Four Scottish journeys: An identity rediscovered

by Andrew Eames

Travelling through the wild north-west in winter, between Clyde and Tweed in spring, through the Hebrides in summer and along the east coast in autumn, the author explores Scotland through the people he meets along the way. His range covers steel workers from Ravenscraig and marginalized Highland landowners, peat-cutting on Islay and prawn-trawling in the Clyde, talking to the new millionaire owner of the island of Gigha and visiting an oil rig following the ceilidh trail up the islands and joining the royal watchers at the Braemar Gathering. The result is a picture of Scotland as it really is today, not under a tartan wrapping.

Genres: Nonfiction, Travel

Hardcover

First published January 7, 1993

About the author

Andrew Eames is a travel writer with his articles appearing in the Daily Telegraph and The Times.

He is an authority on Istanbul and the Nile.

He lives in London with his family.

Reviews

[Caryatid · Rating 4 out of 5]

Remarkable. I had no interest in Scotland but the writing kept me reading. What an amiable author he is wandering into all sorts of places with an open mind - no wonder he was well received, and it shows in his prose.