I’ve got a personal quote that I repeat to myself everytime that a journey ends. If you want to travel again, you have to come back home first. And then plan another trip! So, this is the last post about our Highlands road-trip and I decided to dedicate it to my favorite spot in Edinburgh … More Arthur’s Seat and Farewell to Scotland
After the hike to the Storr in the morning we proceeded to the west coast of Skye in order to reach Neist Point, a very famous scenic view of the ocean with the western Hebrides islands from a promontory ad an old lighthouse. Neist Point is a must-see place of Skye, as you easily understand … More Neist Point and Goodbye to Skye
I was dreaming of visiting the Old Man of Storr since the first time I saw Stardust movie in 2007 and when I started to plan this journey I couldn’t help to save some time to go hiking to these amazing mountains. It was a foggy and cloudy morning, and we could’t see the top … More The Old Man of Storr
As I wrote earlier, the weather forecast in Scotland is unpredictable. So after a cloudy morning we took the road from Dunvegan to Carbost in order to visit Talisker Distillery… And the sun peeked out from the clouds and started to shine! The view of the Cuillin Hills and the countryside by the sea and … More Carbost, Talisker Bay and Sligachan
Nevermind of the bad weather: you are in Scotland! The second thing that I learned during this journey – the first was how to make a toast in gaelic: just say Slàinte mhòr!!! – is that you cannot control weather, you cannot even predict it, especially in Scotland. The beauty of this land is absolutely … More Dunvegan Castle
An t-Eilean Sgithanach is the scottish-gaelic word for Isle of Skye. You can try to pronounce it correctly, obviously I can’t but I like to imagine how it sounds to, and in my mind it sounds impalpable and charming like a fairy spell. Because Skye is pure magic and astonishment. You can’t describe this place … More An t-Eilean Sgithanach
The third day we took the road from Inverness to Kyle of Lochlash and then we arrived to Skye. We planned to stay three nights there, which means more than two days to explore as many places as possible of this breathtaking island. I was dreaming of visiting the Isle of Skye since the first … More The Road to Skye
Imago Volant 