I haven't published any stories about my seven day Isle of Skye hiking tour with Wilderness Scotland from April 2018 (have written a few - they will be published soon :-)) But here's a photo I took while on tour. I decided to enter the image in a photo comp with We Said Go Travel Click on the link below to take you to the full … [Read more...]
Melbourne and the grey haired crew
The Royal Military Tattoo is not only for the grey-haired set The airport security alarms were ringing and my 83yo mother couldn’t figure out what was setting them off. Removing her shoes, she made her third attempt through the x-ray booth. With the alarm ringing yet again, her face lit up. “It must be my hips,” she said smiling. Without a care … [Read more...]
Scotland and the Outlander Effect gathers momentum
The story behind writing the story Earlier this year, I wrote a travel story on Scotland and the Outlander effect published online on New Zealand's Fairfax stuff.co.nz This explains why I wrote the story: Rewind back to April when I celebrated one of those milestone birthdays, some prefer to forget. One of my besties presented me with a gift … [Read more...]