Passing Places Around Scotland
by Kevin Scullion
My travels and adventures around Scotland mainly by motorhome, motorcycle, bicycle and hill walking. Join me and my Jack Russell Skid as I cover all areas of Scotland including the islands and more remote areas less developed by tourism.
Episodes
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059 Inchcailloch Nature Reserve Loch Lomond
A short boat trip to visit the magical island of Inchcailloch just off the eastern shores of Loch Lomond adjacent to Balmaha. A wonderful day trip or even just for a few hours to walk in the woodlands. There is a small camp site at the south end of the island which must be booked in advance. Boat...
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Brief Info Update
Just a short piece of audio to let you know that Passing Places Around Scotland will be back with new episodes as soon as we are re-listed in iTunes.
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058 Why visit Scotland in the Winter?
Our clocks are back to GMT and the long dark days of winter are upon us. Visiting Scotland in the winter though can still be a really positive experience especially if you enjoy your winter sports like skiing and hill walking. Star gazing, renting cozy cottages with open fires, enjoying city…
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057 Campervans and Hillwalking in Scotland
Motorhome essentials & Scottish hill walking A conversation with a Passing Places listener Iain Gillepsie all about motorhomes, campervans, hillwaking , munro bagging and long distance footpaths in Scotland. It was great to catch up with Iain and to share some thoughts on how best to travel…
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056 Geocaching and the Northern lights
Out geocaching & finally seeing the Northern Lights This week I'm out rediscovering the very enjoyable pastime of geocaching with Caitlin during the school half term holidays and finally after chasing potential sightings of the Northern Lights all over mainland Scotland and the islands I finally...
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055 Walking on the Rob Roy Way
Out on the Rob Roy Way I have enjoyed some great walking over the past week or so not only out on the Rob Roy Way where I had the chance to look at the Corrie Aqueduct, part of the Loch Katrine water supply infrastructure to Glasgow but I also visited the Loup of Fintry waterfall near the village...
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054 Scotland’s Great Trails
The Rob Roy Way and also the Carron Valley The past two weeks have been great in terms of the weather and I have been out building up my basic walking fitness every day. In this weeks episode I have audio from the Carron Valley and the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park. I also spent a…
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053 Kilpatrick Hills and Glasgow Parks
Hill Walking near Glasgow and visiting Glasgow Parks Enjoying some late summer sunshine this week as I wander the Kilpatrick hills above Glasgow and then pay a visit to Bellahouston Park, the site of the famous Empire Exhibition in 1938 and now home to the Charles Rennie Mackintosh designed House...
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052 Tom Weir Statue and Walking Outdoors in Scotland
Outdoors in Scotland Lots of audio clips from Balmaha, Duncryne Hill and around Stirling as I spend a week counting steps in the great outdoors. I'm using my fitness tracker and local walks to see if I can get back to some form of fitness. Walking in Scotland especially in fine weather is a real...
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051 Anstruther East Neuk of Fife
Another visit to the East Neuk of Fife to one of the coastal fishing villages which is now popular with tourists. Don't forget to pop into the Fishing Museum. I stayed at the Silverdyke Caravan Park in Cellardyke and enjoyed the walk into Anstruther through the fishermens cottages past Cellardyke...
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050 Flanders Moss Stirling
Flanders Moss nature Reserve Its great to be back in front of the microphone (yet another new one) after being absent for many months. I make a few visits to Flanders Moss a national nature reserve near Stirling, some audio from the Western Isles and I update listeners on up and coming…
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049 Loch Lomond, Angus, Durness & Peterhead
A real wander around Scotland in this episode. I have spent a fair amount of time in recent weeks clocking up some serious mileage all over Scotland including Angus, Fife, Stirlingshire and the Highlands. As always I'm chasing the weather, the northern lights and the quieter more remote parts of...
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048 Skye and The Motorhome Podcast
Visiting Skye & appearing on The Motorhome Podcast I'm finally back in front of the microphone. In this weeks episode I cover some of my recent trip to Skye as well as giving you some idea of where I have been the past two months. I have also included an excerpt from my recent appearance on The...
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047 East Neuk of Fife and Kirriemuir
East Neuk of Fife and Kirriemuir Angus A great few days on the east side of Scotland. Some days spent adjacent to the wonderful villages on the Fife Coastal Path. The coastal villages of St Monan's, Anstruther, Elie, Earslferry, Pittenweem and Crail are often referred to as the strings of pearls....
