Blog Entries from Scottish Islands Explorer
Blogs (web logs) and blogspots provide a unique insight into Highland life and nature in Lochaber and The West Highlands.
The titles and text snippets give a taste of each entry with direct links to the main blog entry on the host website.
We hope you will find time to explore the full articles and further information on the host blog sites.
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Last Update: Friday, April 19, 2019 - 21:12
The photograph of a Rum sunset - from Karen Thorburn Photography - is reassuring of the natural order of things; The Press and Journal image and account of the fire on Rum some four days ago is a...
Panter & Hall, Pall Mall, London, will have a new exhibition opening next week - Painting the Light - featuring the work of Charles Simpson. Click here to view and to see how he has captured many...
Although it's only March, perhaps the time of the year has come to consider camping in the spring, summer and autumn months? Campsites in Scotland gives insights and ideas. Eviedale in Orkney is...
As 2019 has progressed, residents of North Hoy and Graemsay, Orkney, have been enjoying the benefits of the treatment, enhanced by new technologies, of their water supplies. Read about this vital...
Take away the cones and, perhaps, flights may be off from Ashaig Airstrip on Skye to London. Read the item in The Press and Journal and try to calculate when an airstrip becomes an aerodrome and then...
Consider two film compilations featuring life on St Kilda. One was shot in 1908 and the other in 1928. Two years after the images of the latter had been acquired, the island was evacuated.Scottish...
Take scenic views of the Highlands & Islands through YouTube and consider the possibilities, presented on the BBC Website, of medical supplies being delivered by these devices to remote regions....
There are similarities between these top two photographs - above of Luskentyre, Harris, and below of Bournemouth, Dorset. The Press and Journal has details of how they rated in a recent survey....
South Ness House is impressive. It is close to the facilities of Lerwick and has uninterrupted views over the Sound of Bressay. Click on its name to see its many features and gallery of images - for...
Twageos Point, Lerwick, (photographed by Richard Webb for Geograph) looks like an attractive part of the town on the Sound of Bressay. In January 1745 it was the site of the sinking of the...
