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Douglas Cochrane (left) with Pablo Neruda talk over a dinner table

Lord of the Seas: Pablo Neruda and a Scottish naval hero

How a friendship inspired the great Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda, to write a poem about a Scottish naval hero.

October 2, 2018 in History, Scotland.
Brighton Pier in the fog

Fog on Brighton Pier: a dark side of the English seaside

Exploring the fog and dark side of a day at the English seaside.

May 17, 2017 in Uncategorized.
Blue Men of the Minch (Source unknown - please get in touch if this is your image!)

Folklore terror on the Scottish seas

Poetry duels, pagan beer rituals and playing with storms – the unique folklore legend of the Blue Men of the Minch, with a sideways look at their urban gangster cousins.

September 7, 2016 in Scotland.
Sandwood Bay looking north

Is this Britain’s most beautiful (and haunted) beach?

Ssandwood-bayandwood Bay in north Scotland is famous for its remote beauty. It’s also a place of legend, shipwrecks, fugitives and ghosts.

June 8, 2016 in Scotland, Travel.

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