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Gallanach Beach, Isle of Muck
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...
Sep 92 min read


Lunch at the Plockton Inn
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...
Aug 112 min read


Visiting Sandaig Beach, Glenelg
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...
Jul 282 min read


Shining Like Stars
"Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure 'children of God without fault in a warped and...
Jul 252 min read


Brodick Castle and Country Park, Isle of Arran
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...
Jul 212 min read


How to Spend One Hour in Mallaig
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...
Jul 83 min read


Five Things I wish Every Visitor knew about Visiting the Scottish Highlands during the Summer Months
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...
Jun 94 min read


A Late Summer Adventure to Ullapool
I've said it before a few times, but September is my favourite month in the Scottish Highlands. There's just something about this month...
Sep 16, 20242 min read


Point of Sleat Walk, Isle of Skye
It feels like the summer weather has finally arrived in the Scottish Highlands and with that comes lots of adventures in and around my...
Jul 30, 20242 min read


My Favourite Ice Cream Spots in the Scottish Highlands
It's well and truly the middle of summer in the Scottish Highlands (although with the weather we've had recently doesn't feel like it)....
Jul 15, 20242 min read


The Joy of Unknown Walks in the Scottish Highlands
If you've been following along on my blog for a while, you'll know I'm not one for hillwalking. I'm sure I could get into walking up...
Jun 24, 20241 min read


How to Avoid the Dreaded Highland Midge (and what to do when they bite)
It's that time of year again! With the heavy rain and warm(ish) tempretures right now in the Scottish Highlands, we've seen the return of...
Jun 10, 20243 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


A Guide to Gairloch
A few months ago, I shared a blogpost about all the places I hoped to visit this year in the Scottish Highlands. I was feeling a bit...
Aug 15, 20223 min read
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