Standing on the white sands of Uig on the Isle of Lewis is a slightly surreal experience. You’re on a beach, but you can’t see the sea (at least not without a swift 15 minute walk to the waves). It’s…
Admiring Street Art in Shoreditch
From the fashionable hipsters who call it home, to those who decry the district’s changes, it seems that, good or bad, everyone has something to say about Shoreditch. This area of London’s East End divides opinion, and I fell on the positive…
HebCelt 2014: Festival Fun on the Streets of Stornoway
The Hebridean Celtic Festival is a lot of things. It’s nostalgia, remembering revelry with friends throughout the years. It’s an excuse for islanders to have a great big party – you’ll always find a familiar face, whether squashed in front…
Reading My Way Around the World: How Being a Bookworm Inspires Wanderlust
A bookworm is defined as “a person unusually devoted to reading.” That’s me to a tee – and my childhood bookworm tendencies sowed the early seeds of wanderlust. I’m one of those people who goes to bed telling themselves “Just…
Love Locks: A Love-Hate Relationship?
How do you show your love for your significant other? Some buy chocolates and flowers, while others offer breakfast in bed or go out on dinner-dates. Then there are the growing number of couples across the globe who are demonstrating…
City Snapshots on the Go: Exploring Mobile Photography
It was last summer that I finally entered the growing world of mobile photography, having upgraded from my faithful old Blackberry to a ‘real’ smart phone, a Samsung Galaxy. Enthralled by Instagram, I fiddled around with filters and frames as…