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Rachel McConachie

Rachel McConachie

Commissioning Editor
An outdoor enthusiast, exploring wild landscapes through swimming, paddleboarding, and camping. Rachel is a champion of local food and great cafés, she can often be found walking her dogs in scenic spots or leaping into Scotland’s rivers and lochs.
12
Mar
Cycling the Isle of Lismore: History, hidden beaches and wild west coast Scottish beauty

Cycling the Isle of Lismore: History, hidden beaches and wild west coast Scottish beauty

9 min read
26
Feb
A woman with short blond hair wearing a blue headband and a green jacket is crouched on the ice of a curling rink with arm outstretched after releasing a curling stone.

Swept away: sliding into Scottish curling for the first time

8 min read
19
Feb
Houses dotted along the coast of the Ardnamurchan peninsula. The water is very blue and the land is green, with heather-covered mountains in the background.

Ardnamurchan: Beauty at the edge and a community fighting to survive

7 min read
11
Dec
Christmas decorations at a market lighting up the night sky.

Glasgow vs Edinburgh: The great Christmas market showdown

9 min read
09
Oct
In search of the Golden Spurtle: My day at the World Porridge Championships

In search of the Golden Spurtle: My day at the World Porridge Championships

It’s only water, oats, and salt. So why do people queue in the Highland wind and rain to watch porridge? It’s the magic of the Golden Spurtle. More than cooking, it’s camaraderie – and a little chaos – that makes Carrbridge extra special.
11 min read
18
Sep
Person diving into Loch Tay from a floating sauna. The loch is surrounded by green hills and there is a cloudy blue sky.

Sweat, plunge, repeat – a wild Scottish sauna safari

Rachel goes on a sizzling journey through her local outdoor sauna scene on the east coast, plunging from fiery cabins into lochs, seas and surf lagoons.
9 min read
11
Sep
A unicorn running through a shadowy forest.

Creatures of Scottish myth and legend

2 min read
11
Sep
There is a rope fence in the foreground, then grass dotted with wildflowers looking out towards hills in the distance.

Isle of Ulva dreams of a thriving community once again

8 min read
03
Sep
Night-time paddleboarding adventure on Loch Faskally

Night-time paddleboarding adventure on Loch Faskally

4 min read
03
Sep
Riverside retreat at Dunkeld House Hotel

Riverside retreat at Dunkeld House Hotel

3 min read