by Katie & Catherine | Jun 11, 2015 | Fascinating Facts
Find Out What it Was Like For Crofting Communities For many years Gairloch’s cottars, tenant farmers, and their families lived in crudely-built one-roomed houses, with a byre for the animals attached to one end. These houses were grouped together in small settlements....
by Katie & Catherine | Jun 8, 2015 | Out & About
Get Out and Bag a Munro One of the most popular pass-times in the Highlands is the pursuit of Munro bagging (hiking to the summit of mountains over 3000ft). To an outsider it can seem a daunting hobby to break into. There is a jargon and a set of unwritten rules that...
by Katie & Catherine | May 28, 2015 | Scottish Recipes
Ready for a Taste Sensation? For those of you who don’t know the culinary traditions of North-east Scotland, the buttery, also known as a rowie, is an individually sized flat bread made of flour, yeast, salt and a huge amount of whipped lard. It is eaten usually at...
by Katie & Catherine | May 21, 2015 | Out & About
Explore Scotland’s Beaches and Coastlines The Highlands & Islands are blessed with some of the best beaches in the world. Some keep coming back for the amazing views, to play with their children, walk their dogs or to go fishing, but for a small group of...
by Katie & Catherine | May 16, 2015 | Out & About
The North East Route of the NC500 The North Coast 500 route finally reaches the north-east corner of mainland Scotland at John O’Groats. Be sure to take the obligatory photo at the famous sign, then head a whisker further east along the single track road to Duncansby...
