Saturday 28th September 2019 Amsterdam – Hanoi, Vietnam So today we left the vibrant City of Amsterdam behind as we continue with our travels to Vietnam. Why Vietnam? I have heard that ‘it is a land of staggering natural beauty and cultural complexities, of dynamic megacities and hill-tribe villages, it is both exotic and compelling’….

Friday 27th September 2019Edinburgh – Amsterdam As John Denver once sang, “My bags are packed and I am ready to go”…..the reason for this is…..I am “Leaving on a Jet Plane”. So we’re off on an adventure to Vietnam and Cambodia but firstly we are sneaking in a quick whistle stop tour of Amsterdam, a…

Sunday 17th September 2019 Cairngorms The plan this weekend was to do a four Munro traverse in the Cairngorms with a wild camp near the summit of Braeriach, the third highest mountain in Britain. However due to weather conditions which were not in our favour – high winds and freezing conditions on the summit –…

Friday 6th – Monday 9th September 2019 Torridon So this weekend we were heading to Torridon on the West Coast of Scotland. “Torridon” is used to describe both an area and a village. The drive up to the north of Scotland was as always spectacular and we passed through some of the most beautiful of…