Anna Sharman

“Everywhere has its own stories, its own legends, and its own tales to tell”

Travel Expert

“Everywhere has its own stories, its own legends, and its own tales to tell”

On my travels, I’ve always been on the lookout for unconsidered things. Like the wild rivers of the Scottish Highlands, or the furthest-flung corners of Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park. The kind of places people don’t ordinarily ‘see’.

I like to bring this same curiosity to my work as a Travel Expert at Black Tomato, where I get to design and fine-tune adventures to corners of the globe I know like the back of my hand. Contrasts and diversity excite me. Journeying across Europe and the UK, I discovered those things with the contrade of Sienna and the rugged peaks of Teix and Massanella, two of Mallorca’s highest and most beautiful mountains. They couldn’t be more different. And this is precisely what fascinates me about them, how everywhere has its own stories, its own legends, and its own tales to tell. When I plan trips for our travelers, we often talk about stories – about looking beyond the cover. It’s the unexpected that matters most.

“Everywhere has its own stories, its own legends, and its own tales to tell”

'Slowing down takes us furthest of all'

A closer look at Scotland

To me, seeing fewer places on one trip is better than trying to tick off lots of destinations all at once. This way, it feels more like a break from the everyday. Nowhere does this ring more truly than Scotland.

Growing up, every summer we made our way to a family home tucked away in the Scottish Highlands. Nestled right on the loch, surrounded by Munros, it was a place so remote that the only way to reach it was by foot or by water. With no electricity and wild herds of deer grazing by the loch each night, it was a world apart from everything else. We spent our days hiking, fishing, and swimming, immersing ourselves in the raw beauty, stillness, and peace of the untouched wilderness. There’s time for connection, and time for exploration. Sometimes slowing down takes us furthest of all.

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