TRAVEL Finding community and peace in a Scottish island sanctuary
WITH all the hype around the release of The Outrun film, with its principal Orcadian setting of Papa Westray, it’s easy to forget about other isles in the archipelago...
travel review I've wanted to visit Orkney's Sanday for a decade – it was well worth the wait
I’VE been trying to make a trip to Sanday happen for over a decade. As soon as I arrive, my efforts are worth it as beaming islander Dave Walker warmly welcomes me to a day wrapped up in as welcoming a community as I’ve found on any of Scotland’s Northern Isles ...
TRAVEL A cruise that captures west coast’s cinematic grandeur
EASING out of Oban Bay aboard the MV Glen Etive, romance is in the air.
TRAVEL Prague’s hip new neighbourhoods of Holešovice and Letná
‘I CAN remember as a kid when this was all just a chaotic old-fashioned market,” reminisces my guide Katy Janoušková from Prague City Adventures as we survey the collage of hipster cafés and delis that have moved into Holešovice’s old meat market and slaughterhouse.
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The most enchanting of autumn events can be found in this Scottish town
IT is remarkable that some Scots haul themselves overseas in search of spectacular autumn colours. Why would anyone bother when right here Scotland has its own spectacular explosion of burning orange, smouldering red and shimmering yellow?
TRAVEL Robin McKelvie: Glenmorangie offers far more than your ordinary distillery
IT may be one of the world’s best selling whiskies, but it is surely the most mispronounced. I’ve been version corrected to ‘Glenm-orangie’ (think orangey).
TRAVEL These revamped Scottish castles tell some tall tales
THESE days, Deeside is often prefixed with the word “Royal” – a reference to the Hanoverian dynasty (subsequently rebranded Windsor), who today hold the British throne.
review Multicultural American city no longer lives in shadow of its neighbours
A PROUD port city that has turned to tourism to help bring renewed vigour and focus, plus better restaurants, a reborn river and tourist attractions. Sound familiar? This, though, is not Glasgow, but Tampa, an emerging city break star on Florida’s Gulf of Mexico ...
TRAVEL Why this US city is about so much more than theme parks
ORLANDO is just a hopping-off point for the Florida theme parks, right? Seriously wrong. Last month I spent proper time actually in and around the city, an oasis alive with attractions, great food and surprising wildlife...
'Utterly charming': Walt Disney World is a truly magical kingdom
AS a kid, I never dreamed of Disney. Maybe because there was no way my parents could ever have afforded to take me. Over the years I’ve often wondered what all the fuss is about ...
