Rebecca On The Wing

Category: travel

  • A Fortnight in Fife

    A Fortnight in Fife

    I’ve recently returned from an amazing holiday in Fife with my family. I say holiday… I ended up working throughout, but in my defence it was the perfect opportunity to do some research for an upcoming project that I have to keep under my hat for now! We’ve been holidaying in this particular cottage for…

  • Reviews Incoming!

    Reviews Incoming!

    My book has been out in the world for just over a month and I’m thrilled with the feedback I’ve received so far. Knowing that people I don’t even know are reading what I spent three years putting together is such an amazing feeling. Reviews are starting to trickle in and I wanted to share…

  • World Ocean Day

    World Ocean Day

    Apparently it’s World Ocean Day! I can never keep up with all these international days, but I was keen to get involved with this one. Since moving to Scotland, the ocean has become a huge part of my local landscape and it never fails to both relax and inspire me. My local patch is a…

  • My Scotland

    My Scotland

    The Scots Magazine has a photo feature each issue written by a famous Scot about their favourite places in the country. They can be locations with personal memories attached to them or just spots they enjoy visiting. It got me thinking about which places I would choose, so this week’s blog is my ‘My Scotland’.…

  • Read All About It!

    Read All About It!

    My book will be published one month today, and I can’t believe I’m writing this but there are two double page spreads about it in the latest issue of The Scots Magazine! At the end of last year I was interviewed by journalist and outdoor enthusiast Nick Drainey. Although our main topic was my book,…

  • Book Teaser

    Book Teaser

    My Slow Travel Guide to North East Scotland will be published exactly two months today! To celebrate what I’m considering to be the start of The Final Countdown (cue Europe), here’s an exclusive sample from the book about the town of Banchory, 18 miles west of Aberdeen. Banchory is the last major town before you…

  • Celebrating Scotland

    Celebrating Scotland

    Yesterday I attended a conference in Kingussie, down in the Cairngorms National Park, about Scottish community tourism. It was hosted by SCOTO, a collaborative group of community tourism enterprises from all over Scotland. One of my favourite speakers was Calum Maclean – a presenter, writer and Gaelic language activist who’s probably best known for his…

  • Lochans and Carved Faces

    Lochans and Carved Faces

    Monday was the perfect combination of winter chill and dazzling sunshine, so I decided to take my mum and the dog to two of my favourite wild spots down in the Cairngorms. Looking like a blue pawprint when seen on a map, the Uath (pronounced ‘wah’) Lochans are four small pools bordered by pines. Their…

  • Nature Spots in Aberdeen

    Nature Spots in Aberdeen

    Aberdeen is often unfairly shrugged off as ‘The Granite City’, but as with many urban places, there’s lots for nature enthusiasts to explore here.

  • Calm Before The Storm

    Calm Before The Storm

    After 1145 hours of travelling, researching, writing and proofreading (yes I counted), I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve submitted my book! I could have tinkered and tweaked until the end of time so I’m relieved it’s finally out of my hands. It’ll now be edited by the fab team at Bradt and after I’ve answered…