Nestled in the heart of Stirlingshire on the edge of the Carron Valley, the North Third Reservoir offers a tranquil escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. This hidden gem, surrounded by lush forests and rolling hills, is the perfect spot for nature lovers and avid walkers alike, it’s location ensures a quiet…
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Cuilcagh Boardwalk Trail: A Hiker’s Stairway to Heaven in Co. Fermanagh
Northern Ireland is known for its lush green landscape, but maybe not so much its great hills. It can’t compare to its neighbour Scotland with all those munroes, but it does provide some stunning hills and landscapes to walk. One such walk is the Cuilcagh Boardwalk Trail, nestled in the heart of Co.Fermanagh, on the…
Wine Safari, Monachyle Mhor
One Sunday morning, in deepest darkest October we left Edinburgh at stupid o’clock and made our way to Mhor84 outside of Callander. Not a normal thing for us to do, but this was no typical day we had signed up to. After months of trying to make the dates work, we were about to embark on a…
Norton House Hotel Walk
At the beginning of the year I noticed that the Norton House Hotel & Spa just on the outskirts of Edinburgh had opened up their grounds for people to come and enjoy during these lockdown times. They also have set up a little bothy selling hot drinks and hot rolls, which in the recent weather…
House of Gods Hotel
In early December, for a certain someone’s birthday, I booked us into the House of Gods Hotel in the Cowgate to take advantage of their ‘Locked up like I’m famous’ package which included pizza, cocktails and ‘unlimited prosecco’. I’d seen pictures on social media of the package and it looked like a lot of fun,…
Cramond Brig and Dalmeny Loop
I spotted on social media a few weeks ago the 52 Hike Challenge, it’s one of these challenges that you sign up for, get a list of potential hikes and a medal at the end for completion. The downside is that it’s based in America and therefore the hikes are not relevant and no option…
Tigh-an-truish, Isle of Seil
Trying to make the best of this semi-lockdown situation, we found ourselves on another road trip. This time to the Isle of Seil (more on that in another post!). The Isle of Seil is about 25 minutes south of Oban, on Scotland’s West Coast. It’s also famous for its ‘Bridge across the Atlantic’, a small…
The Fife Arms, Braemar
After a lovely weekend up on the Moray Coast (more on that later!) we stopped off in Braemar on the way back home. I haven’t been in Braemar in years (about 15 to be precise, when I was doing research for my Masters’ dissertation!) and in general it hasn’t changed, except for one place –…
Garrison West, Fort William
Since lockdown has eased and we are allowed to travel a bit more freely around our own countries (though I could really do with some sunshine!) we have been taking short breaks and the odd random day trip. Our first random trip seen us take an overnight stop in Fort William before heading out onto…
Whiteadder Reservoir & Priestlaw
Typically, once lock-down rules were slightly relaxed the grey grim usual weather of a Scottish summer appeared. However, it didn’t stop us venturing out for a welcome walk in the hills and some fresh air! We headed out of Edinburgh into the Lammermuir Hills on the edge of the Scottish Borders, a part of the…
Queen of Everything 