T
ravel runs in my blood.
And I have my parents to
thanks for that.
Dad hailed from a farm near
Walwa in country Victoria and Mum
grew up on a farm near Hamilton in
New Zealand. They randomly met in
The wild landscapes of Scotland, above, and opposite page, Edinburgh at night.
Edinburgh on New Years’ Eve in 1972
when dad stumbled into the gutter this beautiful city and explore other population of 5.4 million people. It
(after a few too many drinks) and my parts of Scotland. During this time, I is a land of stunning natural scenery,
mum who was walking past stopped developed a lifelong bond with the fascinating history, historic castles
to help him back to his feet. It was country and there’s no doubt it was and a flourishing arts and cultural
love at first sight and they have been love at first sight. scene. The country is surrounded by
the bracing waters of the North Sea
thick as thieves ever since.
This chance encounter which
shaped our family was the main reason
About to the east, and the North Atlantic
Scotland is a nation comprising Ocean to the west and north, and
why I moved to Edinburgh in 2003 for more than 790 islands located in the as a 96-kilometre land border with
six months to acquaint myself with north of the United Kingdom with a England to the south.
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