Posts in 'Personal Stories'

On the joy of first light: Edinburgh

On the joy of..., Personal Stories, Scotland

29th November 2017

Just gone 6am, and the dark November sky in my hostel room was beginning to lighten. I pull on yesterdays clothes, still slung next to the bed and search for my bobble hat and scarf, before quietly leaving my dorm room to sleep. On the landing, a few early birds mill around, making plans for […]

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On finding peace…..Hermaness Nature Reserve, the Shetland Islands

Personal Stories, Scotland, Shetland Islands, Volunteering, Workaway

28th August 2016

I knew very little about Unst, the most northerly of the Shetland Islands prior to arriving for a month long work exchange at the most northerly hotel in the UK. I had arranged the placement on a total whim – I was tired of my hectic life in London and had quit my job to […]

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