Seasons change After a brief New Year break, it was back up to the Outer Hebrides again. The journey up through England might be long and a bit tedious at times, but once you get to Scotland, it’s never dull! Even though I’m getting used to the route, at different times of the year, the … Read more
Distractions everywhere The more I drive around the Isle of Lewis, the more there is to see. The dramatic landscape intertwines with sinuous single track roads winding their way through its raw beauty. It’s a sensory overload just driving around. You need to take time out just to be still and soak it all in. … Read more
Mile munching The earlier you start, the more you can get done in the day. Having set off at crazy o’clock in the morning, it gave me plenty of time to break the journey up to Scotland into smaller more manageable chunks. Food stops for breakfast and the obligatory tea breaks along the way made … Read more
Back to the Highlands… It was time to start our journey to Glencoe on the mainland of Scotland. We’d travelled down from Staffin, staying for our last night on Skye by the Skye Bridge at Kyleakin. This would be our route over back to the mainland of Scotland for the next stage of our road … Read more
Next stop the Isle of Skye… Having spent a couple of days in Fort William for our special steam railway journey to Mallaig on the amazing Jacobite steam train, it was time to hit the road again. We wanted to head further north to the Isle of Skye. Funnily enough, we could drive the route we … Read more
Steam power With our time on Mull over, it was time to relax and enjoy the scenic ferry trip back over to Oban on the mainland of Scotland. Sad to be leaving Mull in many ways, but exciting times ahead, more to explore and do on the next phase of our road trip adventure. First … Read more
Sunny Scotland Woke up to a beautiful sunny morning in Edinburgh, so far the Scottish weather has challenged the stereotype, it’s been great thus far for us! 🙂 One of the reasons we wanted to come to Scotland was to visit Jupiter Artland, a contemporary collection of artwork displayed in a beautiful outdoor setting. One … Read more
Millau – A bridge so high up in the Sky Earlier this year, as part of my European road trip after the vintage VW event in Ninove, Belgium, I wanted to visit and drive across the stunning Millau Viaduct in southern France in my old VW Canterbury Pitt camper. The viaduct is a stunning cable-stayed … Read more