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Significantly affected. its a huge part of our economy and if we can have a good summer, if we can tell our stories and sell our scones, and engage people in the story of culloden, its going to make a big difference. our best guess at this moment in time is that this year will be a staycation year and we really need our uk residents to get behind us and help us because we have had a very tough time. with things opening up again, im going to be travelling across the highlands towards the outer he...

Is going to be. its a wee bit airy at the moment. wow, thats a doer—upper. it is a wee bit of a doer—upper, but i think you can see why. so this wee piece of land, my granny was born in that house down there, and this is a very important croft for the family. youll find with people from the hebridean islands, were very proud of where were from. we are scottish but were a wee bit distinct with our own language and culture and identity. the community, you can imagine in a wee village like this...

Are you not worried about covid potentially taking hold of the community, like its never done before? i think we have to stay and be conscious for a long time yet. but i think the island has done really well in making sure that people are safe, the vaccination programme has gone really, really well, but also, for us hebrideans who havent been able to venture very far, for us to be able to see other parts of the uk would be nice as well. how do you say cheers in gaelic? slainte. slainte! the main...

Yeah, when you lift your legs up, you shalljust head off out here. i dont wanna...i dont wanna do it! youll be fine, youll be fine. ade screams and whoops. next on myjourney across scotland, im travelling cross country to catch a ferry to the outer hebrides. look at that! do you know what, im getting quite worried, the charge is going down a little bit faster than i thought it would. next time i see somewhere to pull over, ill pull over,

Rating: Sean Bean’s face is so lined, it looks like a child has drawn eyes on an inky thumbprint. He’s more wrinkly than a tramp’s boot that’s been left under a sunlamp, and twice as tough. Compared with Sean, action hero Jack Reacher is as soft and snooty as Jacob Rees-Mogg. So it’s hard to understand why other inmates, in the prison drama Time (BBC1), take one look and decide he’s a pushover. He’s Sharpe, he’s Boromir in Lord Of The Rings, he’s Ned Stark from Game Of Throne...

The calmac ferries take over 5 million passengers to the scottish islands every year. or at least every normal year! that number was more than halved in 2020. im heading to harris, one of the many islands that make up the outer hebrides. theyre a collection of 119 islands in all, stretching for 130 miles. and i arrive in time for that one essential hallmark of the british summer. look at the weather! its bleak. i guess this is what you get when you come to holiday in the uk! its a different type...

Are you not worried about covid potentially taking hold of the community, like its never done before? i think we have to stay and be conscious for a long time yet. but i think the island has done really well in making sure that people are safe, the vaccination programme has gone really, really well, but also, for us hebrideans who havent been able to venture very far, for us to be able to see other parts of the uk would be nice as well. how do you say cheers in gaelic? slainte. slainte! the main...

Its a huge part of our economy and if we can have a good summer, if we can tell our stories and sell our scones, and engage people in the story of culloden, its going to make a big difference. our best guess at this moment in time is that this year will be a staycation year and we really need our uk residents to get behind us and help us because we have had a very tough time. with things opening up again, im going to be travelling across the highlands towards the outer hebrides of scotlands extr...

There are more than 1500 charge points across scotland, but fully charging the van at one of these stations can leave you hanging around a bit. you know, a lot of people have said this to me, arent you going to get, like, really bored, sitting at charge points, waiting for the car to charge? but actually, after a long drive, its nice, itjust makes you take a breath, pause, and enjoy thejourney. the calmac ferries take over 5 million passengers to the scottish islands every year. or at least ever...

Insisted i have a go on one of their longest zip lines. i was feeling a bit more nervous, i was quite chilled about this, i was like, everyone does this, the kids do it and now, looking down into the gorge, well, my nether regions have got a little bit tighter! put your hands on top. and then, drop your shoulders... i am not sure i can do this. you will be fine! ade whoops next on myjourney across scotland, i am travelling across country to catch a ferry to the outer hebrides.