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.
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Last Update: Saturday, June 15, 2019 - 16:42
When you reach the ferry for Iona, turn left instead of right, and you could soon be transported to Erraid. Take a look at what's on offer through the Findhorn Community for staying on an island with...
A family has been producing goods on the Isle of Auskerry, Orkney, for some 35 years. That's some achievement as it is the least visited inhabited island of the archipelago and the epitome of being...
How times have changed since, for example, the Norse invasions of a thousand years ago. Did gender equality issues ever cross the mind of a Viking warrior? Bear this in mind when looking at The Press...
When choosing the route to cycle the Western Isles - from Vatersay to the Butt of Lewis - most prefer to have the prevailing wind at their backs. However, there are contrarians to be observed and...
A storm in 1946 severely damaged the stained glass windows of St Columba's Church in Stornoway, the Isle of Lewis. 73 years on and their restoration is underway. The Press and Journal has the story....
There is something remarkable about the style and scale of the locations for the Orkney Garden Festival, to be held from 4 - 14 July. Take a look here to see what's on and how you can book to enjoy...
Swona, in the Orkney group, is situated in the treacherous waters of the Pentland Firth. It was occupied from around 500 BC until 1974 when its last residents left, leaving behind their cattle which...
Getting to North Rona is not easy - for it's 44 miles out through open seas. However, Seatrek takes visitors from the Isle of Lewis and enables 'visits' with a useful video introduction. One of the...
The Three Chimneys Restaurant - with accommodation - on Skye has been awarded many accolades during the past 34 years. Now Eddie & Shirley Spear have recently sold their establishment. However,...
The Oban and then the Mallaig lifeboats were called out to take paramedics to two cases involving medical distress. One was on Lismore and the other on Eigg (above). A report appears in The Press and...
