This is part of the “Places That Changed Us” series, a compilation of 20 trips that have had a lasting impact on the Matador Network team. To see the other 19 places, click here.
Having traveled to more than 60 countries and lived in four, I’ve become much more appreciative of my home country of Scotland. Not in a comparable manner — comparison is the thief of joy, after all — but after returning to my homeland and being overseas for most of my adult life, I see the country very differently. I no longer take the glorious and diverse wildlife, humbling mountains, or dramatic coastline peppered with islands for granted.
