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Taken by the current: the road to recovery
The body did not need to create such pain. That is my impression on recovering from a herniated disc, not once but four times in as many...
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May 30, 20153 min read
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The journey or the destination: education in the outdoors
This was the very first question that I asked my ‘internet girlfriend’ who would, eventually, become my wife. She replied ‘Journey’...
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Mar 8, 20145 min read
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A race through time: Scotland's southwestern peninsulas
Welcome to Argyll, a different place. It doesn’t match the Highlands with their tall mountains and deep glens, or the Lowlands, where men...
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Mar 8, 20146 min read
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The strength of families: get outside more
I just had to write about this story because it made me smile. Appearing on the inside pages of some the regular suspects, beginning with...
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Sep 27, 20134 min read
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A cross-country journey: 50 miles to think
During the first few months of 2013, I became fascinated by journeys because of their power to inspire and transform. For my first...
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Aug 8, 20134 min read
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Leaning on fresh air: the national curriculum in the outdoors
Outdoor education has been shown across time and geography to be an effective and safe means of learning. It’s relevant equally to...
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Jul 1, 20133 min read
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Homeward Reflections: waterways to link and split
I’ve recently found myself wondering how our infrastructure helps to shape our environment and behaviours. We take most of the built...
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May 8, 20134 min read
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The road not yet travelled: a brief history of maps
In Edinburgh’s National Library, an exhibition on map-making and the Bartholomew dynasty has been showing. This was a superb display of...
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May 2, 20134 min read
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The snow must go on: tragedy and solace
That wintry Saturday, the snowy corrie that arcs down from Church Door Buttress into Glencoe looked fantastic. The sky was a perfect...
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Feb 4, 20133 min read
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Hotel Marcheka: a five-star experience
Travelling across Ukraine was an adventure in the 1990s, and being on the move was a source of comfort, even surprise. And if you were at...
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Jun 13, 20047 min read
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Crossing Loch Maree: into the wilderness
Across Scotland, the mountains link in loops and chains and scatterings, from small hills near the cities to giants beyond the knowledge...
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Oct 13, 20034 min read
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