Firsthand recommendations
Places, routes, and experiences based on real travel and local knowledge.
Good travel advice,
without the sales pitch.
Hearth & Compass combines practical trip planning, firsthand recommendations, local knowledge, and whisky experience. Whether you are headed through Scotland or exploring Nashville and Middle Tennessee, the goal is to help you find places worth your time and build a trip that works for you.
Practical trip
planning
Help sorting through timing, transportation, lodging, and the details that make a trip work.
Food, culture, and whisk(e)y
A broader look at each destination, with whisky as part of the story rather than the whole story.
Nashville Travel Beyond Broadway
Nashville has much more to offer than one downtown strip. Explore its neighborhoods, coffee shops, restaurants, music venues, free attractions, local businesses, and nearby Tennessee distilleries, with practical recommendations from someone who lives and drives around the area.
A different kind of ride around Nashville
Private transportation around Nashville and Middle Tennessee in the Whiskey Buzz, our black Volkswagen ID. Buzz that brings comfort, space, and personality to every ride. Available for airport pickups, nights out, special events, distillery visits, and planned day trips.
Hi, I’m Josh.
I started Hearth & Compass to help people travel with better information and fewer headaches.
Scotland and Nashville may seem like very different places, but both are full of local stories, great food, memorable roads, and strong whisk(e)y traditions.
I help travelers sort through the options and build an experience that fits how they actually want to travel.