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Caution otter sign at the Eriskay causeway
Hiking, UK

Hiking the Hebridean Way on the Western Isles

by Westwards / 29 May 202022 May 2022

Vatersay, the southernmost island of the Outer Hebrides or “Western Isles” is Scotland, is the starting point for hiking the …

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Font view of the Lagavulin distillery on Islay
Drink, UK

A Whisky-filled week on Islay

by Westwards / 14 September 20197 June 2022

Earlier this year we spent one week whisky tasting on Islay. We went there with the aim to visit as …

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Big Pit Coal Mine
UK, UNESCO

The Big Pit coal museum in South Wales – an encounter with the miners

by Westwards / 27 November 201430 March 2021

The coal mines in South Wales used to be among the biggest in the world, and the miners’ strikes in …

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Spiral staircase
UK

A day with Charles Rennie Mackintosh in Glasgow’s glorious past

by Westwards / 20 May 20132 April 2021

To hike the West Highland Way, we had booked a flight with Easy Jet from Berlin to Glasgow and back. …

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The shores of Loch Lomond
Hiking, UK

Hiking the Highlands on the West Highland Way

by Westwards / 6 May 20132 April 2021

The waves of Loch Lomond hitting the beach near Balmaha are quite high, but nevertheless it is a reasonably friendly …

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Stilts at the Glengoyne Distillery
Drink, UK

A visit to the Glengoyne Whisky Distillery in Scotland

by Westwards / 28 April 201318 October 2021

On the first hiking day of the West Highland Way the trail passes the Glengoyne Whisky Distillery. Obviously we have …

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Hker climbing down a hill in the Lake District
Hiking, UK, UNESCO

Wuthering Wainwrights – Walks in the English Lake District

by Westwards / 6 September 20124 May 2021

“I’m doing the Wainwrights,” Catherine explains and points at her goal for today’s hike, a minor peak above Borrowdale. “Have …

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Whitesands Bay beach with bathers
Hiking, UK

Lovely days on the Pembrokeshire coastal path

by Westwards / 9 July 20105 April 2021

„Take warm sweaters. It’s always cold in Wales“, Helen had advised us. Hiking on the Pembrokeshire coastal path with a …

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