I headed out to La RΓ©union - a farflung island born when the shield volcano Piton des Neiges erupted out of the Indian Ocean - to trek the GR-R2. 130km coast to coast via cirque walls, jungle and volcanic summits π·πͺ
π full feature in JRNY Issue 12 - jrnymag.com/product/jrny...
they didn't have a leg to stand on
Our line up for the March edition of The Graveyard Shift - our poetry open mic night at the legendary Diggers pub π
E-mail for an open mic slot or come down and watch!
another night at table-topping Tynecastle Park π±π»
"but you said you'd give me the gold medal?"
me? yeah, i love the stones
(the curling stones)
This excellent feature from Lucy was the latest in our #UnlockingAdventure series, which is aimed at breaking down any and all barriers to getting exploring outdoors.
We have some budget for commissioning for this series, so if have an idea do send me a pitch at:
stuart@muchbetteradventures.com
What a night at the Diggers! Thanks to everyone who packed out the room π€ Great open mic-ers, two top sets from Jack Hinks - and I got to share a set of new material with a room of extremely lovely people ππΈ
π Next GYS open mic: Mon 23 March. Features TBC πΊ
My first night co-hosting the Graveyard Shift at Diggers! Expecting a good turnout so get down early if you're coming along ππΊ
A little bit more on Kosovo's Via Dinarica trail from me!
In the company of some wonderful travel writers here:
www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
Beinn Eighe and Liathach, from Loch Clair π
Tynecastle has been a rare treat this season!
The dream start continues. The angry guy who sits behind me and hates short corners is beginning to concede that we may, in fact, be quite good this year.
Autumn in the Torridon hills - dream stuff!
On the mountain trail on Beinn Eighe π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
Lovely article in The Guardian newspaper highlighting Scotland's new UNESCO Geopark on Arran. Some light weekend reading to inspire your next geological adventure.
www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
"There are stone bunkers shrouded in the mist on the hillside to my right, just shy of the ridgeline marking the Albanian-Kosovo border. To my left, the view is not just clear but startlingly beautiful." From my hike on the Via Dinarica Kosovo, with the mountaineer Uta Ibrahimi.
There's a *tiny* bit of overlap between the two - beautiful routes!
I spent a week in #Kosovo hiking with Uta Ibrahimi, who recently became the first woman from the Balkans to climb every 8,000m peak. We walked the Via Dinarica Kosovo, criss-crossing borders with Montenegro & Albania.
π On @theguardian.com now:
www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
"why not use a co-working space?"
The public library:
really interesting listen, this - particularly for the Edinburgh-based amongst usπ
open.spotify.com/episode/1o7Z...
What's sleepin' in our soul π«¨π€©πΆ
I had *unreasonably* high expectations for Oasis last night and they went and exceeded every single one of them.
#oasis #acquiesce #murrayfield #edinburgh
Up to the summit of Gjeravica (2,656m) - the highest mountain solely in Kosovo, a stone's throw from the Albanian border π½π°π¦π±
Along we go... π½π°π²πͺπ¦π±
A few more shots from the Via Dinarica Kosovo trail. Moving along from the border with Montenegro to the border with Albania and so, to highest mountains in Kosovo.
A taster of yesterday on the Via Dinarica Kosovo - walking the border with Montenegro π₯Ύ
My next story brings me out to Kosovo π½π°
I'm going to be hiking on the Via Dinarica this week, and with a bit of weather luck, getting up Gjeravica - the country's highest peak. Photographs below from Pristina.
I took a voyage along the 26 bus route, down to Portobello, for my latest piece for @theguardian.com.
π on why people canβt stay away from Porty, and a community fighting to stop a (now-but-not-always) trendy seaside town from becoming a βholiday letβ.
In the Saturday pull-out today β±οΈπ΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
The latest edition of Scottish Wildlife dropped through the door today, featuring my cover story on the grey seals of Little Linga and Linga Holm, the northernmost reserves of the Wildlife Trust movement π¦π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
can't make it on BBC Sco this morning to talk tourist tax unfortunately, but my view is that they're commonplace now for good reason - not a fix-all solution but one extremely effective way to ensure local communities benefit from tourism, preventing overtourism & ill will to tourists
I have been a good few times now and - remarkably - still not had rain. That said, I have had a day nearing 60mph where I was almost blown into the water...
A few more stills from the Way for any Arran enthusiasts (which, let's be honest, should be all of you) out there... πβ°οΈπ
