easy to follow … 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