From Inverness to the Outer Hebrides and Shetland, Richenda Miers turns her attention to some of the last wildernesses of Europe. The guide covers all sides of the highlands and islands, exploring both the tourist honey-traps and Scotland's most remote regions. It features special sections on thriving traditions such as caber-tossing, Ceilidh music and story-telling, alongside the past history of clans and tartans and the Highland Clearances. The author's intimate knowledge of Highland life allows her to offer the reader a unique insight into the region, its people and their culture and beliefs; she offers sound advice as only an insider could. The guide also packs in a wealth of essential and up-to-date practical information; the latest listings, extensive maps and travel timetables, and expert advice on where to ski, walk, windsurf, fish, and star-gaze.
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-- Interline Traveler (US)
"Guidebooks from Cadogan are always superb -- comprehensive, intelligent, practical and well-written."
-- Active Years (US)
"Reliable, informative and . . . an entertaining companion."
-- The Sunday Times (UK)
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Richenda Miers is a novelist, freelance journalist, and travel writer. Part English and part Scottish, she divides her time between the two countries, and has spent many years living 'north of the border'. The Miers family has a home in the Outer Hebrides.
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This review is from: Scotland's Highlands & Islands, 5th (Country & Regional Guides - Cadogan) (Paperback)
In preparing for an upcoming trip I have read many guide books on Scotland and this one by far has the best explanation of historical events. Even if you are not going to the Highlands, this book is invaluable. Also the section entitled "Topics" is great. This includes short pieces on Clans and Tartans, Fishing, The Highland Clearances, The Islands, Piping, Religious Differences, and Seers, Sorcerers and Superstition. Richenda Miers' writing is beautiful. This is a book to keep. My library copy is overdue and I am ordering my own one today! Thank you for carrying the Cadogan Guides.
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