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

Every winter, my family and I spend a couple of festive days relaxing and working on the Isle of Arran. It's one of my favourite things to do in the winter months-a perfect wayto slow down after a busy November in our business and before the busyness of Christmas gets really underway. One thing we always have to do during our time on the island is visit Brambles restaurant at Auchrannie Resort in Brodick. For years, my family have been visiting this restaurant during our holi

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

One thing I wish we had more of in the Scottish Highlands is restuarants from a variety of international cuisines. Although we have a lot of incredible food and drink options all across the Highlands and Islands, one thing I miss about Glasgow is the oppurtunity to get out and try food from all over the world. If you were wanting to find some of the best Thai food in Scotland, my bet is you probably wouldn't think to visit Dingwall. But if you ask my opinion, the best Thai fo

If you're planning a trip to the beautiful Isle of Skye and start looking online to find out information on planning your trip, you're likely to find some very conflicting information. Since the boom in tourism to the island, everyone and their granny have taken their oppurtunity to share their experience about visiting this part of the Scottish Highlands. If you've come across this page, I'm hoping my credientials will mean that you can trust my opinion. I've been living in

November really feels like the moment when winter really starts in the Scottish Highlands. The tempreture really dips at the start of November and the darker days draw in, making it a really wintery feeling month. November is a month of fairly changeable weather. In 2023, November was still fairly autumnal, with weather staying fairly mild for most of the month. That was the year we went to Coral Beach on the Isle of Skye . It was a beautiful autumnal day, when you didn't nee

On a recent trip to Caithness in the Far North end of the Scottish Highlands, we stopped for dinner at the Shandwick Inn, just outside Tain, on the A9. This eastern part of the Scottish Highlands is probably one of the parts of the Highlands I've travelled to the least, but it's a part of the Highlands that I really want to explore more. Often when we are heading to a restuarant, I ask myself, "what exactly is the perfect meal I am looking for here?" It's a kind of silly que

It seems by mission of trying out the different foodie spots in Plockton is continuing. It's been so nice to actually get out and explore...

One hobby I've really come to love since moving to the Scottish Highlands is wild swimming. To be honest, I'd never really heard of wild...

It's the start of September, which is my favourite time of year here in the Scottish Highlands. There are loads of times of year that I...

There's no doubt that Plockton is one of my favourite villages locally to us in Lochalsh. It's one of the first places during the early...

You can't visit the Scottish Highlands and Islands during the summer months and not spend at least an hour on a beach. One of the biggest...

Whenever my family and I used to visit the Isle of Arran during the summer holiday when I was a child, we always made a trip over to...

Last week, we spent an hour in Mallaig. You might be wondering how I ended up spending one solitary hour in Mallaig. My husband and I...

Inverness is the big city in the Scottish Highlands and I love spending time there. Due to work commitments, we normally spend 1 day...

In Scottish Gaelic, whisky is translated as "Uisge beatha" or water of life. For centuries, whisky has been an incredibly important part...

It's the start of June, which can mean only one thing: summer season is upon us in the Scottish Highlands. If you follow me over on...

As someone who lives in the Scottish Highlands, it can sometimes be hard to step into the shoes of someone who is visiting for the first...

For many visitors to the Scottish Highlands each year, the best way to visit the Highlands and Islands is by hiring a car or campervan....

I had a sudden realisation over the past few weeks that nothing makes me happier on a sunny day than being on, in, or near water. We've...