Scotland

  • The Old Man of Storr

    The Old Man of Storr

    There’s a certain feel to islands. I first realised this in 2013 when driving in Sicily and, somehow, I was reminded of Gozo, the ‘sister’ island of Malta. The sensation came back to me recently, this time…

  • Pretty Plockton

    Pretty Plockton

    If you have some time to kill before crossing the bridge that joins the Scottish mainland from Kyle of Lochalsh to the Isle of Skye, I suggest you pay a visit to the seaside resort of Plockton.…

  • Authentic Scottish ambience at Eilean Donan castle

    Authentic Scottish ambience at Eilean Donan castle

    On your way to the Isle of Skye, an interesting stop is a castle situated on an islet “where three lochs meet”, the Eilean Donan Castle. We were lucky. It was grey and drizzly, authentically Scottish when…

  • Not the Loch Ness monster

    Not the Loch Ness monster

    True to our philosophy of avoiding large hordes of tourists, we steered away from Loch Ness. “It’s just another loch,” I had read somewhere, and there are so many to choose from in Scotland, all breathtakingly beautiful.…

  • The Scotland Chronicles: the hottest May bank holiday in history

    The Scotland Chronicles: the hottest May bank holiday in history

    Gianluca and I landed late Sunday evening in Edinburgh. A beautiful city, everyone says, but we were in the mood for natural landscapes and Scotland is up there among the very best for this. So, sorry about…

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