It's International Dark Sky Week! ✨ 🔭 🪐

To celebrate we're revisiting an episode about one of my favourite islands on the Scottish west coast. 'Day and Night' is a story about my first trip to the Isle of Coll. It lasted only 24 hours, giving me a taste of everything Coll has to offer by day and by night. Rugged coastlines, wild waters, beautiful beaches, fascinating history, welcoming locals and of course, dark skies. Coll is a Dark Sky Community, which means the night skies are unspoilt by light pollution. On a clear night, you can bathe in the dazzling light of millions of stars.

After the story, we've prepared an updated tips section with my top tips for stargazing in Scotland.

Check out my up-to-date Isle of Coll travel guide.

Note that IsleGO is sadly no longer operating. A great alternative for boat trips in the area is Tiree Sea Tours - they are based in Tiree but also offer trips with pick up in Arinagour on Coll.

Resources:

• Supermassive Podcast from the Royal Astronomical Society - every month they walk you through the latest research and upcoming highlights of the night sky.
• Beginner's Guide to Night Sky Photography
• Cairngorms Dark Sky Park
• Wild Skies Shetland
• Dark skies in North Ronaldsay
• Moffat Dark Sky Town

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'Like an Open Book' is a story about an archaeology tour to the Scottish Borders with HARP Archaeology. Your guides are professional archaeologists Michelle Gamble and Ian Hill, joined by a group of experts in Roman history, medieval battles, family research and more. We travel to Kelso and Melrose, uncover the secrets of Roxburgh and Hume Castle, walk in the footsteps of medieval mercenaries and dig for Roman treasures.

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Visit our website to find the full show notes incl. the transcript and further reading about the Borders.

This episode is commissioned by HARP Archaeology, a social enterprise that aims to promote and enhance public understanding and awareness of archaeology and cultural heritage.

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How do you deal with the constant rain in Scotland? 🌧️ ☔️

In today's episode, I'm sharing with you a bonus story that I shared with our Patreon community, the Wild for Scotland Social Club, last November.

'An Ode to Rain' is a playful response to one of the most asked questions I get from visitors - how do I deal with the constant rain in Scotland?

As a member of our Patreon community, you can expect bonus episodes like this one every month (included for Merry Dancer or Unicorn levels). I also host social sessions and we have a private Facebook group for all our supporters to ask questions and mingle.

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Find the transcript for this episode here.

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