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    Braid Hills | Hiking Edinburgh

         Spring started to appear in Edinburgh last week, all blue skies and sunshine, and temperatures in the double digits – though it was swiftly replaced by grey clouds, pouring rain, and freezing cold again this week, with what…

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    Roslin Day Trip | Scotland

         Autumn is one of my favourite seasons, but only on certain days! We’ve had a fair bit of wind and rain recently, which is less fun, but the clear, sunny, crisp days are beautiful, with all the stunning…

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    Blackford Hill | Hiking Edinburgh

         The city of Edinburgh is built across seven hills, so it shouldn’t be surprising that there are ample locations for hill walking and hiking, ranging in difficulty. Calton Hill is one of the simplest climbs, while Arthur’s Seat…

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    A-Z of Scotland

         I’ve previously written an A-Z post about Edinburgh, as well as a few other places I’ve lived, but I thought I’d widen my reach and write one about my home country of Scotland as a whole. Edinburgh has…

  • A Week in Wānaka - feature photo - That Wānaka tree growing in the lake with snow-capped mountains in the background - New Zealand, South Island
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    A Week in Wānaka | New Zealand

    The Southern Lakes region of New Zealand is one of the most beautiful and most popular areas of the country. And a big highlight of my summer trip around the South Island that I was really looking forward to. I…

  • Highlights of Lake Tekapo - feature photo - pink and purple lupins in the foreground with the bright blue Lake Tekapo in the middle ground and snow-capped mountains along the horizon - New Zealand
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    Highlights of Lake Tekapo | New Zealand

    Lake Tekapo (or Takapō in Te Reo Maōri) is the name of both a town and a lake in the centre of New Zealand’s South Island. Situated beneath the Southern Alps, both lie tucked in the Mackenzie Basin, surrounded by…