Selected Writing

The Guardian — ‘You’d be pushed to find a more soul-stirring landscape in Scotland’: walking in Beinn Eighe
The Guardian — ‘I wish the stones here could talk’: an epic hike through Kosovo’s Accursed mountains
Much Better Adventures Magazine — 'It Feels Alive': Hiking 100km on the Wild Island of La Réunion
The Guardian — A brief history of the Earth on a walk around the Isle of Arran, Scotland
BBC Travel — The Tweed Valley Canoe Trail: A three-day canoe trip into Scotland's sublime borderlands
The Guardian — Beam me up, Scotland: a journey into outer space in Dumfries and Galloway
Active Traveller — Rewilding: On the Trail of Pumas in Patagonia
The Guardian — Perfect waves at the touch of a button: catching a break at Scotland’s first inland surf resort
The Guardian - Looking for a seaside town that’s a bit special? Try one of the UK’s best revitalised resorts (Portobello)
Much Better Adventures Magazine — There is a Crisis of Equity in Tourism. So, What Now?
Much Better Adventures Magazine — Why Does Watching Bad Tourists on TV Make Us Want to Travel?
Much Better Adventures Magazine — ‘I See The Change’: The Rise of Female Mountain Guides in Nepal
The Guardian — A stunning eco-cabin with scenery to match: a winter stay in remote Scotland
The Guardian — Stargazing on the Isle of Rum, Scotland’s first dark sky sanctuary
The Guardian — Fancy a pre-match pint? If you’re in Frankfurt for the footie, you’ll be on cider rather than beer
The Guardian — Walking the ‘outdoor capital of Scotland’: 25 years of the Cateran Trail
Much Better Adventures Magazine — What I Wish I Knew Before Visiting Borneo
Much Better Adventures Magazine — Climbing the Rùm Cuillin, on Scotland's 'Forbidden Isle'
The Guardian — The ultimate haute cuisine: outdoor cooking on the Lake District’s fells
The Guardian — Pedal the low road: cycling coast-to-coast across southern Scotland
The Guardian — ‘The scenery bursts into life’: making Scotland wild again
BBC Travel — Cacio e pepe en vessie: A new (old) twist on cacio e pepe
The Scotsman — Walk or cycle the John Muir Way, 134 miles across Scotland
The Guardian — On the trail of Traitors: stunning Scottish Highlands scenery is backdrop to the reality TV hit
The Guardian — Edinburgh’s dark corners: a walking tour of the city’s hidden stories
Much Better Adventures Magazine — Tourism Leakage: It’s Time to Talk About Tourism’s Dirty Secret
The Guardian — Skiing in Scotland: ‘On a good day it’s up there with anywhere in the world’
The Guardian — My online chess addiction was ruining my life. Something had to change
The Guardian — Where the wild things are: a trip to Romania’s southern mountains
The Independent — Cluj city guide: Where to eat, drink, shop and stay in Romania’s buzzy student hub
The Independent — Walking the Five Peaks of the Pentlands, Edinburgh’s best-kept secret