Blogs from The Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe - page 4

After filling up with Diesel and raiding a bakery just outside Inverness, we commenced our journey on the North-West 500 which is a 500 mile road trip around the north-west cost of Scotland Which is one of the worlds best road trips. Our first stop was at Corrieshalloch Gorge which is a mile long deep box canyon featuring a Victorian Suspension Bridge designed be the Forth Road Bridge Engineer and a 100 ft waterfall. We walked along to the viewing platform to look back at the bridge and waterfall which really put the depth of canyon in perspective. Our next port of call was also the port of call fro the cruise ship “Marina” which was anchored in Ullapool Harbour and services by a number of small tender’s. Ullapool was a quaint coastal village but was ... read more

Today we went on a 12 hour Loch Ness and the Highlands tour! The tour was set to be from 8am-8pm, the longest bus day tour in Europe, but we ended up arriving back in Edinburgh at 9:30pm. Among other places, we visited Ben Nevis, Glen Coe, Fort Augustus (where we hung out with the Loch Ness monster) and Fort William. We travelled 600km, but it didn’t feel like it because we had a hilarious tour guide (one thing I’ve noticed about Scottish people is they’ve all got the best sense of humour). Here’s a few things we learnt from him- 1- The kilt is called a kilt because the last person who called it a skirt was killed 2- it’s fine to put a bit of water in your whiskey, but under no circumstances should ... read more

Glencoe to Kinlochleven 9 miles The cafe did not open until 9am so not early start today. We had a bacon roll & toast & tea before setting off. Only 9 miles today so we thought there was no desperate rush to set off & eventually left about 9.45. First part of the walk from the Glencoe mountain resort took us behind the Kingshouse hotel which is currently closed for refurb. Refurb? Practically a whole new hotel being built! A huge extension underway but nowhere near finished. Would love to go back next year to see the finished building - might just do that. Highlight of the day - 5/6 deer grazing by roadside did not seem at all bothered by our presence & walked along side us & crossed path in front of us giving ... read more

Thursday 14 June 2018 Travelled to Fort William to catch train down to Milngavie, Glasgow to start the walk. Was really blustery but sunny and a few showers. A bit chilly - only a miserly 10* but the beauty of the place made up for it. Refuelled at Wetherspoons & then did a bit of shopping for those inevitable last minute/forgotten items! Michelle decided to buy herself a new pair of walking boots - wtf, on the eve of the walk?! ?‍♀️ This could be a disaster! Caught train and settled back to enjoy a relaxing and very scenic journey and we weren’t disappointed! An hour into the journey the enormity of the walk back suddenly hit me, and I felt quite overwhelmed. It passed tho & after another glass of wine, enthusiasm & determination quickly ... read more

img=https://www.theflagshop.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/1/thumbnail/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/s/c/scotland-flag-std_4.jpg October 8, Sunday .... Must add the cross of St. Andrew because I am in Scotland and all the signs are in Scottish and English...that takes a bit of getting used to...the Scottish is on top not like in Ontario where the French is below .. then again in Quebec it is also reversed...thank all thoughts of repratism. "The village of Uig is located on Skye's stunning Trotternish peninsular. We are in a beautiful protected bay. We have good restaurants, a lively bar, hotels, bed and breakfast accommodation, a campsite, shops, a petrol station, a pottery, brewery, bike hire, boat trips, ferry service to the Western Isles and a local and mainland bus service. Uig hosts lots of wildlife including buzzards, herons, oyster catchers and a resident ... read more