UPDATE: Due to the ongoing situation of COVID-19, a lot of the events planned for this year have been cancelled/postponed. Now that we’ve left the long month of January behind, we can look at the events that are coming up in Caithness throughout 2020. This post will be added to regularly throughout the year to…
‘Inspired by Gin’ – Art Exhibition at Dunnet Bay Distillery
Caithness is full of talented makers, crafters and artists. It’s also home to the very special Dunnet Bay Distillery (see here for my tasting/tour review), home of Rock Rose Gin. Their cosy and welcoming tasting room is home to their debut art exhibition, which features work by twenty-nine artists who were ‘Inspired by Gin’. We…
The Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage – Wick | Review
This post is a review post. I received two nights complimentary accommodation in exchange for an impartial review of the Lighthouse Keepers Cottage. There’s a definite rise in people looking for unique self catering accommodation for their holidays, whether that’s by way of dramatic location, timeless features of the property, or proximity to experiencing life…
Off the Beaten Track – Dunnet Forest
One of our regular go-to spots in the county of Caithness is the sprawling Dunnet Beach, which is also very close to a favourite puffin spotting site at Dunnet Head. There’s also the famous Dunnet Bay Distillery which sports Rock Rose Gin as its flagship spirit, but there’s also a spot which we only visited…
Off the Beaten Track – Latheronwheel Fairy Glen
An earlier visit in the year to Latheronwheel Harbour revealed signs towards Latheronwheel Strath. Until we set foot on this beautiful glen, we didn’t realise the incredible work that local volunteers do in creating and maintaining the magical fairy glen, which you can find next to the woodland burn which runs down into the North…
Perthshire Walks | An autumnal wonderland
Way back in November, we had a week in Perthshire. We were #hashtagblessed with the kind of dry and crisp autumnal weather which enabled us to spend a lot of our ways walking and enjoying the scenery of Crieff, Aberfeldy, Dunkeld and Strathyre!
My AYWMC Year – Summer/Autumn Travels
Since my last update in June, my camera has been out and about with me. My year of doing homework from the weekly AYWMC email prompts however have taken a bit of a almighty dip – I’ve been filing them away for when I have some time in the winter when things are a bit…
Gourmet Scottish Fayre| British Hamper Company (REVIEW)
I received a hamper of gourmet Scottish food from the British Hamper Company, in exchange for a review post. Regular readers will know that I’m a champion of Scottish produce, so when the British Hamper Company invited me to review one of their luxury Scottish themed food hampers, I was keen to see which artisan…
East Mainland Orkney |Explorations in Kirkwall and beyond
My final post in my mini-series of exploring Orkney (I should say that I’m hoping to get over again for another visit next year!) focuses on the east mainland including the largest town, Kirkwall! Previous posts: West Mainland | Stromness My brother and I booked private rooms using shared bathrooms for one night at the…
A Peedie Stroll around Stromness | Ring of Brodgar’s Prehistoric Past
Stromness is mainland Orkney’s second largest town, and after our west mainland explorations of Skara Brae, Yesnaby and the Orkney Brewery, we headed there to soak up some of the sunshine that had appeared! Stromness Harbour is a bustling place, with the huge Northlink ferry towering over small fishing boats. There was a visiting tall…
