The ferry from Scrabster to Stromness takes 90 minutes, passing by the island of Hoy and its famous stack, The Old Man of Hoy. We were...

This interesting wall was on the outside of one of the craft units at Balnakiel craft village, right up in the northwest corner of...

Whilst staying at Inchnadamph, we had two full days to explore the area. The first we spent in Ullapool sampling a haddock wrap from the...

Leaving Applecross, we followed the North Coast 500 on, mostly, single track roads to Gairloch. There weren’t too many other vehicles on...

We drove from Inverness to Applecross via Lochcarron, where we found an accessible cafe for lunch followed by a short walk along the...

Watch the short video below for a little review of Inverness Youth Hostel’s accessible room. We were able to give Racheal a shower here...

This is our quirky cottage in Peebles. It’s important to point out that the majority of the accommodation we are using is not advertised...

Two very hot trips to Edinburgh from our quirky cottage in Peebles. On Wednesday we took the Park and Ride bus into the city, found a...

After a very slow day yesterday, taking 3 hours to get out of Norfolk, then a major diversion off the A17, we eventually joined the A1...

Paddle boarding with Nancy Oldfield Trust The first activity of our Gap year was an amazing day paddle boarding and sailing with...

I wrote the last entry on New Year's Eve. Since then a tremendous amount of work has gone into research and planning for trips which we...

For months we have been saying that we are going on our Gap Year next year, but in a couple of hours it will become THIS YEAR! That's...

Our overall plan for the year started (in 2021) with a few elements and gradually got filled in. The initial outline included Scotland,...

The honest answer is that I can't quite remember! To start with, I think it was really just a dream. I had a desire to share with Racheal...