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Why I Wouldn't Recommend a Day Trip to the Isle of Skye
With the busy summer season getting closer by the day, I was thinking about some of the recommdations I would give to those visiting the...
Feb 19, 20243 min read


Fire Dining Dinner at The Dunvegan, Isle of Skye
As you'll know full well by now, I really love the food and drink scene on the Isle of Skye. One of my favourite discoveries since moving...
Feb 12, 20242 min read


A Farmhouse Brunch at Househill Cafe, Nairn
When I'm looking to go our for breakfast, brunch or lunch, sometimes I'm looking for somewhere cool, somewhere that conjures up cool...
Feb 5, 20242 min read


A Weekend at the Bracken Hide, Isle of Skye
Can you believe that the end of last year is the first time I've ever stayed overnight on the Isle of Skye? I couldn't quite believe it...
Jan 29, 20242 min read


Discovering the Best Small Businesses in Portree, Isle of Skye
Over the last year, I've spent a lot more time exploring the biggest village on the Isle of Skye, Portree. In recent years, I've loved...
Jan 15, 20242 min read


Visiting Coral Beach, Isle of Skye
One of my favourite discoveries I found after moving to the Scottish Highlands is the abundance of beautiful beaches dotted throughout...
Jan 8, 20242 min read


Festive Brunch at Cafe Cuil
Isn't it wonderful when you get to celebrate two of your favourite things, Christmas and brunch, at the same time? Despite the terrible...
Dec 18, 20232 min read


Heather's Ultimate Guide to the Sleat Peninsula, Isle of Skye
So here it is: my guide to the Sleat Peninsula on the beautiful Isle of Skye. This part of the Isle of Skye has been one of my biggest...
Dec 4, 20235 min read


The Reality of Winter in the Scottish Highlands
A few weeks ago, I had a wonderful weekend spent with some of our closest friends on the Isle of Skye (which you can read about in more...
Nov 28, 20233 min read


Scottish Highlands Long Journey Survival Guide
Recently on my Instagram, I asked people what they wanted to know about living in the Scottish Highlands. One question which came up...
Nov 20, 20234 min read


Everything we Ate on Orkney
As a foodie, I had such a great time discovering all the incredible food and drink options on Orkney. Everything we ate on Orkney was...
Nov 13, 20232 min read


Everything we Did on Orkney
I was so excited to visit the Orkney islands a few weeks ago. Orkney has long been on my "to-visit" list and I was really excited to...
Nov 6, 20233 min read


Visiting the Italian Chapel, Orkney
Don't you love the feeling you finally visit a place that's been on your bucket list for years? I had that feeling recently when we...
Oct 30, 20232 min read


An Ode to the Far North, Scotland
You may have heard the saying "West is best" when talking about the Scottish Highlands, and, in many ways, I would probably believe that...
Oct 23, 20232 min read


How to Spend a Rainy Day on the Isle of Skye
Here's the thing about visiting the Isle of Skye: it is often very, very wet. I love living near the Isle of Skye and getting to visit...
Oct 16, 20233 min read


Neist Point Lighthouse, Isle of Skye
Although I love visiting the hidden gems on the Isle of Skye, there are still a lot of the main visitor attractions on the Isle of Skye...
Oct 9, 20232 min read


Hou Hou Mei, Inverness
One of the things I've loved most about moving to the Scottish Highlands s seeing the abundance of fantastic new businesses popping up...
Oct 2, 20232 min read


Dinner at the Glenelg Inn
When I ask people who visit the Scottish Highlands what they would most love to visit during their time in the Scottish Highlands, a lot...
Sep 18, 20232 min read


An Adventure to the Small Isles
I knew very little about the Small Isles before moving up to the Scottish Highlands a few years ago. But in my attempt to visit 30...
Sep 11, 20232 min read


A Cosy Saturday at Bog Myrtle
Despite the fact that it's still technically summer here in the Scottish Highlands, the cold weather has made it feel incredibly...
Aug 28, 20232 min read
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