An essay by John Nickolls I didn’t go to Scotland to prove anything. I didn’t go to chase a route, collect a badge, or compress the Highlands into a checklist. I went because I wanted time to stretch again — and because I suspected that if I let the road decide the pace, something useful might happen. I took Vanilla , my campervan, because a campervan changes the rules. It removes urgency. It collapses the distance between moving and living. When your bed, kettle, and shelter

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📖🚐  The Highland Odyssey: NC500 + Skye 15–28 September 2025 🔥 One Man · One Van · Two Drones · A Legend 🔥 ⚙️  Pre-Launch Rituals —...

Start/End:  Inverness Style:  East coast first (all the way to John o’Groats), with a 2-day Skye detour  after Kinlochewe. Duration:...

🏴‍☠️ NC500 – The Ultimate Scottish Road Trip 🏔️🚐 The North Coast 500 (NC500) is Scotland’s answer to Route 66 – a 516-mile loop of...

Dates: 1st – 14th Sept 2025 Commander: John Nickolls Vehicle: 🚐 Vanilla (V111 AJN) Route: Stafford → Inverness → NC500...

Month:  September 2025 Style:  Anti-clockwise (swift east coast, luxuriate on the west, Skye-ish finish) Mode:  Pure drone guide (no...