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. Yet, for many, the experience of driving through the Scottish Highlands is less than ideal. With hundreds of miles of windy roads and many places only reachable by single track road, it can truly be a hair raising experience. When I first started coming to the Scottish Highlands when I still lived in Glasgow, it was such a big culture shock t

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...

I love Scottish Islands. If you've been following along on my blog or maybe if you folow me on Instagram, you'll know that one of my big...

For me, I think the perfect meal out and about when exploring somewhere new is brunch. I enjoy having a decent sized meal in the middle...

Growing up in Glasgow and then moving to Lochalsh in the Scottish Highlands, I am now very used to all the beautiful places you see on...

When people think of Scotland, they often think of two things: the incredible landscapes and whisky. I would say that everyone who visits...

One thing about Scotland that I love is the abundance of incredible, fresh seafood that we can get right on our doorstep. I've shared a...