To many it is known as the Whisky Isle with it’s eight distilleries across the island but as we recently discovered on a guided tour of Islay this Queen of the Hebrides has so much…
Browsing Category Scottish Islands
My travel guide to the Scottish Islands. Sharing with you our adventures, days out, road trips and hot tips on the best places to eat too. Let Full Stop Next Chapter help you plan your next trip to bonnie Scotland.
A taste of Orkney
I love food. I love trying new food. I love eating locally sourced food and if it’s homemade, well, that’s me sold! Our last trip gave us a taste of Orkney that has definitely left…
Unigar Cottages, Orkney
One of our favourite seasons to travel and explore Scotland is autumn, with the colour of the leaves on the trees changing, the misty mornings and some really beautiful light, whats not to love. So,…
Visiting Shetland
What’s the first thing you think of when I say Shetland? Cute ponies? Jimmy Perez from the TV series filmed on the mainland? Or maybe Up Helly Aa? Well I can confirm in my recent…
Up Helly Aa
What a week! As I sit here trying, in my head, to put into words my Up Helly Aa experience I am struggling and I’ve no idea how long this post will take to write….
Isle of Harris coastline and beaches
If you Google (other search engines are available) Isle of Harris or beaches on the Isle of Harris you will be inundated with the most spectacular views. You could be mistaken in thinking you are…
Isle of Harris Distillers
One of Scotland’s most famous products is whisky and there are many distilleries across the country that have been producing it and selling it world wide for many years. But toward the end of 2015…
Isle of Harris Holidays, Tigh Fionnlagh
I am very excited to share with you the traditional croft house that we have spent this passed week living in. Our destination was Isle of Harris Holidays, Tigh Fionnlagh in the crofting township of Strond,…
Day trip to Iona
No holiday to the Isle of Mull in Winter (or at any other time) is complete without a day trip to Iona. As part of my Visiting the Isle of Mull in Winter mini series…
Visiting the Isle of Mull in Winter – Part II
There are many reasons why there is a visiting the Isle of Mull in Winter – part II post and that is because over the course of our one week stay there is so much…