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Off The Beaten Track
Off The Beaten Track: Glasgow
Whilst Edinburgh may seem like the most attractive option for a quick fix of bagpipes and novelty tartan shops, Glasgow is a much better vision of what 21st century Scottish life. Where Edinburgh is full of castles, gothic churches and monuments, Glasgow is a much better city for enjoying Scottish culture. Primarily, this is because […]
Off The Beaten Track: Torridon
Thus far in this travel series we have explored a fairly small segment of Scotland’s great outdoors. Whilst the Cairngorms (both north and south of the plateau) are considered to be some of Scotland’s wildest terrain – its geographical identity is shared with the Appalachian Mountains and the Alps – it is significantly less remote […]
Off The Beaten Track: Aviemore
Conversations with fellow freshers around DRA during reading week were, like many conversations at the moment, mostly hypothetical. “We would have gone” or “we were planning to go” were common phrases. The main destination for many of these conversations was either Skye or Aviemore. Whilst Skye is more internationally renowned, Aviemore is arguably Scotland’s optimal […]