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Loch Quoich and the disappearing biscuit

Listen to part of the Last Hillwalker where John and his companions trek across the Scottish Highlands, find a lake that isn’t there and [...]

I don’t normally write about my feet. I’m quite fond of them but I don’t expect my readers to share my interest in [...]

June 16, 2017June 16, 2017John D Burns 1

Win a signed copy of The Last Hillwalker. Simply join my mailing list to enter. Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/y8kpg5vm by 13th July 2017 [...]

June 15, 2017June 16, 2017John D Burns 1

Really delighted to have captured this amazing sight on video. Baby eels in a Highland stream. Here’s a great blog about eel fishing [...]

June 10, 2017John D Burns 4

Books are dead. In the future no one will read paperbacks, e-books will rule and the only place for paper books will be [...]

Find out more about my book The Last Hillwalker in my new video [...]

May 24, 2017May 26, 2017John D Burns 3

It’s hot for May. On the small station platform at Edale, the air is filled with bird song and the scent of flowers [...]

April 4, 2017April 11, 2017John D Burns 1

Join me on this audio blog as I walk into the heart of the Cairngorms and spend the night in Faindouran Bothy. [...]

After six miles slogging up a mountain track, heading for a bothy, I start to hate my pack. It’s heavy, cumbersome, and expects [...]

March 23, 2017October 13, 2022John D Burns 4

Want to spend a night in your first bothy but not sure how? Here are my top tips for your first bothy. A [...]