Together, Rùm, Eigg, Muck and Canna (plus a few even smaller islands and a handful of skerries) make up Scotland’s ‘Small Isles’, sandwiched between the Isle of Mull and the […]
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Visiting Ulva: A Hidden(ish) Gem off the Isle of Mull
Ulva is a magical place. On paper, it’s tiny: around 7.5 miles long, and just 2.5 miles wide. But what it might lack in land area, it makes up for […]
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Cycling the Highlands and Islands: Fort William to Vatersay
We arrived on the outskirts of Fort William late the previous evening, the last flickers of daylight fading as we pitched the tent by Loch Linnhe. If there’s one thing […]
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Tour du Mont Blanc #8: Col de la Forclaz to Argentière
The early bird catches the worm – or, in our case, the lift up the hill to rejoin the route at Col de la Forclaz. We’d had to veer off […]
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Puffin-Spotting at the Isle of May National Nature Reserve
Puffins are, quite possibly, the most endearing species of bird – and the Isle of May National Nature Reserve is home to thousands of them. 46,000 pairs, in fact, according […]
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Pentland Hills Regional Park: Hare Hill via Loganlea Reservoir and Maiden’s Cleugh
Hare Hill is, for me at least, the jewel in the Pentland Hills Regional Park’s crown. We’ve hiked up it in March, September, February and June (in that order, since […]
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Loch Rannoch and Glen Lyon: A Weekend of Cycling and Munro-Bagging
Although I spent a fair chunk of the Easter break penning the penultimate assignment for my PGDE (I can’t even begin to tell you how relieved I was to see […]
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Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park: Ben Venue
Living in Edinburgh, we’re fortunate that there are oodles of green spaces that are easily day trip-able: the Pentland Hills Regional Park, Lomond Hills Regional Park and Loch Lomond and […]
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Pentland Hills Regional Park: Hare Hill via Green Cleugh and Threipmuir Reservoir
Hare Hill is one of my favourite spots in the Pentland Hills Regional Park*. Gorgeous views? You bet. Easy to get to? Very much so. But the best bit about […]
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Scotland in Miniature: 5 Days on the Isle of Arran
The Isle of Arran is often referred to as “Scotland in Miniature”, and for good reason. The Highland Boundary Fault runs right through the middle of it, splitting the island […]
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