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Slow Travel
Every entry filed here, newest first: the places, the meals, and the small mishaps that go with them.
The philosophy and practice of lingering longer, going deeper, and moving slower.
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Cold Air in July: An Evening on the Edge of the Cairngorms
July in the Cairngorms does not behave like July. We walked out at sunset into air that had already decided it was autumn, found…
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Sunset at Findhorn
An evening walk along Findhorn Beach becomes more than a visit to one of Scotland’s most beautiful coastal villages. As the light fades over…
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The Stones Remember: A Walk Up to Auchindoun
A walk up to the roofless tower of Auchindoun Castle in Speyside, where the light is gorgeous, the ramparts are ancient, and the history,…
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In Praise of Plain Places: Finding Beauty near Keith
Some places don’t announce themselves. On an ordinary morning near Keith in Moray, we found that the plainest corners of Scotland reward anyone willing…
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Findhorn Beach: Sunset Walks and a Motorhome Stopover on the Moray Coast
Staying by the beach at Findhorn, Scotland, a lazy Moray village with a motorhome stopover a short walk from the sand, and a deserted…
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Two Rainy Weeks in Orkney: Standing Stones, Native Beasts, and the Churchill Barriers
It rained at some point every single day for two weeks in Orkney, and it never once mattered. The people, the livestock, and a…
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Orkney Beach Walks: The Quiet Luxury of Living This Way
Long, empty Orkney beaches walked at the pace of the tide, and why living in a van, rather than holidaying in one, is what…
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Meeting the Locals on Orkney, Even When the Locals Are Cattle
Parked by the old ferry port on Orkney’s Mainland, the locals who came to say hello were a herd of cattle across the road:…
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Tides at Philorth: Standing Proof We Live on a Spinning Ball
At Philorth Beach near Fraserburgh, the tide is quiet proof that we live on a spinning ball in space, all that water lifted twice…
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Beach Walks at Findhorn: One of Our Favourite Places in the UK
Findhorn Beach on the North Sea is one of our favourite places in the whole UK: miles of near-empty sand, a bright row of…