Is there anything more lovely than sitting by a fireside? For me, being surrounded by nature, offline, with the sound of birdsong and a fire crackling is one of the best ways to spend some time. Sitting outdoors with a steaming cup of tea and listening to the river rushing by. Walks under towering trees, […]
scottish highlands
Exploring Beauly, Glen Affric and Glen Strathfarrar
During our stay at Eagle Brae in February we spent a lot of our time cosying up in our lovely log cabin (a whole lot of hygge-ing!) and just enjoying the surroundings. But when we weren’t at the log cabin here’s what we got up to. Beauly We visited Beauly on our way to Eagle Brae, […]
Eagle Brae
I recently saw a Facebook post that said, “My brain has too many tabs open”. That was exactly how I felt when we set off for our short break in the Highlands recently: I had just been told that we had 4 weeks to find a new home, pack and move; our own tenants were about […]
A West Coast Holiday in Photos
Last year we enjoyed our summer holiday in Gairloch so much that we decided to return this year. But this time we chose to rent a holiday cottage just outside Gairloch instead of staying at the campsite. (It’s not that we didn’t love the wigwams but a house seemed a better option for this – rather chaotic […]
Inverewe Garden
When we first received our family membership to the National Trust for Scotland I immediately pored over the guidebook, looking at new places that we could explore this summer and mentally planning trips. And yet the first NTS place that we visited since becoming members was somewhere I have already been – Inverewe Garden in […]
Glamping in Gairloch
With a two year old, who we had just started toilet training two days earlier, and a 9 week old baby we set off to Sands Campsite in Gairloch for our first holiday as a family of four. Before you think I’m adventurous/brave/completely mad let me assure you there was no pitching of tents involved; […]