Clanlands
Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other
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A road trip book with a difference. Stars of Outlander - Sam Heughan & Graham McTavish - explore Scotland, a land of raw beauty, poetry, feuding, music, history, and warfare. From their faithful camper van to boats, kayaks, bicycles, and motorbikes, join stars of Outlander Sam and Graham on a road trip with a difference, as two Scotsmen explore a land of raw beauty, poetry, feuding, music, history, and warfare. Unlikely friends Sam and Graham begin their journey in the heart of Scotland at Glencoe and travel from there all the way to Inverness and Culloden battlefield, where along the way they experience adventure and a cast of highland characters. In this story of friendship, finding themselves, and whisky, they discover the complexity, rich history and culture of their native country.
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I've never been to Scotland, though I've often wished I could go. But between this pandemic and the fact that I live where I do, the odds of that ever happening are pretty damn slim. So I substitute and actual trip with books about Scotland, and that's almost as good.
But some books are better for my kind of vicarious travel than others, and this book's definitely one of the best. Heughan and McTavish are fantastic storytellers, and they're clearly passionate about their subject matter. They're also pretty damn hilarious, so expect a lot of snickering while reading this.
Also: get the audiobook version, if at all possible. I mean, sure, the text version's great, but the audiobook is an absolute treat. Not only do you learn the pronunciation of the names in the book, but McTavish and Heughan are even funnier on audio. McTavish, especially, gets to stretch his voice actor chops a lot and it's fantastic.
Decent if you care about their drama show, it gets more fun once I realized it wasn't going to be a book verison of their travelogue show but just blurbs of their memories during the show interspersed with some history. McTavish is hilarious.
