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Continue reading →: Algarve Trails: Coastal Classics and a Hidden Mountain GemThe Algarve region isn’t just golden beaches and sun-soaked resort towns—step away from the loungers, and a whole different world opens up. Think rugged cliffs, turquoise coves, and quiet mountain valleys stitched together by some of Portugal’s most unforgettable hiking trails. On our recent trip, we laced up our hiking…
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Continue reading →: Where the Atlantic Breathes: The Algarve’s Wild West CoastMost people picture the Algarve as golden beaches, warm coves, and those iconic ochre cliffs, but the west coast is like a completely different world—rugged, raw, and shaped by the full force of the Atlantic, it feels wonderfully wild. This coastline has an untamed energy to it, the kind that…
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Continue reading →: Wandering Through Scotland’s “Big Tree Country” — Autumn in PerthshireIf there’s one place in Scotland that knows how to absolutely steal the show in autumn, it’s Perthshire. They don’t call it “Big Tree Country” for nothing! This region is home to more champion trees that are the largest of their species than anywhere else in the UK. Over 200,000…
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Continue reading →: Through the Cobblestones of Time, Exploring Scotland’s Most Historic VillageTucked along the north shore of the Firth of Forth, just west of Edinburgh, lies one of Scotland’s most picturesque little villages – the royal burgh of Culross (pronounced Coo-riss). With its white-harled houses, red-tiled roofs, and steep cobbled streets, this village looks painted in layers of history. Culross feels…
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Continue reading →: Footsteps Through the Ages: Exploring York’s Timeless StreetsThe storied city of York reveals layers of the past at every turn. With nearly 2,000 years of history, it offers an intriguing blend of Roman, Viking, Medieval, and modern English heritage. Renowned for its well-preserved city walls, the magnificent gothic York Minster, and its winding cobblestone streets, York is…
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Continue reading →: Trowels, Trenches, and Tombstones: Volunteering Our Way Through HistoryI’ve always been fascinated by history, especially human history, and Scotland, according to a quick internet search, has been inhabited for around 14,000 years. That history is everywhere, and I mean everywhere. I’d bet that if you put a shovel in the ground anywhere here and dug deep enough, you’d…
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Continue reading →: Tales from the Road: A Day in WigtownYesterday, Keith and I set off in search of a book or two, winding our way through the rolling green hills and wild beauty of Galloway Forest Park, heading towards the south coast of Dumfries and Galloway. Our destination: Wigtown, Scotland’s National Book Town. In 1998, after a nationwide search,…
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Continue reading →: Cove Harbour: Stepping Back in TimeIf ever there was a place to leave the modern world behind, it’s Cove Harbour. From the clifftop at the village of Cove, the wide bay showcases eroded ridges and jagged outcrops of sandstone and limestone millions of years old, but the true attraction is hidden from view. We could…
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Continue reading →: The Allure of Arran: Where Myth and Mountain MeetWhenever we visit Scotland, we always meet up with Keith’s mates at some point during our stay, and this trip was no different. Upon arrival, we were off to “Jinty’s” on Ashton Lane in Glasgow’s vibrant West End. Jinty McGuinty’s Irish Bar isn’t one of those kitschy Irish theme pubs…
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Continue reading →: Valleys, Hoodoos, and Coulees: Exploring Grasslands National Park – Part 2After several days in the West Block, we packed up and set out for the East Block, about a two-hour drive away. The drive itself is a quiet reminder of how vast and varied the prairie can be, passing through small hamlets surrounded by ranchland and farmland while hinting at…
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