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Book Review: The Existential Playbook – How to Survive, Live and Thrive
The Existential Playbook – How to Survive, Live and Thrive’ looks at why so many people feel dissatisfied with life, and offers some advice

Michelle's Monologues
Feb 242 min read


The Best of Edinburgh International Book Festival 2024
Some of the best bits: Edinburgh International Book Festival 2024. Catch up on incredible replays and more!

Michelle's Monologues
Aug 28, 20248 min read


The Joy of Exploring Gardens - Lonely Planet: Book Review
The Joy of Exploring Gardens by Lonely Planet - 60 travel experiences to uplift and inspire including human-sized bird's nests and more!

Michelle's Monologues
Aug 9, 20243 min read


Café Canna: Recipes from award-winning restaurant, and the remotest in Britain - Book Review
Celebrating locally produced food at Café Canna, an award-winning restaurant located on the beautiful Scottish Island of Canna.

Michelle's Monologues
Apr 23, 20242 min read


Kith - The New Scottish Food Cook Book By Sarah Rankin BBC Masterchef Finalist
Masterchef Finalist, Sarah Rankin's new book - Kith: Scottish Seasonal Food for Family and Friends.Beautiful Scottish practical food dishes.

Michelle's Monologues
Mar 20, 20242 min read


Christmas Inspired Fictional Books For The Holidays
Christmas-inspired-books for the holidays. Fun fictional reads set in Scotland and beyond, one with seasonal family favourite recipes too!

Michelle's Monologues
Dec 15, 20233 min read


Lonely Planet: Best In Travel 2024 Book Review
As the year draws to a close, you might be starting to ponder travel plans for 2024. Will you be traveling to one of the best...

Michelle's Monologues
Nov 30, 20231 min read


Where To Go When By Lonely Planet - The Ultimate Trip Planner For Every Month Of The Year
Where should you go next? Whenever and wherever you want to travel, this book has you covered. Featuring hundreds of destinations worldwide.

Michelle's Monologues
Jan 16, 20232 min read


AROUND THE WORLD IN 50 SLOPES BY PATRICK THORNE - BOOK REVIEW
Patrick Thorne veteran ski journalist has unearthed interesting and fascinating stories about 50 of the world's ski slopes.

Michelle's Monologues
Nov 21, 20221 min read


How to Heal by international spiritual healer Anne Jones - Book Review
Travel inwards on a voyage of discovery with healer Anne Jones. Discover the ancient symbols to release your past and reclaim your energy.

Michelle's Monologues
Apr 7, 20222 min read


Fjord, the avalanche rescue dog - Book Review
Fjord’s Mountain Mission is a new book, written to inform and educate children with the help of Fjord, the avalanche rescue dog.

Michelle's Monologues
Feb 28, 20224 min read


Book Review: Ski A to Z
The new book Ski A to Z is a fun, practical, fully illustrated introduction to Alpine skiing, intended to answer all the questions.

Michelle's Monologues
Nov 11, 20214 min read


Edinburgh International Book Festival: Compilation 2016 - 2019
Edinburgh International Book Festival: Looking back at the amazing events, books and of course the incredible authors.

Michelle's Monologues
Apr 14, 20204 min read


Secret Edinburgh: An Unusual Guide - Book Review
This Edinburgh travel guide gives you lots of factual information, behind the scenes and things only locals would know about.

Michelle's Monologues
Aug 14, 20192 min read


Secret Milan: Local Guides By Local People - Book Review
Go off the beaten track with this incredible and informative travel guide - Secret Milan.

Michelle's Monologues
Aug 7, 20191 min read


Book Review: Questions of Travel William Morris in Iceland - Lavinia Greenlaw
trials and tribulations of William Morris' journey and what he discovered in Iceland. From the moment he boards the ship in Edinburgh.

Michelle's Monologues
Feb 28, 20181 min read


Book Review: Papiliones - Jonathan Bradley
Butterflies are not only beautiful but are steeped in symbolism and belief. In ancient Greek the word for butterfly is "psyche" meaning soul

Michelle's Monologues
Jan 31, 20181 min read


Book Review: Robert Louis Stevenson in Samoa - Joseph Farrell
Almost every adult and child is familiar with his Treasure Island, but fewer know that Robert Louis Stevenson lived his final years in Samoa

Michelle's Monologues
Jan 29, 20182 min read


Edinburgh International Book Festival Finale
Edinburgh International Book Festival gets bigger and better with more events and extending onto George Street.Discover incredible stories.

Michelle's Monologues
Oct 10, 20173 min read


Stories Through Pictures - Edinburgh International Book Festival
Edinburgh International Book Festival there was a few interesting and astounding stories told through images.Images telling stories and more

Michelle's Monologues
Sep 27, 20172 min read
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