When you spend your 29th birthday visiting a Scottish island, how do you spend it? My birthday falls on the day before the autumnal equinox, the 22nd of September. I love my birthday and I love being able to celebrate this time of year as such a special time of year. Something I have grown to love since moving to the Scottish Highlands is exploring the beaches around the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. There are just so many interesting beaches and coves around the Scottis

The Isle of Arran is my favourite Scottish island. I've been visiting this island since I was a very young child and I have to admit that I know this island pretty well now. The first time I brought my husband along to the Isle of Arran, he loved hearing more about the island from someone who knows this place so well and who has years of experience of visiting this place. So I thought what better way to share more about my love for this Scottish island than to share 10 of my

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 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...

It's coorie season, so what better to do at this time of year than settling in with a good book. Since moving to the Scottish Highlands, I've loved reading books about the Highlands and Islands. Whether its a fiction book set in an imagined Hebridean island, or a real life story of someone building an incredible life for themselves in the Scottish Highlands, I just can't get enough of books set in and around this part of the world. I even shared some of my favourite books to

As the summer season creeps closer and closer, I wanted to take the place to recommend some of my favourite spots on the Isle of Skye to...