Exploring Scotland on the Hunt for Thistles and Unicorns. Consciously Embracing a Slower Pace of Life. Providing Affordable and Accessible Recommendations for Day Trips, Holidays and More.
Hidden just past the lily-padded Lochs and ever winding single track roads of the Assynt Coastal path, The Secret Tea Garden is, ironically, not the best kept secret in Sutherland. Recommended and sign posted for miles around it’s a lovely sheltered spot for a pot or two of tea and well worth a visit. Nestled in …
Vast swathes of white sandy beaches, dramatic clifftops, networks of underground caves and sensational coffee stops – found right at the most Northingest-Northness of mainland North Scotland, Durness and the Smoo Cave is an absolute must visit on the North Coast 500 Route. We approached Durness via the Assynt Coastal Route, a gorgeous drive, although …
I’m completely smitten. I adore the Highlands. It’s breathtakingly beautiful. Wild. Vast. Ancient. My parents used to take us there on holiday and I grew up falling in love with the misty windswept coastlines, the ancient bones of millennial old rock peaking through the mossy heather, the breathtakingly ominous looming mountains dominating the horizon and …