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On the places that made me: Glencoe, Scotland

Rebecca — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 13:18:52 +0000

“And this, this is the staff accommodation” gestured G the general manager, proudly. We paused on the outside deck of a wooden chalet style apartment in the fading May light, tinges of red and orange streaked across the sky above the imposing mountain of Bidean Na’am Ban. I couldn’t believe this was my new home. […]

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On the joy of first light: Edinburgh

Rebecca — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 11:17:21 +0000

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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Hiking to the Fairy Pools, the Quiraing and seeing the Northern Lights! Weeks 5 & 6 on the Isle of Skye

Rebecca — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 12:27:22 +0000

After a fab weekend in the Outer Hebrides, it was back to all day reception for my last full week at the hostel. With the clocks going back, darkness began to descend on the bay from 4.30pm, leaving little time for any adventures until my next three days off. I’ve put together the highlights of […]

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A weekend on the Isles of Harris and Lewis

Rebecca — Sun, 05 Nov 2017 15:46:54 +0000

3 whole days off. I switched from cleaning bathrooms and dorm rooms this week, to daytime reception shifts to cover staff holidays. This increased hours during the day meant my workdays were condensed into four and I was given a long weekend. Given the decent looking weather forecast, I immediately set about planning a trip […]

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Kilt Rock, Lealt Falls and Hiking to Brothers Point & Rudha Hunish – Week 3 on the Isle of Skye

Rebecca — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 18:17:04 +0000

After spending an evening trying to craft little stories and descriptions to each of the places I visited last week, I sighed when I read back the words, full of nature cliches and obvious comments about the continuous rain. It was frankly, a bit crap. Truth is, I’ve worked all 7 days this week to […]

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Hiking the Old Man of Storr, Staffin Bay and Sligachan – Week 2 of the Isle of Skye

Rebecca — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 07:28:28 +0000

The weeks are flying by up here on the Isle of Skye already, days mixed with cleaning, hiking and my love of taking hundreds of pictures! Whilst the hostel is quiet during the weekdays, the past weekend was fully booked with groups of friends and families who made the space their own and somewhat forgot […]

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Portree, Talisker Whisky Distillery and the Fairy Glen – Week 1 on the Isle of Skye

Rebecca — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 07:50:55 +0000

I’ve been here at my workaway on Skye, for just over a week and I have to say, I’ve felt at home straight away, no thanks to the super welcoming team I’m working with. The team is made up of three full-time staff (from Skye, Italy and New Zealand), a part-time Scottish lady and another workaway, from […]

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Workaway Diaries: Working at The Cowshed on The Isle of Skye

Rebecca — Sun, 08 Oct 2017 18:11:12 +0000

“The Isle of Skye, in October….Seriously’?! A friend of mine was bemused as to why I was going to work in Scotland in the darker, colder months of the year. But Skye has always had a place in my heart since I was a kid. Memories of summer holidays driving up from the Midlands plugged […]

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

Rebecca — Sun, 28 Aug 2016 19:08:20 +0000

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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