Seabirds at Bow Fiddle Rock

While on my travels these past few months, not only have I been taking thousands of images, but I’ve also been recording snippets of sound when I’ve heard something that particularly surprised or delighted me. I’ve just realised that I can include these sounds here on my blog posts so this is my first attempt!…

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Arbroath to Aberdeen via the Cairngorms – photo story

After our visit to the St Andrews Highland Games in late July we decided to follow the coast up through Dundee and round to the small town of Arbroath. Abroath looked like a town that had once seen better days but the tiny streets around the harbour were fascinating, heavy with the ghosts of the…

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Ullapool to Kylesku – photo story

When we returned from the Outer Hebrides in late June we had a couple of days to explore a little further north along the A835 which now forms part of the fiercely trendy NC500 route. For me, the north west Highlands of Scotland have been the most spectacular in terms of landscape. It is beautiful,…

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The Isle of Skye

For the last few days I’ve been in the magical Orkney islands, exploring the Neolithic sites and diving the famous wrecks of Scapa Flow. All this activity means my travelogue has been a bit neglected, but I’ve finally managed to complete my post about the Isle of Skye which we visited way back in June……

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