Author: Other Voices

As the Bothymobile travels from Oban to and past the Glasgow/Edinburgh population belt, will the tourist offerings become more or less creative? 

With more, regular, tourist traffic than the Outer Hebrides, Bothy hopes to see some good examples of tourist farming.

The Outer Hebrides are significantly further west than Land’s End, but with themes of peat, fish and wild woolly sheep there are plenty of better marketing messages available than mere west-ish-ness.

Bothy is hopeful that the edges of the UK will provide some inspirational entries for his awards.

Sid and especially Doris have wanted to go to Orkney for a very long time, so it comes as a slight shock to realise that it is already a popular tourist destination with plenty of opportunities already grasped. But Bothy knows that creativity is always rewarded.

As we set out northwards into the land of sheep, grouse and tourist farming, Bothy is hopeful of some good competition.

As we crossed the border into Scotland, the Bothy McWeevil Thistle Garden Challenge officially opened.