by Isabella McClymont | Jun 27, 2018 | Europe, Uncategorized
As trite as the phrase ‘four seasons in one day’ sounds, it has never described a city more aptly than it describes Edinburgh. This is a place that requires a coat be carried at all times regardless of the season. It is however, a city that is worth layering up for....
by Isabella McClymont | Jun 27, 2018 | Europe, Uncategorized
Let’s preface this story with the fact that I’m a bit of a wedding scrooge. I worked for a bar and catering team in my hometown doing a lot of weddings over the years and it made me never want to have one of my own, I just couldn’t see the sense in...
by Isabella McClymont | Oct 11, 2017 | Europe, Uncategorized
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is essentially an experiment to see if, for a month, a human being can subsist on a diet of refined carbohydrates, minimal sleep and rum. I volunteered myself to test this theory back in August. The results came back as a resounding no....
by Isabella McClymont | Apr 26, 2017 | Super Yachts, Uncategorized
So I had intended to write you great long screeds about my dockwalking experiences in Antibes. I was going to chronicle the weeks of daywork and rejection I encountered while I tried to shimmy my way into my first yachting job. I would regale you with my misfortunes...
by Isabella McClymont | Apr 24, 2017 | Super Yachts, Uncategorized
If you want to work on a boat the first thing you need to do is your STCW. This is the basic level of training that everyone working in the maritime industry needs and you aren’t going to get hired on a bit white floaty thing if you don’t have it. It can be a bit of a...
by Isabella McClymont | Mar 26, 2017 | Europe, Uncategorized
In many ways I’m very glad that my father never got the sons he would perhaps have hoped for initially. The absence of boys meant my sister and I were expected, supported and encouraged to get involved in all the activities he loves; hunting, fishing, diving,...
