Ben More is Mull’s only Munro, but it’s one of my favourite Munros to date. (It’s also not to be confused with the other Ben More, which is 100-odd miles to […]
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French Strawberry Tart
This recipe makes a 10”/ 25cm tart; serves 8. Ingredients: For the pastry: For the crème pâtissière: To decorate: Method: Tips:
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A Guide to Hiking Cerro Chirripó, Costa Rica
Summitting Cerro Chirripó was undoubtedly a highlight of our trip to Costa Rica. At 3,820m*, it’s Costa Rica’s highest mountain – and the highest mountain either of us had attempted […]
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Hot Cross Buns
Wondering how to bake those perfectly spiced, fruit-filled buns with the iconic cross that signal spring’s arrival? Creating hot cross buns from scratch is a rewarding process, bringing warmth and […]
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Cairngorms National Park: Bynack More
Bynack More is one of those Munros that’s a bit out on a limb, and as such it’s best done as an out-and-back from Glenmore Forest Park. We had breakfast […]
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A Wet Weekend at Hadrian’s Wall, Part II: Along the Whin Sill
We couldn’t stay near Hadrian’s Wall and not walk at least some of the Hadrian’s Wall Path. We’d had a taster of it the previous day, with short walks near […]
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A Wet Weekend at Hadrian’s Wall, Part I: Exploring Housesteads Roman Fort
We Brits, or so the stereotype goes, like talking about the weather. And that’s how this weekend trip to Hadrian’s Wall begins. When we left Edinburgh, it was raining: fat […]
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Cairngorms National Park: Carn an Tuirc, Cairn of Claise, Glas Maol and Creag Leacach
I stood at the car park below Glen Shee Ski Centre, rain soaking through my collar, looking at four Munros spread across a plateau that looked featureless on the map. […]
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Cairngorms National Park: Loch Callater, Carn an t-Sagairt Mòr, Carn a’ Choire Bhaidheach and Lochnagar
You’ve got a free Saturday. The forecast shows broken cloud, light winds, and no rain. You pull up the map and see the line: start at Loch Callater car park, […]
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Conquering the Cairngorms’ Angels and Demons: Braeriach, The Angel’s Peak, Cairn Toul and The Devil’s Point
I stood at the edge of the Lairig Ghru, staring at the wall of rock I had to climb. The map said it was a path. The map was lying. […]
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