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  • Walking and hiking
  • North West Highlands and Skye : Sandwood Bay and the Beach of the River of Loss
  • A hike in the Cairngorms
  • THE BEST OF SKYE
  • Hikes in Scotland and beyond
  • Two Munros and a Wild Camp in Cairngorm NP
  • Bynack Mor and a Cairngorm Wild Camp
  • A WALK UP DARK LOCHNAGAR, CAIRNGORM NATIONAL PARK
  • A WEEKEND’S WALKING IN CAIRNGORM NATIONAL PARK (DAY 2)
  • A WEEKEND’S WALKING IN CAIRNGORM NATIONAL PARK (DAY 1)
  • Walking with Reindeer in Cairngorm
  • A 12 mile hike in Cairngorm
  • Cairngorm and the Clava Cairns
  • A hike in the Cairngorms
  • In the High Wilderness above Glenshee
  • The Munros in Winter: a Glenshee Duo
  • Hiking the South Glen Shiel Ridge
  • THE CAIRNWELL MUNROS OF GLENSHEE
  • Walks on the Isle of Harris – Beinn Dubh
  • A Hike to Lochan Uaine (the Green Lochan)
  • best cairngorm hikes
  • cairngorm hikes
  • Culloden House Hotel and Glen Affric
  • Torridon Favourites
  • Torridon:What to do and see

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  • North West Highlands and Skye: A windy, wet, magnificent drive from Lochinver to Skye
  • North West Highlands and Skye: Cape Wrath, Kylesku mussels and distant dolphins
  • North West Highlands and Skye: To Torridon via one of the world’s Top 10 drives
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  • The North Coast 500 route – truly magnificent!
  • The North West Highlands and Skye : Deserted White Beaches and a Seafood lunch
  • The North West Highlands and Skye : Glasgow to Lochinver (250 miles)
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Hikes in Scotland

  • The Majesty of Torridon from Beinn a Chearchaill
  • EXPLORING THE ISLAND OF IONA – A Green Jewel in a Peacock Sea
  • NORTH COAST 500 DAY 3:Durness to Lochinver
  • A Cairngorm Cracker
  • SOUTH OF FRANCE ( Days 6/7 – Beaulieu, a Swim and a Walk round Cap Ferrat )
  • SOUTH OF FRANCE (Day 5: Lunch in 5 Star Chateau Eza in medieval Eze )
  • SOUTH OF FRANCE (Day 4 : To Villefranche sur Mer)
  • SOUTH OF FRANCE (DAY 3 – VERDON GORGE, TINY ROUGON AND FAIRYTALE ENTREVAUX)
  • SOUTH OF FRANCE (DAY 2 – MEDIEVAL VILLAGES OF THE VAR)
  • AUTUMN IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE (Day1 – Esterel Coast)
  • ALPENGLOW AND GHOST RAINBOWS – THE JOYS OF A WINTER HIKE
  • THE TRIPLE BUTTRESSES OF BEINN EIGHE – A GRAND WINTER’S WALK

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  • The North Coast 500 route – truly magnificent!
  • Mull Favourites
  • Torridon:What to do and see
  • 5 Days in Caithness and Orkney: Kyle of Tongue and home
  • North West Highlands and Skye: Cape Wrath, Kylesku mussels and distant dolphins
  • EXPLORING HARRIS AND LEWIS(Part 1)
  • A TOUR OF THE OUTER HEBRIDES (5 days on North Uist, South Uist and Barra)
  • TOURING THE OUTER HEBRIDES (Berneray, Harris /Lewis and St Kilda)
  • ST KILDA DAY TRIP
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Category: ISLE OF HARRIS

CLIMBING CLISHAM on HARRIS
Hikes in Scotland and beyond, ISLE OF HARRIS, THE HEBRIDES

CLIMBING CLISHAM on HARRIS

The summit of Harris’s highest mountain is an amazing viewpoint over ocean and hill. It IS a boggy walk (for … Continue reading CLIMBING CLISHAM on HARRIS

EXPLORING HARRIS/LEWIS (Part 3)
BEACHES, Islands, ISLE OF HARRIS, THE HEBRIDES

EXPLORING HARRIS/LEWIS (Part 3)

NORTH/NORTH WEST LEWIS Not all of this large island, the most populated of all the Hebrides, Inner and Outer, is … Continue reading EXPLORING HARRIS/LEWIS (Part 3)

EXPLORING HARRIS/LEWIS (Part 2)
GREAT SCENIC DRIVES, Hikes in Scotland and beyond, ISLE OF HARRIS, THE HEBRIDES

EXPLORING HARRIS/LEWIS (Part 2)

North Harris, Scalpay and a hike up Harris’s highest mountain North Harris is a land of rugged mountains and at … Continue reading EXPLORING HARRIS/LEWIS (Part 2)

EXPLORING HARRIS AND LEWIS(Part 1)
BEACHES, ISLE OF HARRIS, THE HEBRIDES

EXPLORING HARRIS AND LEWIS(Part 1)

The Outer Hebrides offer some of Scotland’s most beautiful, rugged and wild scenery with none of the crowds that frequent the mainland hotspots or Skye’s more popular photo stops. To me, Harris is the most immediately stunning of the Western Isles (another name for this archipelago) , with a raw northern beauty softened by creamy […]

Continue reading EXPLORING HARRIS AND LEWIS(Part 1)

TOURING THE OUTER HEBRIDES (Berneray, Harris /Lewis and St Kilda)
Hikes in Scotland and beyond, ISLE OF HARRIS, THE HEBRIDES

TOURING THE OUTER HEBRIDES (Berneray, Harris /Lewis and St Kilda)

What a beautiful day it was when we left North Uist and headed for the ferry to Harris on tiny … Continue reading TOURING THE OUTER HEBRIDES (Berneray, Harris /Lewis and St Kilda)

SCOTLAND’S LOVELIEST VILLAGES
FAVOURITE VILLAGES AND TOWNS, ISLE OF HARRIS, Isle of Mull, NORTH COAST 500, ORKNEY AND CAITHNESS, Scotland, THE HEBRIDES, TORRIDON

SCOTLAND’S LOVELIEST VILLAGES

With a short trip to Spain coming up, to enjoy some World Heritage cities and beautiful medieval villages, it made … Continue reading SCOTLAND’S LOVELIEST VILLAGES

Walks on the Isle of Harris – Beinn Dubh
Hikes in Scotland and beyond, Islands, ISLE OF HARRIS, Scotland, THE HEBRIDES

Walks on the Isle of Harris – Beinn Dubh

Beinn Dubh (506m) : The Dark Mountain (3 – 4 hours round trip) This lovely hill in the Outer Hebrides … Continue reading Walks on the Isle of Harris – Beinn Dubh

HARRIS AND LEWIS(briefly)
BEACHES, Hikes in Scotland and beyond, Islands, ISLE OF HARRIS, THE HEBRIDES

HARRIS AND LEWIS(briefly)

  Previous day – ST KILDA DAY TRIP   WALKS ON NORTH UIST(Berneray beach) More Harris /Lewis winter photos – The big … Continue reading HARRIS AND LEWIS(briefly)

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