Tag Archives: highlands

Billy visits Scotland – Portree, Isle of Skye part 2

Posted on May 15, 2020 by

In Portree we stayed at the Roses Bed and Breakfast which is run by Andy and Lian Na, an absolutely wonderful couple who own and run this wee little bed and breakfast.  There are only two guest rooms in the … Continue reading →

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2018 – It was a year!

Posted on December 27, 2018 by

The sands of time are winding down and old man 2018 is getting ready to shuffle off to make room for the new baby 2019.  I didn’t get to meet any of you fellow bloggers this year as I have in … Continue reading →

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Continuing on the Isle of Skye

Posted on October 18, 2018 by

Heading north on the A87 after having left the beautiful sights around Sligachan we stopped at a pullover area to take in this view of Uig Bay which is nestled on Loch Snizort which leads to the Sea of the … Continue reading →

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Mallaig

Posted on September 13, 2018 by

The village of Mallaig, on the west coast of the Highlands of Scotland , was founded in the 1840s, when Lord Lovat, owner of North Morar Estate, divided up the farm of Mallaigvaig into seventeen parcels of land and encouraged his tenants to move to … Continue reading →

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On the road to…

Posted on August 21, 2018 by

We had left Oban that morning and were on track to head to something this road was taking us to.  The view was just so amazing that I had to pull over and get out into the road and capture … Continue reading →

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Castle Fraser

Posted on August 2, 2018 by

Castle Fraser – with a core that dates possibly back to the 1450’s –  is one of Scotland’s largest tower houses with quite a few things inside to see including going up to the top of the round tower for … Continue reading →

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Oh the castles I have seen!

Posted on July 7, 2018 by

Besides the glorious landscapes in Scotland, I wanted to see as many castles as I could get to… and a few of them took some getting to!  I have a preference for the really old castle ruins but there were … Continue reading →

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