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 which St Kilda belongs, adds … Continue reading →
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- JĂ©rĂ´me in the province of QuĂ©bec, Canada just before rusty oranges, golden yellows, and ruby reds of autumn transform the landscapes. Upon reading and learning through Mairiuna’s most recent post A Virtual Journey to the … Continue reading →
The first time I heard about St Kilda islands was during a conference on Scotland given by Serge OliĂ©ro on 17 January 2000. It was only a few months before our first Scottish journey. Serge OliĂ©ro is the author of Terre d’Écosse which he dedicated to me with these words “Pour Marie-Agnès Bon voyage chez les Celtes”. None of us … Continue reading →
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. 1909… On the very tip of Neist Point, quite literally on the cliffs edge and standing alone … Continue reading →
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 in the north of the … Continue reading →
Well worth its nickname of ‘Queen of the Hebrides’, Islay, the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides, lies in Argyll just south west of Jura at a distance of only 800 m and about 40 kilometres north of the Irish Coast. This lovely island is famous for its landscapes and wildlife, its ancient history and of course for its … Continue reading →
