Tag: 30before30
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Laughter, solidarity, and sea
August: the busiest month of the year in Edinburgh, with thousands of people visiting my city for the peak festival season. I, on the other hand, usually avoid the crowds. But this is not the year for that! This month, I attended my first-ever comedy show at the Monkey Barrel, a famous comedy club in…
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Beinn a’ Ghlo Massif
#6: Hike 3 Munros in a day This one was on my ‘big list’ of things to do. And no wonder, these hills were indeed big. Near Blair Atholl, the Beinn a’ Ghlo Massif is made up of three mountains: As far as Munros go, I have climbed 15 or 16, so I’m not exactly…
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Ancient Survivors
#5: Visit a temperate rainforest After reading ‘The Lost Rainforests of Britain’ by Guy Shrubsole, I became obsessed with these ancient woodlands that used to cover the western UK, but now only cover about 1% of the UK’s woodland – very rare indeed. I had to find one.
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A lady of leisure
With a week off, June turned out to be action-packed, and I managed to complete 3 more experiences. After these three, call me a lady of leisure, as that’s how I feel!
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Seven Hills of Edinburgh
Starting the challenge with a biggie: hiking the seven hills of Edinburgh in one day. The hills are, in the order we hiked them: Corstorphine Hill, Castle Rock, Calton Hill, Arthur’s Seat, Blackford Hill, Braid Hills, and Craiglockhart Hill. And breath!