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046 Star Gazing in Scotland
On The Mull of Kintyre at Easter The ten days or so I spent on the Mull of Kintyre delivered some great weather, magical sunsets on glorious beaches and a number of starlit nights watching the International Space Station tracking overhead. I also enjoyed a brief stop at Butter Bridge in Glen...
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045 A Glen in Scotland
Interview with Glen Moyer from Louisana USA I'm on the Mull of Kintyre in my van talking to a new friend living across the pond about his impending visit to Scotland. It's also a birthday week and I'm enjoying being away for my birthday and finally again introducing new voices to Passing Places....
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044 Culloden Battlefield, Glasgow and the Commonwealth Games
Culloden & Glasgow's Link to Slavery A busy week on the podcast wandering from London to Glasgow. I share some thoughts on the Commonwealth Games and the current controversy around the permission to allow a private housing development on the Culloden Battlefied outside Inverness. Please checkout...
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043 The Trossachs
It is now spring in Scotland and I visit Aberfoyle and the Loch Ard area of the Trossachs and for the first time provide an update on the buzz which is being created around the Scottish vote on independence which will take place this September.
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042 Glasgow – The Campsie Fells and Tom Weir
The Hills north of Glasgow Whilst Glasgow unfairly has a reputation merely as an industrial city, it sits in a most beautiful location with some wonderful hills minutes away from the city. In Passing Places this week I visit The Campsie Fells and mention the exodus of Glaswegians in the 1900's…
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041 East Loch Lomond Scotland
Balmaha Rowardennan Conic Hill & Ben Lomond In the podcast this week I discuss the merits of visiting the East side of Loch Lomond and taking in a boat trip to some of the many fifty plus islands. I also talk about climbing Conic hill, walking the West Highland Way and bagging Ben Lomond perhaps...
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040 Loch Awe & St Conan’s Kirk Argyll Scotland
Saint Conan's Church, Lochawe Village, Argyll. The area around Loch Awe offers the visitor many attractions. I focus this week on St Conan's Kirk, a real gem, located in the village of Lochawe. The church is a truly unique, one off example, of an amateur architects vision of a church. It's free…
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039 Clyde Steamers, The Kelpies and Moffat
The Clyde steamers mark a remarkable period in Scottish history where people from the central belt, from the poor to the rich, enjoyed the dramatic scenery and landscapes of the The Firth of Clyde. For over a hundred years until the 1950's over 300 steamers transported passengers throughout the...
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038 Rob Roy MacGregor and Loch Lubnaig
The Rob Roy Way & Camping in the Loch Lomond National Park Out and about in The Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park in search of Rob Roy MacGregor, a Scottish Robin Hood romanticised in Scottish history and a half baked notion to walk The Rob Roy Way, a lovely long distance footpath from Drymen...
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037 New Year in Scotland
A Happy New Year from Scotland to everybody who listens to Passing Places. In this weeks episode of the podcast I make a few New Year resolutions and a couple of predictions for 2014. This year is the most significant year in the history of Scotland. As a nation we face the momentous decision on...
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036 Year of Homecoming Scotland 2014
It’s great to be back with another episode of Passing Places. I briefly review a few personal travel highlights from 2013 and go on to mention that 2014 is the Year of Homecoming Scotland. As well as the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles we have the independence...
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035 Motorhome Discrimination in the UK
Motorhome Discrimination in the UK Passing Places this week touches on the topic of motorhome use in the UK and some of the discrimination and negative perceptions that persist particularly in the more scenic parts of the country where there is pressure on car parks and local beauty spots. What a...
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034 Living the Dream in Scotland
Living The Dream How can you live the dream in a motorhome all year round in Scotland? I touch on the subject for the first of many times in future episodes. I also include the second part of our USA visitors experience in Scotland, including Skye and Plockton. So are you living the dream or...
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033 Scottish Travel Conversations
USA - Scottish Travels Featuring Part One of Joyce & Carlo from Boston on their recent Highland adventure as well as other listener conversations about some great locations to visit in Scotland over the winter months. Many listeners who got in touch favour the North West coast of Scotland as well...
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032 Winter Breaks in Scotland
Winter in Scotland Ideas for short breaks in quieter parts of Scotland are on my agenda this week. Where would you go for a short break to escape the crowds? I cover places on my bucket list for the winter : Moffat, Pittenweem, Elgol, Portmahomack and Durness on the north coast. Get in touch with...
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031 USA Visitors to Scotland
USA Visitors to Scotland I'm in the village of Killin in Stirlingshire. In this weeks episode of Passing Places I catch up with Joyce and Carlo from Boston, USA, to say hello and to hear first hand how they have enjoyed their vacation in Scotland. I also have an in-depth interview with Bonnie...
