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We’re delighted to announce that Jacob Mellish is joining our growing ambassador team! Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, Jacob now lives in Edinburgh and is one of Scotland’s top surfers. In his early 20s, Jacob got introduced to the world of yoga to cope with the competitive surfing he was doing at the time and found that yoga hugely complemented his surfing. Practising and sharing yoga is his passion and he now teaches yoga classes, workshops, and retreats internationally and spends his free time skating, snowboarding and surfing. We caught up with Jacob to hear all about his adventures and his life passions and we’re looking forward to sharing more of these together.

Megan Hine is a survivalist and adventurer whose unique set of skills have taken her to remote corners of the world leading expeditions, presenting TV series and even consulting Bear Grylls on all things survival. I was lucky enough to catch up with her to chat about her journey from being a kid who loved camping Welsh mountains to a woman who spends most of her life in the wilderness, occasionally with nothing but her knife.

Northern Irish Adventurer Leon McCarron has trekked across the world’s most incredible destinations, cycled from New York to Hong Kong, ridden a horse across Argentina, and that’s just scratching the surface. I was lucky enough to chat to him and he talked us through his adventures, as well as telling us all about his books and top tips for novice adventurers.

We are delighted to announce Zoe, the founder of MacFit, is joining our ambassador team! Zoe has been a good friend of the brand since our very first Meander jacket launched back in 2018. We share a love of the outdoors and we’re always inspired by Zoe’s positive mindset and belief that anyone can do anything they set their mind to. Zoe runs holistic mind body fitness classes and has built a truly amazing and supportive community that inspire lot of Edinburgh southsiders to run, jump and burpee way more than we would have otherwise!  

Anna Deacon has been a friend of the brand for a few years now, through photography, the magazine and events, and we are so delighted to announce she is joining our ambassador team. Anna is an avid wild swimmer and she loves the outdoors, when she’s not plunging into an icy loch she spends her time taking beautiful photographs and writing fascinating books. We’re excited to have her on board — read on to find out more about Anna!

Explore series 4: In the explore series, we journey to stunning corners of Britain with some of our favourite photographers to discover the best locations for you to visit. In this episode, Aberdeen based, Elliot Hepworth takes us around his favourite places in Scotland.

Having been a big fan of Hidden Scotland’s Instagram page for years, I was super excited to catch up with the founder of Hidden Scotland, Jack Cairney. Now spanning to far more than their Instagram page, Hidden Scotland has a website full of the best places to discover in Scotland, no matter where you are. They also produce a stunning bi-annual magazine, which, in my opinion, is deserving of a place on every coffee table in Scotland. I had the pleasure of chatting to Jack about what inspired him to create Hidden Scotland, where his favourite places in Scotland are, where’s next on his bucket list here, plus lots more. If you’re trusting anyone’s recommendations in Scotland, it’s got to be this guy.

If lazing around on a beach all day with not a care in the world isn’t your idea of bliss and if like many you have spent the last few years dreaming of getting out on an epic adventure, then what is stopping you? You may not know how to begin planning your dream, lack the confidence to go it alone or increasingly worry about the impact of your adventures on the very place you wish to visit. Going with a guided group, can take much of the stress and hard work out of the planning, leaving you to enjoy the experience. Below are 7 adventure travel companies that a huge focus on sustainable travel so you don’t even have to worry about the impact of your adventure. Between them they offer a range of truly amazing opportunities for once in a lifetime trips such as aurora hunting in the arctic circle, taking a safari to Zambia to photograph lions and elephants or something a little closer to home. 

Often it seems that adventures are restricted to fearless travellers, requiring big budgets and far away locations. They can be daunting and seem unattainable for the everyday person. However, this doesn’t have to be the case! Adventures can be simple, cheap, short, close to home, yet still be extremely exciting, challenging, and even better – guaranteed to refresh your mind.

As we approach the warmer summer months, many of us will be dreaming of a coastal break. Scotland’s stunning 6000-mile coastline provides some fantastic staycation options, from luxurious bothies to beach houses, and is a haven for sea lovers. Whether it’s white sandy beaches, rich marine life, water sport activities or dramatic cliffs that tickles your fancy, there’s something for everyone to enjoy no matter what you love about the coast. All of us at Meander love a good getaway, so we’ve gathered some of Scotland’s most wonderful coastal staycations for you to sit back, relax, and soak in Scotland’s natural beauty.

We believe that getting outdoors makes us better humans and that exploring nature has the power to relax us, challenge us and to inspire us, it certainly inspires everything we do. For the uninitiated though, getting outside of your comfort zone can be daunting so joining a group can be a fantastic way to get involved. We recently had the pleasure of catching up with Alice Keegan from Adventure Girls Club and Sarah Gerrish from Wonderful Wild Women who started two of these adventure communities, both aiming to inspire women and bring down the barriers that prevent women from realising their full potential and going on outdoor adventures. They talked us through their inspiration for starting these groups, the importance of building communities, top adventure tips and more.

The Scottish Borders, or more commonly referred to as the Borders, is an area in the South of Scotland that is famed for its rolling landscapes, ancient abbeys, endless picturesque villages, and being the home of rugby sevens. Having lived in the Borders for over 20 years, I feel as though I might know a thing or two about what to get up to while visiting!