True Highlands reviewed
A wee review of a new Highlands and Islands tourist information website: True Highlands.
Trouble brewing
In the light of the recent refusal of planning permission for a brewery in my home Inverness, I ask what wet weather options the city actually has. Very few, it seems. Yet things could be so much better…
Journey Genie: the travel planner reviewed
I discovered an interesting tool for travel in the Highlands and Islands a while ago called Journey Genie. If I recall, they followed me on Twitter and invited me to explore their site and write a review. Being a big fan of travel and the Highlands and Islands, and being hugely passionate about the opportunities…
Bravely selling Scotland
In which I argue that the Scottish Government is backing the wrong kind of horse when it uses films like the animated fantasy Brave to promote Scotland and Scottish tourism.
Tourist in my own land
It’s easy to be complacent about where you live, as you see it through the prism of everyday life. That’s a shame, especially when the place you live is as lovely as the area around Inverness. It was one of the things I enjoyed about hosting Couchsurfers regularly until a few years ago, in that…
Capital ideas
In which I rant about the desperately sad habit of towns and cities to declare themselves “capital” of something.