A Scottish Travel Diary: Skye

If you ever find yourself with a few days spare in Scotland and want to make the most of them I always say - GO TO SKYE! It is one of the most beautiful islands in my opinion and has everything - a lot of small towns and villages, beautiful scenery, historical sights and a real Scottish feel.

The view South of Portree

On my visit I stayed in Portree - the islands main town. We stayed in the Youth Hostel on the town square which was super comfy and welcoming to students! Previously, my family have rented a house for a week looking out to the Bay in Portree. 







Some highlights I would recommend visiting:

Cafe Arriba - Portree
I've been for breakfast a couple of times and it is such good value! The atmosphere is lovely and peaceful and the cafe is also dog-friendly! 

Fairy Pools - Glen Brittle
Another lovely tourist attraction! Be warned, the car park is extremely busy especially in tourist season and be mindful to the environment around you as it wasn't build for such a huge audience.

Talisker Distillery - Carbost

The view across the Bay in Portree

Take. The. Tour! It is so interesting to find out how Scottish Whisky is made and you get a taste at the end if you're above the age of 18! It is a hidden luxury of Skye

Dunvegan Castle - Dunvegan
The historical home of the Clan MacLeod. Learn more about Scottish Clan history particularly the MacLeods' and their significance in the Outer Hebrides. 

Clan Donald Centre - Armadale
A centre explaining about the significance of the Clan Donald. It is worth paying to get in here, not only is there lots of space to run around for children but there is plenty of information to interest them and adults!

To finish, a small fact: The Isle of Skye could fit everyone in the world standing side by side with some elbow space! I hope you've enjoyed this blog post and I've interested you in the world of Scottish islands! This is one of the more accessible islands as it has a bridge to the mainland for cars. That's all from me now - until next time x 

A Scottish Travel Diary: Aviemore

Hello again!! Over the course of the past few months I was fortunate enough to visit lots of places in Scotland with friends and family. Travelling Scotland is one of a favourite of my summers as there is plenty to see and lots of different ways of living!

The first place I visited was on my first music tour with the Universities of Scotland Symphony Orchestra. Around 70 of us stayed in Cairngorm Lodge in Glenmore (owned by the SYHA) which is close to Loch Morlich. We had beautiful weather with around 25 degrees on both days which is unheard of for Scotland! 

As it was a music tour we performed at the MacDonald Resort in the Osprey Suite with a repertoire of Holst's Planets, Debussy's Clair de Lune and Neilsens Helios (The Planets, The Moon and The Sun if like me took a while to work out the link between the three) which took up most of our time in Aviemore itself but we had mornings and evenings to ourselves so they were spent on the beach at the Loch!

La Taverna - Aviemore

Loch Morlich at 10pm

Myself and a few friends went for dinner at an Italian buffet restaurant called La Taverna which was delicious! I had a pepperoni pizza which was delicious!!

This photo is currently my phone wallpaper as I think the colours of the sunset are so beautiful! This was taken after our first concert and I sat by the water as a couple of friends went swimming !!