For a long time, I've felt like Inverness city centre has really lacked a tourist attraction that really brings the culture, history and diversity of the Scottish Highlands to life. Over the last few years, Inverness Castle has had a whopping £47 million spent on it and has gone from being a former sheriff court and prison to a world class tourist attraction. It's something I have been really excited to see On a recent trip to Inverness, I decided it was time to give a visit

June truly is the start of summer here in the Scottish Highlands. One of my favourite things about this month here is just how green everything is here. With the amount of rain we get here in the Scottish Highlands, coupled with the sunshine we normally get here in April and May, the hills and mountains really pop at this time of year. If you're visiting at this time of year, make sure to check out the green mountains. You won't regret spotting the incredible colours at this

Over the years I spent living in the Scottish Highlands, I've noticed that the vast majority of people who are visiting the Isle of Skye tend to be visiting for two days. Although I've spoken before about how I wouldn't recommend trying to squeeze in a visit to the Isle of Skye in one day, if you are limited on the amount of time you have to spend on the island, it'd highly recommend taking two days to explore the island. In the end, I decided to create two different lists. T

May is a beautiful month in the Scottish Highlands. I realise I have a tendency to say that about almost every month here (don't worry-there are a few months that I do find slightly less beautiful here), but truly I love May here. It's a time when a lot of the wild flowers start to bloom. My mother-in-law's birthday is at the start of May, and normally around her birthday, her garden comes alive with the most incredible spread of bluebells. Her favourite colour is blue, so it

There's no getting around it: in my opinion, the best way to get around the Isle of Skye is by car. Since the Skye Bridge was built in the 90's (and the infamous toll was removed in 2004) getting to experience the Isle of Skye for yourself has become all the easier. However, driving on the Isle of Skye is not something you should head into without preparation. As someone who grew up in Glasgow and learned to drive on town, it took a lot of learning to get used to the country

April is a glorious wee month in the Scottish Highlands! After the dreary winter months, April comes along with the kind of light and freshness that makes Spring here so wonderful. The first lambs start being born in the West Highlands, and there's nothing for me that signifies all the amazing things about Spring like seeing the new lambs being born. One of my favourite days last April was the chance to head out on the waters of Loch Carron on Calum's Seal Boat Trip from Plo

One of my favourite ways to spend a day off in the Scottish Highlands is to get in the car, drive for an hour of two and get lunch or a coffee in a wee shop in wherever we end up. It's these little everyday adventures like these in the Scottish Highlands that really made me fall in love with this place and part of the reason behind starting this blog in 2021. One of my favourite places I discovered during these wee adventures is Beauly, the cute village just outside Inverness

My favourite meal of the day! If I had to pick a meal that I love to enjoy most on the Isle of Skye, it would have to be brunch (and lunch). The reason I have lumped brunch and lunch together in this post is that I know not everybody is a sweet brunch person. If I'm being totally honest, I think I'm more of a savoury brunch person than a sweet brunch person, whearas my husband is the complete opposite. So we do often get the best of both worlds. Cafe Cuil, Satran Ahh Cafe Cui

A couple of years ago, I took one of my friends on an adventure to the Point of Sleat. It's been one of my favourite walks in the Highlands to date, and definitely one of my favourite walks we've found on the Isle of Skye. During that adventure, though, we took a bit of a detour and actually ended up missing a beach at the end of the walk. It was only after we finished the walk that we realised we had missed out on Camus Daraich Beach, a beautiful white sandy beach on the is

If you've been reading my blog for a number of years now, you'll know how much I love the Sleat Peninsula on the Isle of Skye. It's such an incredible corner of the Isle of Skye that I've loved exploring and getting to know better since moving to the Scottish Highlands five years ago. At this time of year, when the busy summer season is still a long way off, one of my favourite things to do is get out and explore the places we often tell tourists to visit, but don't always g

After four months of gloom, darkness and cold, Spring has fully arrived in the Scottish Highlands! At the beginning of March, we start to wake up in light again after months of waking up in darkness. The snowdrops are fully in blown and the first daffodils are starting to come through. Hopefully by the end of the month, we'll start to see the first spring lambs here in the Scottish Highlands! March is a really interesting month for those of us that live here in the Scottish H

One of my favourite ways to spend a day off is to get in the car, drive somewhere an hour or two from home, maybe stop somewhere to have a coffee or lunch, go for a wee walk and then head home. I love a short adventure around the Highlands, exploring new places and seeing new things. Last October, during the final days of autumn, we had a day off in the middle of the week and decided it was the perfect time to explore a part of the Highlands we hadn't been to in ages, Applecr

Since moving to the Scottish Highlands over five years ago now, one thing that I have come to love about this place is whisky. I never really liked whisky before moving to the Highlands, but over the years (and through many, many tastings) it's become something that I really enjoy learning about and discovering more about the history of. Every winter, my family visit the Isle of Arran . It's become one of my favourite trips every year, and I love the chance to really slow dow

February is a real transition month in the Scottish Highlands. Although it's still cold and dark, the evenings seem to feel like they are getting much longer after the darkness of November to January. February is one of my favourite months to explore the Scottish Highlands. Normally lots of businesses are starting to reopen again after winter breaks, but places are still fairly quiet. The snowdrops start to pop through the earth, the first sure sign here that Spring is on it'

Sometimes all you want is a simple lunch. I hope you know what I mean when I say this. It's the kind of cosy spot that has everything you'd want for lunch. Whether that's soup or a baked potato or a toastie, there's something so special about a place where you can get a cosy, hearty and wonderfully predictable lunch. The kind of place you can rely on to fill your mid-day food needs. For me, the ultimate simple lunch spot in Inverness, the capital of the Scottish Highlands ,

Throughout the winter months, one of the biggest questions we get from tourists visiting the Scottish Highlands is "where should I go to see snow?" To be honest, it's kind of an impossible question to answer. With ever warming tempretures and a predictably unpredictable weather throughout the year, it's really hard to tell when and where you're likely to get any snowy weather. Contary to what you might think (and what I often hope for), in the five years I've been living in t

January in the Scottish Highlands. It's a time of year that challenges all of us who call this beautiful region home. The festivities of the Christmas period are over for another year, yet we are still in the depths of winter. In many ways, I would say January is the quietest month here in the Scottish Highlands. It's a month when a lot of businesses close for a seasonal break. This also might mean you may struggle to find coffee shops, restaurants, shops and hotels open if y

If you're planning a trip to the Isle of Skye, chances are there are places in the north-west of the island on your list. And even though I've lived in the Scottish Highlands for over five years, there are so many places in this beautiful region of the Isle of Skye that I've yet to discover. I'm always returning to this part of the island whenever I get the chance and I just love having the oppurtunity to explore more of this beautiful part of Skye. A few years ago, I shared

Growing up, my family and I always spent a week of the summer holidays on the Isle of Arran. It was normally a week filled with adventures and fun, but also normally with the unpredicable summer Scottish weather and a whole lot of midges thrown in. Then, about 10 years ago, we went for the first time at the start of December. We were very skeptical about what winter might look like on a Scottish island known for being a hit with tourists during the summer months. But what we

Ah December! The end of the year here and probably one of the most interesting months to live in the Scottish Highlands. It's a time of year that I've really grown to love and that's one of the reasons why I recently launched my first digital product, A Winter Guide to the Scottish Highlands. Inside are loads of reflections on what it's like to live in the Scottish Highlands during the coldest time of year, as well as some helpful planning tips for making your next winter ad