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  • Isle of Syke, Part 1 – from Fort William to Uig

    The Isle of Skye is a destination that everyone tells you is a must-see. First off, everyone is correct. But for any number of reasons – the distance, time, work – I have never managed to get there, even when most of my family have done so, usually as an add-on to a visit with…

  • Dunvegan Castle

    It has been longer than usual since my last post, but for the very happy reason that I have been on holiday with family. We went to Skye for my first time ever, and it was absolutely extraordinary, even on the rainy day we had when we chose to visit Dunvegan Castle. (and please be…

  • Stonehenge

    Epic. Spiritual. Mysterious. Ancient. All words that evoke one particular place: Stonehenge, one of the most easily recognisable World Heritage sites that has fascinated and baffled Britons for millenia. I visited Stonehenge more than fifteen years ago, as part of a trip through southern England with my mother, and it took my breath away. The…

  • Nevis Gorge and Steall Falls walk

    I first came upon this walk while perusing my well-used Pathfinder guide to Fort William and Glen Coe, and was immediately sold by the phrase, ‘one of the country’s most scenic waterfalls’. While the book also describes the path as ‘short and easy’, we soon discovered that while the waterfall description was accurate – and…

  • Carcassonne Part 2 – Medieval Cité

    As I mentioned in my first post about Carcassonne, our first attempt to visit the château was stymied by industrial action, leaving Mum and I with an unplanned day of exploration of the restored medieval cité and surrounding town. It was a stunning sunny day with brilliant blue skies, and only towards the middle of…

  • Loch Linnhe Seal Cruise, Fort William

    As anyone who has read my two posts on the Nevis Range may have guessed, Fort William – and the surrounding Lochaber – is one of my favourite places in Scotland. One of my favourite features of Lochaber is the way in which the mountains and hills sweep down right to the lochs and sea,…

  • Carcassonne Part 1 – Château Comtal

    Carcassonne was the ultimate destination for the trip to France my mother and I made several years ago, during which we met in Toulouse and travelled on the train further south. I took so many pictures and was so in love with the city – both medieval and modern – that I have had to…

  • Old Burial Hill, Marblehead, MA

    I have been racking my brain for some time as to where to start with my first post about Marblehead, and finally I decided to start with one of my favourite places in town, one where I spent many hours as a child. Not, I feel I should clarify, because I was obsessed with death…

  • Couvent des Jacobins, Toulouse

    Toulouse, the fourth-largest city in France, was never somewhere I had a particular desire to visit. But, it was the perfect place for me to meet Mum on one of our more spectacular adventures, the ultimate destination of which was the medieval city of Carcassonne – another post or two soon to come. I was…

  • Glenfinnan Viaduct trail

    Whether you are a lover of Harry Potter, Jacobite history, or Scottish hills and lochs, this trail that starts off under the famous Glenfinnan viaduct and skirts the edge of the hills to come down alongside Loch Shiel is not to be missed. Even on a dreary rainy day, the stunning viaduct cutting across the…

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