A Weekend Away: Unwinding on Arran

One of the things that kept me going with my dissertation was knowing that I could take time off as soon as I handed it in. I didn’t even have to wait a day, no, I could jump straight on a train, plane or boat to get away from that evil place called uni library as quickly as I could.

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Out and About: Linlithgow Palace and Country Park

When I was working in tourism,  I quite often talked about places I hadn’t been to myself – no wonder with so many choices. Naturally, it has been my goal since then to visit each and every one of the places I advertised and recommended to customers. My colleagues didn’t really help with that, as they always added even more amazing suggestions to my growing list… Thanks y’all! Quite a while back – in February – I finally got around to…

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A Weekend Away: On the Isle of Skye

When you work in tourism, you should know what you sell. Right? I didn’t know as much as I wanted when I started out in Scotland, so my company sent me on the trips I was selling – a perfectly normal training approach but totally new to me.

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Tales from the Trail: On the Thomas Muir Trail

Last summer I realised that I love walking. In fact, I love it so much that I do it  for several hours every day if I have the time – from Merchant City to the West End or to Springburn, you name it, I walk there and back again. Back at uni that’s suddenly not so easy anymore and my ambition is additionally scrutinised by horrible weather. Luckily, a friend called me up recently and asked if I wanted to spend my…

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