Kilchurn Castle is one of those iconic castles which looks remote and hard to find as it overlooks a loch.  However it is actually really easy to find - but not the way you expect! The "normal" way is to park by the castle and then walk around the castle ruins itself. BUT if you want thos…

St Conan's Kirk is a hidden gem, that we spotted from the roadside on the way to Isle of Skye.  I had never heard of it before but as we drove through a wee village we spotted it and had to stop. This fantastic church is so unusual as I read about it as I wandered around it.  It was built in th…

Eilean Donan Castle is one of those iconic Scottish castles - which you just can't ignore! In the west of the Scottish Highlands, the castle is really easy to find with parking right off the main road.  You can pay to tour it, or you can just stop and take photos from before you cross the bridg…

Autumn drives... and look at those colours!  Always a special time of year.

Strolling through the Scottish moors is always special and so relaxing. Autumn colours in Glencoe are something else - just so bright and colourful!  Even in other parts of Scotland, the colours don't pop the same way!  So we took advantage of this to have a wee stroll in Glen Etive - where it …

Isn't this a golden combination - Glencoe, a Landrover Defender and Tilly the cocker spaniel!  We took this last year when we were touring around the Highlands and the Isle of Skye after our wedding in Glencoe.The wee white house is so iconic in Glencoe, and when it's autumn the colours are…

One of the perks of visiting Glencoe is all the wildlife that is so easy to spot.  Deer and stags are definitely the highlight for me!These are some beauties we spotted last year on our wedding week trip to Glencoe but never posted.  Aren't they great?!