What is it that my Mum used to say when I was reluctant to try something new? ‘Don’t knock it till you’ve tried it’. When you think about it, that’s annoyingly good advice for most of life’s situations – without taking that advice I would never have picked up a ukulele (I now enjoy an… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Highlands
This place? It gets under your skin.
The thing about the north of Scotland is that it gets under your skin. And it seems to suck people in, regardless of background or age. From the tranquillity of the islands in the heart of Inverness, to the majesty of the Cairngorms, there is beauty at every turn. Where better to walk on a… Read more »
Woefully underprepared – but Etape Loch Ness is in the bag.
I have rarely been so sure I was doing the right thing as I was at 6 o’clock last Sunday morning. I had been harbouring serious doubts about whether I was up to it, but as we cycled through Inverness city centre towards the start line of Etape Loch Ness 2017, my fears began to… Read more »
Superbikes to Super Fishbox. Meet Magnus.
Answer this honestly – as a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? And when you look at what you do for a living now – do you recognise those dreams? Is this the career you planned for yourself, or did you just happen to be in the right place at… Read more »
Embrace Outlanders – or be left out in the cold
The Highlands are missing a tourism trick. Yes, we do great things with Nessie. North Coast 500 is phenomenally successful, and our landscape and scenery are – in my biased opinion – second to none. But who is catering for Outlander fans? It’s hard to describe a multi-million dollar publishing phenomenon in just a couple… Read more »
Highland Blindcraft. So much more than beds.
Highland Blindcraft. I bet you think you know all about it…? Not every workplace has a ‘station’ for guide dogs. Not every workplace has staff who can multi-task and turn their hand to every part of the operation, from start to finish. Not every workplace has one employee who boasts he has been there ‘for… Read more »
Our unhealthy interest in childless women.
Childless women. It’s none of our business. The news that Nicola Sturgeon had a miscarriage when she was Depute First Minister was one of the most read stories on the BBC website on Sunday. It earned headlines on radio news and was shared countless times on social media. There were those who were cynical about… Read more »
Meet John Thurso: the top man at VisitScotland
There were a few raised eyebrows in March when former Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Liberal Democrat MP Lord Thurso was announced as the new Chair of VisitScotland. The surprise came from a couple of directions; from those who were impressed that an SNP government would appoint a Lib Dem to such an important role,… Read more »
We’re always connected – for better and for worse.
It seems that every day there’s another tragedy somewhere across the world; a lone gunman shooting in a fast food restaurant or on a train in Germany, an attempted coup in Turkey, the killing of police officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge, the devastating lorry attack in Nice on Bastille Day. As I type this… Read more »