The island of Islay is perhaps best known for its many whisky distilleries including Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Caol Ila, Kilchoman and Bruichladdich. Many of the fifty thousand or so visitors a year go for the whisky, a huge number of them during Islay’s annual whisky and music festival, Feis Isle. Pete and I have attended the ... Read more »
When you travel around the four countries that make up the United Kingdom, you’ll find that there’s a distinct variation between the traditional foods of Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England. Scotland has a wealth of excellent local produce and traditional Scottish foods for you to sample during your visit. This post gives you just ... Read more »
Another great post in our series about the best souvenirs to buy around the world! Here, we look at what to buy from Scotland. The Best Souvenirs to Buy in Scotland Haggis | Harris Tweed | Quaich | Shortbread | Tablet | Tartan | Whisky Haggis There are few foods more synonymous with a country ... Read more »
Edinburgh New Town Cookery School is a serious place, for people who seriously want to up their game in the kitchen. But don’t think that means it isn’t fun – attending a class here is enormously enjoyable. The location in the heart of town means a visit to the school also fits perfectly into a ... Read more »
Islay, aaah, Islay, it’s always such a pleasure to visit your beautiful landscapes again. Even if you made a liar out of me when I told our Islay newbie friends how we have always had gorgeous weather for Feis Ile (whisky and musical festival) week and would surely have it again. Even in the driving winds ... Read more »
Scotland is blessed with a terrific natural larder – top quality beef, poultry and dairy, an abundance of fresh fish and seafood, excellent wild game, not to mention the national tipple, scotch whisky, made from malted barley. But like anywhere, it can be cheaper and easier for the hospitality and catering industry to purchase lower ... Read more »
As soon as we drove off the ferry and onto Islay, we headed straight to Lagavulin for the first of distillery open day of Feis Ile 2013. Yes, even before we headed to our self-catering house and unloaded the car! There I happily spotted the mobile Seafood Shack and quickly bought myself a portion ... Read more »
Pete and I recently enjoyed a lovely weekend in Inverness, travelling there to attend and celebrate the wedding of our dear friends Kristine and Carlo. (Congratulations, darlings!) With a few extra days in hand, we were able to enjoy some excellent meals during our stay, thanks to local and twitter recommendations. The Mustard Seed River ... Read more »
The Place of Onions, in old Lille. After last night’s rainstorm the intense sticky heat has broken and today is cool, breezy, fresh… I love it! A drop of… [more]
We went to Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire at The Void this morning, an amazing VR experience where we got to be Rebel Alliance members going undercover as… [more]