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The Magic of the Scottish Islands: Outer Hebrides…

Among the many islands we visited in Scotland, the Outer Hebrides are among those which left the greatest impression on us. We always come back from our Hebridean journeys (Inner and Outer Hebrides) with new, wonderful, unforgettable memories. But there is a specificity of the Western Isles. Each island of this distant Scottish archipelago, to […]

Postcards that set sail from St Kilda took ten years to reach destination

Bonjour Mairiuna et Jean-Claude, Iain and Margaret and loyal readers! 🙂

I’m very happy to contribute this article written from my home-based town of St- Jérôme in the province of Québec, Canada just before rusty oranges, golden yellows, and ruby reds of autumn transform the landscapes.

Autumn – Province of Quebec – @Scotiana2010

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A Virtual Journey to the Scottish Islands of St Kilda …

The first time I heard about St Kilda islands was during a conference on Scotland given by Serge Oliéro on 17 January 2000. It was only a few months before our first Scottish journey. Serge Oliéro is the author of Terre d’Écosse which he dedicated to me with these words “Pour Marie-Agnès Bon voyage chez […]

Walking to Neist Point Lighthouse on the Isle of Skye

Neist Point Lighthouse, Isle of Skye, Scotland © Scotiana.com

Robert Louis Stevenson’s cousin, David Alan Stevenson worked on twenty-six (26) Scottish lighthouses during his career. Among them, near Glendale, is one of Scotland’s most famous, the Neist Point lighthouse on the Duirinish peninsula, the most westerly point of the Isle of Skye.

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Islay Day 2: Sailing off to Jura and back to Gruinart Bay

 

On our second day in Islay we had planned to take the little blue ferry at Port Askaig to go to Jura, a wild island which lies only 800m off Islay. After visiting the Isle of Jura distillery, we intended to follow the single track A 846 up to the end of the road […]