A daytrip to Lindisfarne is not like planning an ordinary day out: There are times when you simply can’t go …
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After our memorable first whisky tasting holiday on Islay a few years ago, we decided to embark on another self-organised …
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Vatersay, the southernmost island of the Outer Hebrides or “Western Isles” in Scotland, is the starting point for hiking the …
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Earlier this year we spent one week whisky tasting on Islay. We went there with the aim to visit as …
The coal mines in South Wales used to be among the biggest in the world, and the miners’ strikes in …
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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 waves of Loch Lomond hitting the beach near Balmaha are quite high, but nevertheless it is a reasonably friendly …
On the first hiking day of the West Highland Way the trail passes the Glengoyne Whisky Distillery. Obviously we have …
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“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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„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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