Hay's Way six month walk around Scotland

The Scotsman

Hay's Way: Why I am walking around Scotland for the next six months.   Hay's Way is underway as rural affairs correspondent, Katharine Hay explains why she has chosen to walk around Scotland for the next six months.

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00:06 Hi, my name's Catherine Hay. I'm the Rural Affairs Correspondent at the Scotsman.

00:11 I'm a few days into Hay's Way, which is a roughly six-month walking trip that I'm doing around Scotland.

00:20 So far, a few people have asked me why is it that I've wanted to do this, and the honest answer is I don't really know.

00:27 I got a little bit frustrated reporting on rural affairs from behind a desk in Edinburgh.

00:34 Another reason is I love walking, and it's already a known thing that Scotland is a beautiful country.

00:41 It's landscape, it's countryside, but this trip's just reminded me of that even more,

00:48 and I would just encourage anybody who's able to to get out and walk in Scotland's countryside as much as you can.

00:55 I find walking, you're going at a pace where you're allowing a bit more room, a bit more time for discovering things,

01:06 and it's certainly something I've noticed that's happening already.

01:11 With journalism, you can set out with a preconceived idea of what it is you want to report on, a story that you want to go and get,

01:20 but with walking, it's amazing what you come across that you weren't expecting or that you hadn't even thought of.

01:29 And that's certainly something I'm noticing on this walk.

01:36 If you're interested to follow this walk around Scotland, this trip, this Hay's Way, we have a section on the Scotsman website.

01:45 So, yeah, if you want, you can subscribe. I'll be posting stories that I'll be writing as I go on there,

01:54 and I also have an Instagram page called @ruralcat, with a K.

02:00 So, yeah, welcome to follow that as well. I'll be posting pictures, videos, and links to articles that I'll be writing as well.

02:07 If you want to get in touch, if you want to meet me at some point on the route, or if you want to know where I'm going,

02:14 or just curious to meet up and have a chat, then please don't hesitate to do that.

02:19 I'm very flexible with my route, so I'm happy to adapt in some areas.

02:25 You can get in touch with me through @ruralcat on my Instagram or, again, through the Scotsman.

02:30 But, yes, in the meantime, I'm going to just get on my way.

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