Tourism

Happy New Year 2021.  No fireworks to end the previous year. Fine by me – I have never been a friend of noisy, smoky fireworks. Instead I’m absolutely mesmerised by

We still have to be very careful as the number of people testing positive for Covid-19 in Scotland rises. However, RavingScotland is open for business and we have two more

End of August, autumn is coming and our Island Dream 2020 is coming to an end. Therefore we have a  special treat from the northernmost of the Scottish islands, Shetland.

Better an honest mistake than icy perfection. Marita asked me to up-date her wonderful story and gives us a good reason to read it (again). Our Island Dream 2020 continues.

Sunday – time for reflection. I had planned to take you to Harris today, but remembered my unsuccessful attempt to buy a Sunday newspaper there on a Sunday, years ago.

Perfect timing – this morning I read that pre-orders are now open for the historic, inaugural release of the Isle of Raasay Single Malt Scotch Whisky – here the link.

Here we are again on the Isle of Skye, where our Island Dream memories took us a couple of weeks ago. This time let’s look at a couple of less

Another way to make a journey sustainable is to stay a little longer – travel deeper. So let’s stay on the road to the Isles, around Mallaig. Whilst we were

Visible from the mainland enroute to the Mallaig Ferry terminal, Muck, Eigg, Rum and Canna lie southwest of the Isle of Skye. Each with their own individual character, collectively they

What is a double island? In a nutshell, it is an island, which is reached by two or more ferries. Often we have a ‘mainland’ island and outlying islands. They