Books, like plane tickets, can take you anywhere. From the comfort of your living room couch, you can travel through time and space, to different countries and alternate worlds. Aside from the research that shows reading is good for our…
Why Outlander Fans Need To Visit The Outer Hebrides
Outlander is the Golden Globe-nominated, £50 million time-travelling TV series set in 18th century Scotland – and it’s partly responsible for a recent boom in tourism to the Scottish Highlands. And while the award-winning series, based on the best-selling books…
The Armchair Travel Series #1: Books That Inspire Travel
Welcome to the first edition of the Armchair Travel series! This is the space where I share reviews of books that inspire travel, offer escapism, and simply transport you away from the cares of daily life – much in the…
10 Books to Read Before Visiting Scotland’s Outer Hebrides
The islands of the Outer Hebrides have been inspiring writing – fact, fiction, and downright fancy – for years. From the 18th century diary entries of Boswell and Johnson, to the current-day best-sellers by Peter May, writers visiting (or living…
Skerryvore in NYC: A Lesson in the Power of Music
The first time I saw Scottish band Skerryvore play, I was in McNeill’s pub in Stornoway. It was the summer of 2008, and one of those nights that becomes a bit of a local legend: ceilidhing between the bar and…
Discovering the Secrets of the Met on a Museum Hack Tour
Museums have secrets, you know. Juicy ones. I wouldn’t have believed it myself, if I hadn’t gone on a Museum Hack tour. Quite frankly, I’ll never look at a museum in the same way again, knowing what hides behind the…
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