Showing posts with label Isle of Skye. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Isle of Skye. Show all posts

Wednesday, 24 April 2013

My last trip in Scotland

Some pictures of my last trip in Scotland before my final return in France, and my last post on this blog too. From Fort William to the Isle of Skye, and from Isle of Skye to Glasgow:
Fort William: 
Seafood restaurant: 


Chapel:


On the road to the Isle of Skye: 



Donan Castle: 


Isle of Skye: 







Glasgow: Necropolis and Cathedral:





Buchanan Street:

 Cupcakes !

# Marie

Tuesday, 23 April 2013

Eastern holiday, day 2 - part 3 - On our way to Portree on Isle of Skye..

Hello..

After you pass the Skye bridge, the only thing your doing is be amazed. The landscape on Isle of Skye is so enchanting... mainly because it can change within 5 minutes.. 

Portree is Skye's largest and liveliest town. It has a pretty harbour lined with brightly painted houses which profit from great views of the surrounding hills. 
#Sophie





(especially love this picture: Thought it was Photoshopped.. but I know I made it myself)



Thursday, 18 April 2013

Eastern holiday - day 2 - part 2 - Kyleakin, Skye bridge

Hi,

It's only an half-hour drive to the Kyleakin, Skye bridge from the Eilean Donan Castle. The bridge is free, but you can also take the ferry to Isle of Skye. 1. Mallaig to Armadale: (tip: crossing 30min.) per person/car: £4.35/22.60. 2. Glenelg to Kylerhea: (crossing 5min.) car with four passengers: £14.

Another possibility is to take the bus in Glasgow to Portree or Uig,which takes 7/7.5 hours and cost you around £40.
#Sophie


Wednesday, 27 March 2013

4 day trip, Kilmartin, Fort William, Isle of Skye, Loch Ness, Inverness, Perth

Hi There..

Yeah... Almost Easter holiday! What are you planning to do? I have planned a 4 day trip (check picture) to the James Bond castles.. ISLE OF SKYE :D, Loch Ness and Inverness.. You will hear about it next week ;) # Sophie



Monday, 25 March 2013

Isle of Skye #6: Mealt Falls and Neist Point

So guys, this is the last post about Isle of Skye.
The last two stops of our trip were the waterfalls called the Mealt Falls and the Neist Point.
The waterfalls are very famous for Skye. Definetely go there because it is near to the Old Man of Storr and not only the waterfalls (which aren't as big as I expected ;-) ) but also the view to the ocean are wonderful.
The Neist Point was a perfect end of the day. Just amazing. Check out the pictures. #Aylin

                                                                         Mealt Falls:

The Neist Point:






Friday, 22 March 2013

Isle of Skye #5: Old Man of Storr and Elgol

One of the must-do's on Isle of Skye is visiting the Old Man of Storr - not only visiting but climbing up the mountain! It's a rocky hill with an adventures path through a foresty area. I felt like a hobbit on an adventure climbing up there. It takes at least 40 minutes but you will not regret. The view is estonishing. Just take care while climbing up to the rocks. And take some sturdy shoes with you on the trip ;-)





                                     






Elgol is a village on the shores of a Loch in the middle of the highlands. Surprise, surprise: you have wonderful view from there!





                                                                            #Aylin


Thursday, 21 March 2013

Isle of Skye #4: Trip Route

Here is the route that we took and we only had one full day on the Isle. But: we stoped at several spots, whenever we saw an amazing view (what was basically always). We also took some detours, not always intentionally but It was ok since we saw even more of the Isle ;-) So these are the main spots we stoped at:

Check out the last post 'Isle of Skye #2: Hostel' for more Information on the Hostel and the following posts for more information on the particular spots we stopped at. Some of them are Must-do's and others just can do's.
If you have more time to visit: You could try the Talisker Distillery, Dunvegan Castle and stop wherever you think it is worth it. Just try to enjoy the view and the nature. I can't stress this often enough: Skye is amazing! And I hope you are just as lucky as we were with the weather. #Aylin



Tuesday, 19 March 2013

Isle of Skye #2 - Hostel

We spent two nights in the backpackers hostel in broadford. The location is perfect to start your trip on  Skye from.
The cooperative is near to the hostel, which is nice to just get some food for the trip and to cook sth in the hostel. Basically it was the only supermarket we saw on the Island. I have seen a lot of hostels which were worse in terms of hygiene. So, it was pretty good.
There are some small pubs and restaurants in broadford but if you do the trip right you will be exhausted in the evening anyway and just fall in your bed.
If you are lucky with the wheather the runner of the hostel will organise a fire outisde. Unfortunately it was raining the night he planned to do that for us.
We paid 16 Pound per night on average. Which is standard I'd say.
So: absolutely recommendable, people there were funny and nice and the location is perfect. Thumps up!
#Aylin

lovely hostel cat Hamish

near to the bridge which leads to the Isle



Monday, 18 March 2013

Isle of Skye #1 - most beautiful spots in Scotland

I spend my last weekend on Skye and I am overwhelmed. The Island has to offer so many different estonishing landscapes...
I will give you more information on Accomodation, the route we took and the most important spots you should stop at in this following week. Looking forward!












#Aylin