Nice weather in Scotland due to last
Posted on Thursday, September 27th, 2007
The weather in the Fort William area on the West coast of Scotland looks set fair into next week. The Autumn colours are fantastic and the sea lochs look just look wonderful in the sunshine. Why not come and experience…
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Posted on Thursday, September 27th, 2007
We set off at 8.30 on Saturday morning for Ullapool and the ‘Little Fest in the West’ (http://www.loopallu.co.uk/) and after a detour to Inverness Airport to collect our friend from London, we got to Ullapool about 1.30pm. Parking was a…
continue readingOtters and Sea Eagles near Birchbrae
Posted on Thursday, September 13th, 2007
On Wednesday 12th September we headed south from Birchbrae (www.birchbrae.com) for about 20 minutes to Cuil Bay (http://www.rain.org/~cwsmps/panos/pan8.html), next to the village of Duror. It is a wonderful bay looking south down Loch Linnhe towards the island of Lismore. It…
continue readingBig Ben’s Big Top – Saturday and Sunday 8th & 9th September
Posted on Thursday, September 13th, 2007
We were asked by our wonderful friend, Julie Green of Fired Art Events (http://www.fired-art.co.uk/), if we would work on the Bar at these events, so on Saturday night (http://www.bigbensbigtop.com/) we went along and helped to get things ready. People started…
continue readingGuillemots, Edinburgh Corn Exchange
Posted on Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007
We have had the Guillemots CD, ‘through the windowpane’, for ages and first got to see them at the ‘Outsider’ festival, Rothiemurchus, Cairngorms National Park by Aviemore on Sunday 24th June this year. It was a really wet weekend and…
continue readingBelladrum Tartan Heart Festival
Posted on Thursday, August 16th, 2007
Had a fabulous day last Friday – we went to the Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival (http://www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk/) We set off from Birchbrae (www.birchbrae.com) at 11am and as always had a stop at Fort Augustus – there are toilet facilities and a…
continue readingCome and experience Scotland’s beaches
Posted on Wednesday, April 11th, 2007
Scottish beaches must be some of the most peaceful and idyllic in the whole of the UK and April and May are probably the best time of the year to experience them. They don’t have ice cream stalls, burger vans,…
continue readingWaverley excursions in May
Posted on Wednesday, March 21st, 2007
The Waverley, which is the world’s largest ocean going paddle steamer, comes up to the West Coast of Scotland every year during May. It sails mainly out of Oban and visits many of the scenic spots off the West Coast…
continue readingLochleven Seafood Cafe
Posted on Friday, March 2nd, 2007
Yesterday evening we were invited along to the Lochleven Seafood Cafe to sample their Spanish evening which is running every Thursday evening from March onwards. Having eaten there several times before we knew we were in for a treat and…
continue readingSelf catering special offers for March
Posted on Tuesday, February 27th, 2007
March can be a fantastic month in the Highlands of Scotland with a variety of attractions on offer. There is usually some late snow which allows good skiing at Aonach Mor (http://www.nevisrange.co.uk/winter/) or Glencoe (http://www.glencoemountain.com/). Early Spring means lots of…
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