Final days in Inverness
Home / Europe / Scottish Highlands Final days in Inverness Day 11: I learned long ago while traveling solo that it is OK — in fact, recommended— to take a day off. Traveling is exhausting, mentally and physically. And when…
Days 9 and 10: Reindeer ARE real!
Home / Europe / Scottish Highlands Days 9 and 10: Reindeer ARE real! Day 9: It almost seems silly to say this, given what I usually value and enjoy, and given all the amazing experiences I’ve had, but seeing these…
Days 7 and 8: Simply monstrous. I mean marvelous: Loch Ness and Beyond
Home / Europe / Scottish Highlands Days 7 and 8: Simply monstrous. I mean marvelous: Loch Ness and Beyond Day 7: For my first full day truly solo, I had booked a small-group tour of Loch Ness, which included many…
Days 5 and 6: Lambs and Lochs, Wind and Rocks
Home / Europe / Scottish Highlands Days 5 and 6: Lambs and Lochs, Wind and Rocks Day 5: The weather for our last day on Skye made itself known. All of us ended that day’s hike headed into the wind,…
Days 3 and 4: Sun and Skye
Home / Europe / Scottish Highlands Days 3 and 4: Sun and Skye Day 3: We had a second day of spectacular weather, fit for a 9-mile hike from Torridon to Coulags (and one might insert a bunch of Gaelic…
Highlands and Islands
Home / Europe / Scottish Highlands Highlands and Islands The first half of my trip has begun: hiking the Highlands and Isle of Skye for 5 days. Met all the people. Not one person who doesn’t call the US home….
First day in Scotland
Home / Europe / Scottish Highlands First Day in Scotland Three flights. 20 hours in transit, plus an 8-hour time change, plus taxis and waiting for my room to be ready, meant I woke up at 3:00 am on Friday…
Hiking the Scottish Highlands
Home / Europe / Scottish Highlands Hiking the Scottish Highlands I am about to embark on my next adventure, and it is one I have been planning since before the pandemic. In fact, I had reservations in 2020, before everything…