COLIN MOSS      DESTINATIONS

 

Having worked as a Management Consultant for 30 years, and led the Scottish teams in two of the Big 6 Consultancies, I understand the need for detailed and clear communication.

 

I was also a youth leader for 30 years and know how to explain and motivate groups, and manage excursions etc. My youth groups were regularly taken on international trips to explore mountains and cities in Europe.

 

I train on presentation techniques, and am a keen photographer and videographer – and have trained people on how to process their images and videos and share and show them all to best advantage. I have sold or given use of my travel images of Scotland, Cyprus and the Canary Islands to websites and tourist bodies.

 

My wife and I are keen travellers, and are always looking to learn new things and share them with others in whatever manner is most useful for the audience.

 

 

DESTINATIONS

 

Scotland 

 

Specific areas:

• Edinburgh

• Orkney Islands

• Shetland Islands

• Western Isles

 

Plus - Canary Islands

• Tenerife

• Lanzarote

• Fuerteventura

• Gran Canaria

 

Specific Destination Information

 

Edinburgh

Having grown up here, and being a member of Historic Scotland, and a Friend of the National Museum, I have explored and discovered a huge amount of information to share.

 

Areas of interest include:

             Edinburgh Castle                               Holyrood Palace                                  Edinburgh as a city                          St Giles Cathedral

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Orkney Islands

This chain of islands just off the north east coast of Scotland, just over the treacherous Pentland Firth, are where my fathers family come from, and much of my family lives here.

 

Whether it is the two towns of Kirkwall and Stromness, the globally famous archaeology, the wonderful wildlife or the scenery, Orkney is special and fascinating.

 

The mixture of Stone Age relics (more being discovered every year and of global importance), and the extensive Viking remains, make Orkney a fascinating place to visit.

 

There is a major local jewellery industry, as well as more traditional crafts and foods. Two major distilleries and two highly rated breweries complete the inventory of attractions.

 

Areas of interest include: 

 

       Italian Chapel                           Standing Stones                                     Skara Brae                                           St Magnus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shetland Islands

The Shetland Islands lie far further north than Orkney, and are wholly different in look. Whereas Orkney it predominantly flat, the harder rocks of Shetland make it mountainous and the farming harder.

 

Yet this was a major place to settle from stone age times, with the stunning site at Jarlshof allowing you to explore stone age, wheelhouses, Viking and Scottish medieval buidings on one site, built one on top of the other.

 

Local crafts are typically traditional, and the local music tradition is very strong.

 

The coastline is varied and spectacular.

 

Areas of interest include: Jarlshof

 

               Viking Houses                                        Lerwick                                               Viking Boat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Western Isles

The Western Isles are different as becomes immediately obvious when you see the signs – buildings and road signs are in both English and the native Gaelic language.

 

Built on the eastern side of this island chain, where ferries are still required to go from north to south, Stornoway is a lovely small town to walk round.

 

Traditional crafts remain, and the local foods and  other produce are of the highest quality.

 

Areas of interest include:

            Callanish stones                                     Carlowaybroch                           Black House village                                Stornoway

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canary Islands

My wife and I have an apartment in Tenerife, and spend increasing time in the Canary Islands. Named not after birds at all, but the wild dogs that were found there by the Spanish Conquistadores, these islands are located off West Africa, and not Spain as some people seem to believe. Geographically African, politically Spanish, the weather here is mild in winter and summer.

 

The volcanic nature of the islands is most obvious on Lanzarote, where there are active volcanic vents and the results of the last major eruption resulted in a lunar landscape well worth viewing.

 

The beaches are beautiful, it is possible to be in almost total isolation or in the midst of very busy seaside activities, surfing or mountain walking within a very few miles. The islands people know from the mass market resorts is just a very small part of the real story.

 

Things to discover and see:  , Lanzarote vineyard in the ash field;

 

              Fuertaventura                              Lanzarote volcanic vent         Teide – Spain’s highest mountain                 Tenerife beach