Being a former professional golfer, it's not surprising that golf is one of their specialities. "Golf has, and always will be an enormous part of my life. It also helps that Scotland is the birth place of the great game, and millions of people come here to play many of our great courses. Over the five years of my professional career I lived and breathed it so I can provide expert tuition (and some fairly colourful stories!). Aside from that, I am able to open doors to the most private courses so that our clients can not only play the likes of the Old Course, Carnoustie, and Turnberry, but also the private members clubs and hidden gems dotted around the country."

And while Scotland is commonly associated to warming whisky, lush highlands, and the recepient of a fair bit of rain, Innes Ker stresses that there's more to what meets the eye. "A lot of people think it only ever rains here. While this is true at times (much like the rest of the UK), there is no better place to be when the sun is shining than in Scotland. The west coast was voted the world’s best sailing location in 2016, and out of everywhere in the UK, Inverness has the best climate to learn to fly. In April 2017, Edinburgh was the driest place on the British Isles, so it can’t be all that bad… Hopefully Ossian’s adventurous trips will help to debunk that myth."

Last Trip?
Ted Innes Ker (TIK)My last trip was spent fishing the River Alta in northern Norway. It is the finest Atlantic salmon fishing experience in the world and my family have had an association with the river since the 1860s. To get to the camp, it takes at least half an hour in the Alta riverboats from the nearest road, and there is no phone signal or wifi once you get there. This ensures an experience that is totally private, uninterrupted by the outside world and the fishing is truly incredible. The average size of fish is 24lbs and every week of the season there are 40lbs+ fish caught on the river. The lodge is extremely comfortable and the food is some of the best I have ever had. My father is lucky enough to have caught two salmon over 50lbs, and my grandfather caught a 51lbs salmon and a 53lbs salmon in the same day! My record? A mere 44lbs… so far!

Next trip?
TIK I'm off to New York, Dallas, Houston and LA—I'm hoping to play some pretty serious golf courses during that trip.

What do you love most about travelling?
TIK Definitely meeting a wide variety of people, seeing new and stunning places, and experiencing new things. With my golf career I was travelling to a new country almost every week so now I am based in one country most of the time, I love getting out and about in my car and seeing the different parts of Scotland and the wider world.

Most memorable travel experience? 
TIK When I was 19 I went down to New Zealand to work on a fishing lodge in the South Island. When I had some time off, I was lucky enough to fly into a river system not reachable by anything other than helicopter. Myself and two friends spent three nights up staying in a bothy, fishing for huge wild brown trout, and being completely immersed in nature. Every day we came across enormous red stags who seemed to be inquisitive rather than scared of us—it was an awesome experience.

And the worst? 
TIK The Nepalese roads and the drivers on them. Never before have I been so scared! It was a toss up to go to Pokhara either by road or plane. I chose road but I think next time it would have to be plane, at least that takes under an hour compared to the roads which took 8 hours of pure bouncy terror!

One place you’d visit over and over again? 
TIK That is a very tricky one to answer because there is any number of places I'd love to revisit again. If I had to pick one, it would be the very northwest tip of Scotland. It is utterly beautiful—very rugged, has miles upon miles of white sandy beaches and aquamarine blue sea. As soon as you gain any height from the coast, you can see even over to the stunning Isle of Lewis. When the weather is good, there is no better place to be.

Three things you always travel with? 
TIK My golf clubs, a fishing rod, and binoculars.

What do you normally read on the plane? 
TIK Once I work through a car or a golf magazine, I tend to read something easy like Clive Cussler or Simon Scarrow. Not too heavy and quick to get through.

Favourite travel companion? 
TIK It would have been my Labrador but sadly he passed away a couple of years ago. So in the absence of my old lab, it would be my golf clubs. They come everywhere with me. Up mountains, on beaches, and of course, all the amazing golf courses I have been lucky enough to play.

Aisle or window seat? 
TIK Window. I have always been found looking out the window my whole life. Something that my teachers at school constantly struggled with!

Favourite travel app? 
TIK Vamoos is brilliant! In the day of the mighty mobile telephones, it is the best app around.

Best travel tip:
TIK Try to be as open-minded as possible. One of my favourite family holidays was a week in Mallorca where the travel agent stitched us right up with a villa that at first looked incredible, but on arrival we realised there had been a lot of artistic licensing used on the photos. However we totally embraced it, and made the most of the holiday. I honestly can say it wouldn’t have been as much fun as if we had had the amazing villa, as we got out and experienced the quirky, quaint and beautiful side to the north of the island.

Can you share a useful (and unique) Scottish expression?
TIK “Haste ye back”, which fairly obviously translates to “Come back soon”, something that our clients will hopefully be doing as soon as they leave our shores. We Scots call a glass of whisky a “dram” or “nip”, and the Scottish word for “cheers” is “sláinte” (direct translation is “health!”)

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