New film has all the ingredients for a hostelling adventure
Staff, 2022-11-21 01:54:56,
In Scotland’s Year of Stories, Hostelling Scotland and The Adventure Syndicate have produced a film featuring both off road biking and adventure combined with hostelling and food tourism.
Former Active Nation Commissioner for Scotland, Lee Craigie with Alice Lemkes and Philippa Battye from The Adventure Syndicate are female adventurers whose endurance feats and storytelling inspire others to undertake similar journeys.
Hostelling Scotland’s venues at Torridon, Gairloch Sands, Achmelvich Beach and Durness Smoo Youth Hostels warmly welcomed the trio on their trip.
They chose a route away from the busy roads of the North Coast 500 as much as possible – often carrying bikes up rocky slopes or passing through bogs and rivers. (This is not necessarily for the faint=hearted – Lee is a former professional mountain biker and Philippa is an ultra-racer) This is some of Scotland’s most remote countryside. While travelling they foraged in the wild for food or consumed the fare from food hubs, cafés and restaurants and prepared their evening meals in the hostels they visited.
However, the Syndicate trio had expert support with the foraging and cooking. They were assisted by Scottish Food Tourism Ambassador, food writer, broadcaster and food anthropologist, Ghillie Basan, and her son Zeki for part of the trip. With an extensive knowledge of artisan food producers, farmers, crofters, fishermen and distillers in some of the remotest parts of Scotland, all to be found in her…
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