For the best view of the UK’s highest mountain, Ben Nevis, this one is the one to climb…on an excellent (mostly) path…3 hours to the top. Continue reading CARN MOR DEARG – AND THE BEST VIEW OF BEN NEVIS
Ascent: 974m/3,195 feet; time we took to summit – 2.5 hrs. Distance: 13.2km or 8.2miles. Start – Rowardennan car park … Continue reading CLIMBING BEN LOMOND
I’ve always been drawn to Applecross’s Beinn Bhan (pronounced Ben Van) – the White Mountain – but somehow it took … Continue reading A Hike up Applecross’s White Mountain
‘Tell me o’ lands of the Orient gay Speak o’the riches and joys o’Cathay Aye but it’s grand to be … Continue reading THE WHISKY ISLE OF ISLAY
When lockdown ended (and before Glaswegians like myself were once again, travel restricted a couple of weeks later), after the … Continue reading BEAUTIFUL ARDNAMURCHAN – Sanna Bay sunrise and a superb wee hill climb
Glasgow is my home city and a wonderful place to visit. It’s very different to Edinburgh , grittier but with … Continue reading THE BEST OF GLASGOW
Most of the now world famous NC500 route, following the coast of the North East/North and North West coast of … Continue reading HIDDEN GEMS OF THE NORTH COAST 500
Start point: around 7km along the single track road to Achiltibuie (off the A835 Ullapool road), where there is a … Continue reading THE HILL I THOUGHT I’D NEVER CLIMB – STAC POLLAIDH
Bayeux- Honfleur – Etretat – Le Touret Memorial – Paris – Arundel – Oxford – Blenheim Palace – The Cotswolds … Continue reading ENGLAND AND NORTHERN FRANCE (Part 2)
My husband Chris is a real Francophile and during this trip in early March 2019, we planned to drive to … Continue reading ENGLAND AND NORTHERN FRANCE (Part 1)
