Category: Culture and Language

  The jumper looked like it had belonged to a child. Rich forest green with a v-neck and distinct ribbing, it was clean and neat …

Millions of people around the world are celebrating Diwali, the Festival of Light, and it always takes me back to South Asia where I was …

A month ago I was in Nepal. The month since has been the most tumultuous in my living memory as the world has struggled to …

My head is still in the Himalayas. Two weeks ago, I shared about my childhood in Ghachok, a village in the mountains of Nepal which …

Ghachok village sprawls across a sloping plateau below Machapuchare – Fishtail Mountain – one of the most striking in Nepal. At the centre of the …

Last week I described my first outing with the Health Walk Group in Glen Tanar. As Writer in Residence for the Cairngorms National Park, I’ve …

As loyal readers of Writing the Way, I thought you might enjoy this recent article by Roger Cox, Arts & Books Editor of the Scotsman …

Namaste! Most of you probably recognise the word, some of you use it in yoga classes and some may even know what it means. Pronounced …