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Of all our 8 top things to see and do while in the Orkney Islands visiting the Old Man of Hoy is for us probably the standout. Frankly, the 137m sandstone tower is the craziest things we’ve ever seen along…
Read moreThe Orkney Islands are something quite extraordinary. A far-off archipelago 32km offshore of the most northerly of north Scotland, the day we steppe onto Orkney’s flat, storm-swept landscape we plunged feet first into the faraway past. Taking advantage of being…
Read moreStuck out off the far west coast of northern Scotland, you might think the Isle of Skye is difficult to get to. But although it does take some time to get there, there are actually a myriad of rather spectacular…
Read moreSing me a song of a lass that is gone… You’d be forgiven for humming that under your breath when you visit the Callanish Standing Stones on the Isle of Lewis. Because that eerie cruciform of stone, strung out on…
Read moreHaving put off writing this post for a while -not through any particular reason, just a mulling over period- we are going to finally share where we are and what we’ve been doing. We moved to Skye! That’s right, in…
Read moreChances are, if you know anything about what to do when visiting the Isle of Skye, you’ll think of the same few things: The Old Man of Storr, the Fairy Pools, or even the Talisker whiskey distillery. We ourselves have…
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