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030 Sounds of Scotland
The Sounds of Scotland In Passing Places this week I review the progress of the podcast over the past seven months and seek listener feedback on how to take the podcast forward in the coming weeks and months over the winter here in Scotland. My podcast to date has been largely in a monologue…
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029 Autumn Colours in Scotland
Autumn in Scotland In this weeks episode of the podcast I consider why visiting Scotland is a great idea in the autumn. There are very few tourists around, no midges and the autumn display of our woodlands can be a spectacular sight for photographers and all visitors alike. I suggest some great...
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028 Tarland Royal Deeside
Talbot Motorhome Owners Club - Tarland Mini Meet. What a fantastic week-end on Deeside. I'm on a campsite at Tarland in the the North East of Scotland on a Sunday evening and I have just enjoyed such a good time with owners of Talbot motorhomes and similar vans. In this weeks episode I cover the...
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027 Dumbarton Castle
Dumbarton Castle A week spent in and around Glasgow & Ayrshire with a visit down to Dumbarton Castle. Dumbarton Castle is an excellent place to stop off on your way towards Loch Lomond to enjoy the great views from the top of the castle and to reflect on the amazing history surrounding the…
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026 Highlands Tour
Touring the Scottish Highlands Some advice tips and information around planning a trip in the Scottish Highlands. In this weeks episode I discuss possible routes through the Highlands and including a visit to the Isle of Skye. We travel from the central belt as far as Ullapool and return via the...
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025 Loch Ness Campervan & Motorhome Mini Meet
Loch Ness and the scenery around Dores is just wonderful. This week I enjoyed a long weekend near the banks of Loch Ness in the highlands, with a group of like minded folk in their campervans and motorhomes. It's the first time I have attended a meeting of motorhome users and I can't speak highly...
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024 Summers End
I enjoyed another visit to The Mull of Kintyre this week amid some glorious late summer sunshine. As I headed back I was acutely aware of the end of summer both in terms of less tourist traffic but also a real sense of Autumn being in the air. In the coming weeks I hope to spend a lot more time…
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023 East Coast of Scotland
Well I did head over to the East coast after all and what a great few days I had. I based myself in Johnshaven, a small fishing village between Montrose and Stonehaven. The weather was good for the five days and I managed to visit the beach at Lunan Bay, the open air swimming pool at Stonehaven…
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022 Back from France
Back from France Well I'm back from France and returning to my weekly podcast schedule about my ongoing travels around Scotland. France turned out to be a great trip and a country I would like to live in on a more full time basis at some point in the future. However in the meantime let's get on...
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021 Scotland Sheep and France
The podcast is recorded in Stirling this week with some reference to Birnam & Dunkeld in Perthshire where I stayed last week-end but also some outdoor recording of a local livestock sheep auction and reflections about my preparations for my up an coming trip to France. I don't intend to produce…
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020 Oban
I enjoyed a wonderful sailing back from Tiree to Oban on Monday. The views and weather were superb and entering the harbour at Oban gave excellent views of the town and McCaig's folly on the hill as well as the cathedral and other prominent buildings. I stayed the night at a campsite a few miles...
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019 A week on Tiree
A fantastic week on the wonderful and remote island of Tiree
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018 The Inner Hebrides
Catch up on my travels and a chat about the Inner Hebrides.
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017 Gigha Mull of Kintyre
The remarkable story of the small island of Gigha, a short ferry trip from Tayinloan.
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016 Muasdale Mull of Kintyre
Podcasting from Muasdale about my recent travels. Chatting about cycling and the West Highland Way.
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015 Orkney
My very first trip to Orkney, a magical group of islands off the north coast of Scotland.
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014 Islay Argyll & Bute
Enjoying the beaches and malt whisky on the wonderful island of Islay.
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013 Portpatrick, Dumfries and Galloway
An enjoyable week-end in the lovely coastal village of Portpatrick and the Mull of Galloway.
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012 Arrochar and The Cobbler
A few days in Arrochar and climbing Ben Arthur (The Cobbler). Encountering a fox in the dead of night.
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011 Around Stirling the Heart of Scotland
Flanders Moss nature reserve and Gillies Wood Cambusbarron.
About this show
My travels and adventures around Scotland mainly by motorhome, motorcycle, bicycle and hill walking. Join me and my Jack Russell Skid as I cover all areas of Scotland including the islands and more remote areas less developed by tourism.
Hosted by
Kevin Scullion